Canada's 8 Largest Ethnic Groups

Chances are if you're a Canadian you are something of one of the following and you know someone of a few of the following ethnicities.

1.) British: Nearly twelve million Canadians are ethnically linked to the British Islands. Most are English, then comes the Scots and then the Irish.

2.) French: Some 5 million Canada are ethnically French with a long history of settlement and trade in eastern Canada.

3.) German: About 3 million Canadians are ethnically German most of whom live in Ontario.

4.) Italian: 1.4 million Canadians were Italian in 2011; most of whom came to the country after the second World War.

5.) Chinese: 1.4 million Canadians are ethnically Chinese many of whom made Canada their home in the last few decades.

6.) Ukrainian: 1.2 million Canadians have their ancestry in the eastern European country of Ukraine.

7.) Indian: 1.1 million Canadians are East Indian.

8.) Polish: In 2011 1 million Canadians identified as being ethnically Polish.


Source: Statistic Canada National Household Survey (2011)