Canadian is the most reported origin in the country
Canadian is the most reported single origin in the country, given by 5,677,205 people, 15.6 percent of the population in private households across Canada.
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About 5.7 million people in Canada reported Canadian origin. · National
Across Canada the Canadian response is given by 15.6 percent of the population in private households, 5,677,205 people in all.
Province-wide it runs from 29.0 percent in Quebec, 24.9 percent in Newfoundland and Labrador and 23.0 percent in New Brunswick down to 9.3 percent in British Columbia and 2.8 percent in Nunavut.
Across Canada 1,015 dissemination areas report Canadian for at least 50 percent of the population in private households.
Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.
Ethnic or cultural origin refers to the origins of a person’s ancestors. It is not a measure of identity, language or citizenship, and the responses are not mutually exclusive.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
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