Read the map

Forty-seven readings of the map. Each one moves the map to a place where the reported origins change sharply and explains what is on the screen.

  1. Where Punjabi origins are most concentrated national · About 280,000 people in Canada reported Punjabi origin.
  2. Filipino origins in Winnipeg and Neepawa metropolitan · About 79,000 people in the Winnipeg census metropolitan area reported Filipino origin.
  3. Chinese origins in Markham and Richmond Hill metropolitan · About 656,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Chinese origin.
  4. Greek origins in Laval and Montréal metropolitan · About 53,000 people in the Montréal census metropolitan area reported Greek origin.
  5. Acadian geography in the Maritimes regional · About 107,000 people in New Brunswick reported Acadian origin.
  6. Inuit origins across Inuit Nunangat regional · About 53,000 people in Nunavut, Quebec, Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador reported Inuit, unspecified origin.
  7. Chinese origins in Richmond and Vancouver metropolitan · About 472,000 people in the Vancouver census metropolitan area reported Chinese origin.
  8. Ukrainian origins across the Prairies regional · About 643,000 people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta reported Ukrainian origin.
  9. Italian origins north of Toronto metropolitan · About 437,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Italian origin.
  10. English origins at the west end of Montréal island metropolitan · About 94,000 people in the Montréal census metropolitan area reported English origin.
  11. Mi’kmaq origins around the Gulf regional · About 45,000 people in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island reported Mi’kmaq, unspecified origin.
  12. Dene origins along the Mackenzie regional · About 9,650 people in Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan reported Dene, unspecified origin.
  13. Korean origins in Coquitlam metropolitan · About 54,000 people in the Vancouver census metropolitan area reported Korean origin.
  14. Mennonite origins on the southern Prairie regional · About 48,000 people in Manitoba reported Mennonite origin.
  15. Portuguese origins in Toronto’s west end metropolitan · About 165,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Portuguese origin.
  16. French Canadian origins on the lower St. Lawrence regional · About 579,000 people in Quebec reported French Canadian origin.
  17. Scottish origins on Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island regional · About 308,000 people in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island reported Scottish origin.
  18. First Nations origins in Yukon regional · About 3,380 people in Yukon reported First Nations (North American Indian), unspecified origin.
  19. Iranian origins on the North Shore and in Richmond Hill metropolitan · About 39,000 people in the Vancouver census metropolitan area reported Iranian origin.
  20. Icelandic origins in the Manitoba Interlake local · About 1,330 people in Gimli reported Icelandic origin.
  21. Jewish origins from north Toronto into Thornhill metropolitan · About 109,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Jewish origin.
  22. Haitian origins in the Montréal area metropolitan · About 127,000 people in the Montréal census metropolitan area reported Haitian origin.
  23. Irish Avalon and English outports regional · About 499,000 people in private households were counted in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  24. Canadian is the most reported origin in the country national · About 5.7 million people in Canada reported Canadian origin.
  25. Russian origins in the West Kootenay local · About 1,150 people in Castlegar reported Russian origin.
  26. Cree origins across the northern Prairies regional · About 125,000 people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta reported Cree, unspecified origin.
  27. Tamil origins in Scarborough metropolitan · About 60,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Tamil origin.
  28. Montréal changes from block to block metropolitan · About 4.2 million people in private households were counted in the Montréal census metropolitan area.
  29. African Nova Scotian origins around Halifax local · About 1,415 people in Halifax reported African Nova Scotian origin.
  30. Métis origins from the Red River to the Churchill regional · About 245,000 people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta reported Métis origin.
  31. Jamaican origins in the Toronto area metropolitan · About 124,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Jamaican origin.
  32. Cree origins on James Bay regional · About 16,000 people in Quebec reported Cree, unspecified origin.
  33. Newfoundlander, Nova Scotian and Prince Edward Islander regional · About 1.6 million people in private households were counted in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
  34. Blackfoot origins in southern Alberta regional · About 7,495 people in Alberta reported Blackfoot, unspecified origin.
  35. Pakistani origins in Milton and Mississauga metropolitan · About 139,000 people in the Toronto census metropolitan area reported Pakistani origin.
  36. Canadian is the most reported response in Quebec regional · About 2.4 million people in Quebec reported Canadian origin.
  37. French origins on the Red River plain regional · About 120,000 people in Manitoba reported French, unspecified origin.
  38. French origins in eastern and northern Ontario regional · About 1.0 million people in Ontario reported French, unspecified origin.
  39. The mix of origins in Brooks local · About 15,000 people in private households were counted in Brooks.
  40. German origins in Waterloo County metropolitan · About 99,000 people in the Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo census metropolitan area reported German origin.
  41. Mexican origins on the irrigation belt regional · About 14,000 people in Alberta reported Mexican origin.
  42. Dutch origins in southwestern Ontario regional · About 455,000 people in Ontario reported Dutch origin.
  43. Vietnamese origins in Calgary metropolitan · About 18,000 people in the Calgary census metropolitan area reported Vietnamese origin.
  44. Polish origins in the Madawaska Valley local · About 1,575 people in Madawaska Valley reported Polish origin.
  45. American origins along the forty-ninth parallel regional · About 56,000 people in Alberta reported American origin.
  46. Finnish origins around Thunder Bay metropolitan · About 13,000 people in the Thunder Bay census metropolitan area reported Finnish origin.
  47. Québécois origin outside Montréal regional · About 927,000 people in Quebec reported Québécois origin.