European Canadians

European Canadians, also known as Euro-Canadians, are Canadians with ancestry from Europe. They form the largest panethnic group within Canada with roughly 73 percent of the population.
European Canadians can further be classified into regional and ethnocultural subgroups, such as Eastern European Canadians, Northwestern European Canadians and Southern European Canadians.

Terminology

In the Canadian Census, people with origins or ancestry in Europe are all classified as part of the European race.

Subgroups

There are several subgroups of European Canadians. Although approximately defined categories, the subgroups have been utilzed widely in ethnic and cultural identification. This is especially relevant in diaspora, as is the case with European people in Canada. In alphabetical order, and as listed within the census in Canada, some of these subgroups are:

Eastern European Canadians, including Belarusian Canadians, Bulgarian Canadians, Czech Canadians, Estonian Canadians, Hungarian Canadians, Latvian Canadians, Lithuanian Canadians, Moldovan Canadians, Polish Canadians, Romanian Canadians, Russian Canadians, Slovak Canadians and Ukrainian Canadians
Northern European Canadians, including British Canadians, Irish Canadians and Scandinavian Canadians
Southern European Canadians, including Albanian Canadians, Cypriot Canadians, Greek Canadians, Italian Canadians, Maltese Canadians, Portuguese Canadians, Spanish Canadians and Yugoslav Canadians
Western European Canadians, including Austrian Canadians, Belgian Canadians, Dutch Canadians, French Canadians, German Canadians, Luxembourgian Canadians and Swiss Canadians
History

The French were the first Europeans to establish a continuous presence in what is now Canada. Hélène Desportes is considered the first white child born in New France. She was born circa 1620, to Pierre Desportes and Françoise Langlois.
Hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came through Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the 1900s.

Demographics

Beginning with the first Canadian census in 1871, the European Canadian population as a percentage of the total Canadian population had a peak of 98.5 percent. Since then, the proportion of the total Canadian population has been decreasing gradually since the mid-20th century to the most recent census in 2016, however, Canadians who identify with European origins remain the largest ethnic group in Canada with 72.9 percent of the total Canadian population. Elements of Aboriginal, French, British and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbour, the United States.
In the 2016 census, the largest European ancestry groups originated from the British Isles, French, German, Italian and Ukrainian. However, the country's largest self-reported ethnic origin is "Canadian".

Year	Population	% of total population
1871	3,433,315	98.5%
1881	4,146,900	95.9%
1901	5,170,522	96.0%
1911	7,005,583	94.4%
1921	8,568,584	96.0%
1931	10,134,313	97.7%
1941	11,242,868	97.8%
1951	13,582,574	96.8%
1961	17,653,864	96.8%
1966	N/A	96.8%
1971	20,763,915	96.3%
1981	22,402,000	93.0%
1986	N/A	N/A
1991	N/A	N/A
1996	24,531,635	86.0%
2001	24,678,880	83.3%
2006	25,000,150	80.0%
2011	25,186,890	76.7%
2016	25,111,695	72.9%

Province/territory	Population	% of total ethnic population	Population	% of total ethnic population	Population	% of total ethnic population	Population	% of total ethnic population
Ontario	8,944,190	79.3%	9,041,200	75.2%	9,070,795	71.7%	8,982,180	67.8%
Quebec	6,548,205	91.9%	6,673,120	89.7%	6,740,370	87.2%	6,750,200	84.7%
British Columbia	2,862,405	74.0%	2,869,450	70.4%	2,911,568	67.3%	2,908,420	63.8%
Alberta	2,455,005	83.5%	2,613,790	80.3%	2,690,955	75.4%	2,786,340	70.0%
Manitoba	866,545	78.5%	849,025	74.9%	824,820	70.2%	800,540	64.5%
Nova Scotia	846,030	94.3%	841,230	93.2%	825,050	91.1%	798,195	87.9%
Saskatchewan	805,380	83.6%	778,060	81.2%	787,745	78.1%	779,665	72.8%
New Brunswick	693,295	96.3%	688,650	95.7%	696,085	94.6%	676,785	92.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador	485,450	95.6%	471,430	94.2%	464,540	91.6%	454,710	88.8%
Prince Edward Island	130,860	98.1%	130,645	97.4%	130,885	95.3%	130,310	93.3%
Yukon	20,955	73.5%	21,395	70.9%	23,595	70.8%	23,915	68.1%
Northwest Territories	16,925	45.4%	18,150	44.2%	16,915	41.6%	16,320	39.7%
Nunavut	3,735	14.0%	3,990	13.6%	3,820	12.1%	4,115	11.6%
Canada	24,678,880	83.3%	25,000,150	80.0%	25,186,890	76.7%	25,111,695	72.9%

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population
Albanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Basque	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belgian	20,234	0.2%	29,711	0.3%	35,148	0.3%	61,382	0.3%
Bosnian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
British Isles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bulgarian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Croatian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cypriot	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Czechoslovakian	N/A	N/A	42,912	0.4%	63,959	0.4%	73,061	0.4%
Czech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Danish	N/A	N/A	37,439	0.3%	42,671	0.3%	85,473	0.5%
Dutch	117,506	1.2%	212,863	1.8%	264,267	1.9%	429,679	2.4%
English	2,545,496	29.0%	2,968,402	25.1%	3,630,344	25.9%	4,195,175	23.0%
Estonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Finnish	21,494	0.2%	41,683	0.4%	43,745	0.3%	59,436	0.3%
French	2,452,751	27.9%	3,483,038	29.5%	4,319,167	30.8%	5,540,346	30.4%
German	294,636	3.4%	464,682	3.9%	619,995	4.4%	1,049,599	5.8%
Greek	5,740	0.1%	11,692	0.1%	13,966	0.1%	56,475	0.3%
Hungarian	13,181	0.1%	54,598	0.5%	60,460	0.4%	126,220	0.7%
Icelandic	N/A	N/A	21,050	0.2%	23,307	0.2%	30,623	0.2%
Irish	1,107,817	12.6%	1,267,702	10.7%	1,439,635	10.3%	1,753,351	9.6%
Italian	66,769	0.8%	112,625	1.0%	152,245	1.1%	459,351	2.5%
Kosovar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Latvian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithuanian	N/A	N/A	7,789	0.1%	16,224	0.1%	27,629	0.2%
Luxembourger	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macedonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maltese	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Moldovan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montenegrin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian	N/A	N/A	100,718	0.9%	119,266	0.9%	148,681	0.8%
Polish	53,403	0.6%	167,485	1.4%	219,845	1.6%	323,517	1.8%
Portuguese	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Romanian	N/A	N/A	24,689	0.2%	23,601	0.2%	43,805	0.2%
Russian	100,064	1.1%	83,708	0.7%	91,279	0.6%	119,168	0.7%
Scottish	1,173,637	13.4%	1,403,974	11.9%	1,547,470	11.0%	1,902,302	10.4%
Serbian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slovak	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Slovene	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spanish	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swedish	N/A	N/A	85,396	0.7%	97,780	0.7%	121,757	0.7%
Swiss	12,837	0.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ukrainian	N/A	N/A	305,929	2.6%	395,043	2.8%	473,337	2.6%
Welsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yugoslav	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21,214	0.2%

Ethnicity	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population
Albanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14,935	0.1%	22,395	0.1%
Austrian	107,671	1.2%	37,715	0.3%	32,231	0.2%	106,535	0.6%
Austrian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	147,585	0.5%	194,255	0.6%
Basque	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,715	0.0%	4,975	0.0%
Belgian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	129,780	0.4%	168,910	0.5%
Bosnian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15,720	0.1%	21,045	0.1%
British Isles	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	150,585	0.5%	403,915	1.3%
Bulgarian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15,195	0.1%	27,255	0.1%
Croatian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	97,050	0.3%	110,880	0.4%
Cypriot	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,060	0.0%	3,395	0.0%
Czechoslovakian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33,540	0.1%	36,970	0.1%
Czech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	79,910	0.3%	98,090	0.3%
Danish	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	170,780	0.6%	200,035	0.6%
Dutch	961,600	3.4%	916,215	3.1%	923,310	3.1%	1,035,965	3.3%
English	8,605,125	30.7%	6,832,095	23.1%	5,978,875	20.2%	6,570,015	21.0%
Estonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22,085	0.1%	23,930	0.1%
Finnish	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	114,690	0.4%	131,040	0.4%
French	8,369,210	29.9%	5,597,845	18.9%	4,668,410	15.8%	4,941,210	15.8%
German	2,793,775	10.0%	2,757,140	9.3%	2,742,765	9.3%	3,179,425	10.2%
Greek	191,475	0.7%	203,345	0.7%	215,105	0.7%	242,685	0.8%
Hungarian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	267,255	0.9%	315,510	1.0%
Icelandic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	75,090	0.3%	88,875	0.3%
Irish	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,822,660	12.9%	4,354,155	13.9%
Italian	1,147,780	4.1%	1,207,475	4.2%	1,270,370	4.3%	1,445,335	4.6%
Kosovar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,200	0.0%	1,530	0.0%
Latvian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22,615	0.1%	27,870	0.1%
Lithuanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	36,485	0.1%	46,690	0.1%
Luxembourger	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,390	0.0%	3,225	0.0%
Macedonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31,265	0.1%	37,055	0.1%
Maltese	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33,000	0.1%	37,120	0.1%
Moldovan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montenegrin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,055	0.0%	2,370	0.0%
Norwegian	286,240	1.0%	N/A	N/A	363,760	1.2%	432,515	1.4%
Polish	740,720	2.6%	786,735	2.7%	817,085	2.8%	984,565	3.2%
Portuguese	292,185	1.0%	335,110	1.1%	357,690	1.2%	410,850	1.3%
Romanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	131,830	0.4%	192,170	0.6%
Russian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	337,960	1.1%	500,600	1.6%
Scottish	4,248,365	15.2%	4,260,840	14.4%	4,157,210	14.0%	4,719,850	15.1%
Serbian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	55,540	0.2%	72,690	0.2%
Slovak	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	50,860	0.2%	64,145	0.2%
Slovene	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28,910	0.1%	35,935	0.1%
Spanish	158,915	0.6%	204,360	0.7%	213,105	0.7%	325,730	1.0%
Swedish	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	282,760	1.0%	334,765	1.1%
Swiss	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	110,795	0.4%	137,775	0.4%
Ukrainian	1,054,295	3.8%	1,026,470	3.5%	1,071,060	3.6%	1,209,085	3.9%
Welsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	350,365	1.2%	440,965	1.4%
Yugoslav	21,404	0.2%	68,587	0.4%	65,505	0.2%	65,305	0.2%

Ethnicity	Population	% of Canadian population	Population	% of Canadian population
Albanian	28,270	0.1%	36,185	0.1%
Austrian	197,990	0.6%	207,050	0.6%
Basque	5,570	0.0%	6,965	0.0%
Belgian	176,615	0.5%	186,665	0.5%
Bosnian	22,920	0.1%	26,740	0.1%
British Isles	576,030	1.8%	644,695	1.9%
Bulgarian	30,485	0.1%	34,565	0.1%
Croatian	114,880	0.3%	133,970	0.4%
Cypriot	4,815	0.0%	5,650	0.0%
Czechoslovakian	40,035	0.1%	40,715	0.1%
Czech	94,805	0.3%	104,580	0.3%
Danish	203,080	0.6%	207,470	0.6%
Dutch	1,067,245	3.2%	1,111,655	3.2%
English	6,509,500	19.8%	6,320,085	18.3%
Estonian	23,180	0.1%	24,530	0.1%
Finnish	136,215	0.4%	143,645	0.4%
French	5,065,690	15.4%	4,670,595	13.6%
German	3,203,330	9.8%	3,322,405	9.6%
Greek	252,960	0.8%	271,410	0.8%
Hungarian	316,765	1.0%	348,085	1.0%
Icelandic	94,205	0.3%	101,795	0.3%
Irish	4,544,870	13.8%	4,627,000	13.4%
Italian	1,488,425	4.5%	1,587,970	4.6%
Kosovar	2,760	0.0%	2,865	0.0%
Latvian	27,355	0.1%	30,725	0.1%
Lithuanian	49,130	0.1%	59,285	0.2%
Luxembourger	3,790	0.0%	3,915	0.0%
Macedonian	36,985	0.1%	43,110	0.1%
Maltese	38,780	0.1%	41,920	0.1%
Moldovan	8,050	0.0%	14,915	0.0%
Montenegrin	2,970	0.0%	4,160	0.0%
Norwegian	452,705	1.4%	463,275	1.3%
Polish	1,010,705	3.1%	1,106,585	3.2%
Portuguese	429,850	1.3%	482,605	1.4%
Romanian	204,625	0.6%	238,050	0.7%
Russian	550,520	1.7%	622,445	1.8%
Scottish	4,714,970	14.4%	4,799,005	13.9%
Serbian	80,320	0.2%	96,530	0.3%
Slovak	66,545	0.2%	72,285	0.2%
Slovene	37,170	0.1%	40,470	0.1%
Spanish	368,305	1.1%	396,460	1.2%
Swedish	341,845	1.0%	349,645	1.0%
Swiss	146,830	0.4%	155,120	0.5%
Ukrainian	1,251,170	3.8%	1,359,655	3.9%
Welsh	458,705	1.4%	474,805	1.4%
Yugoslav	48,320	0.1%	38,480	0.1%

Language and immigration

In the 2016 census, the largest non-official European mother tongue languages were Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese and Russian.

Language	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada
Albanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belarusan	N/A	N/A	N/A	420	0.0%	0.0%	530	0.0%	0.0%
Bosnian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bulgarian	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,330	0.1%	0.0%	9,130	0.2%	0.0%
Catalan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Croatian	N/A	N/A	N/A	50,105	1.1%	0.2%	54,880	1.1%	0.2%
Czech	N/A	N/A	N/A	24,985	0.5%	0.1%	24,795	0.5%	0.1%
Danish	N/A	N/A	N/A	20,280	0.4%	0.1%	18,230	0.4%	0.1%
Dutch	124,535	3.5%	0.5%	133,805	2.9%	0.5%	128,670	2.5%	0.4%
Estonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	10,690	0.2%	0.0%	8,720	0.2%	0.0%
Finnish	N/A	N/A	N/A	24,735	0.5%	0.1%	22,400	0.4%	0.1%
Flemish	N/A	N/A	N/A	6,980	0.2%	0.0%	6,010	0.1%	0.0%
Frisian	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,915	0.0%	0.0%	3,185	0.1%	0.0%
German	424,645	12.0%	1.6%	450,140	9.8%	1.6%	438,080	8.4%	1.5%
Greek	114,370	3.2%	0.4%	121,180	2.6%	0.4%	120,365	2.3%	0.4%
Hungarian	72,900	2.1%	0.3%	77,235	1.7%	0.3%	75,550	1.5%	0.3%
Icelandic	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,675	0.1%	0.0%	2,075	0.0%	0.0%
Italian	449,660	12.7%	1.7%	484,500	10.5%	1.7%	469,485	9.0%	1.6%
Latvian	N/A	N/A	N/A	9,635	0.2%	0.0%	8,230	0.2%	0.0%
Lithuanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	9,385	0.2%	0.0%	8,770	0.2%	0.0%
Macedonian	N/A	N/A	N/A	19,300	0.4%	0.1%	16,905	0.3%	0.1%
Maltese	N/A	N/A	N/A	7,120	0.2%	0.0%	7,375	0.1%	0.0%
Norwegian	N/A	N/A	N/A	10,235	0.2%	0.0%	8,725	0.2%	0.0%
Polish	171,975	4.9%	0.6%	213,410	4.6%	0.7%	208,370	4.0%	0.7%
Portuguese	186,995	5.3%	0.7%	211,290	4.6%	0.7%	213,815	4.1%	0.7%
Romanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	35,710	0.8%	0.1%	50,900	1.0%	0.2%
Russian	N/A	N/A	N/A	57,495	1.3%	0.2%	94,555	1.8%	0.3%
Scottish Gaelic	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,175	0.0%	0.0%	2,155	0.0%	0.0%
Serbian	N/A	N/A	N/A	28,620	0.6%	0.1%	41,175	0.8%	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	N/A	N/A	N/A	17,940	0.4%	0.1%	26,685	0.5%	0.1%
Slovak	N/A	N/A	N/A	18,285	0.4%	0.1%	17,540	0.3%	0.1%
Slovene	N/A	N/A	N/A	14,085	0.3%	0.0%	12,800	0.2%	0.0%
Spanish	158,655	4.5%	0.6%	212,890	4.6%	0.8%	245,495	4.7%	0.8%
Swedish	N/A	N/A	N/A	9,760	0.2%	0.0%	9,070	0.2%	0.0%
Ukrainian	166,830	4.7%	0.6%	162,695	3.5%	0.6%	148,085	2.8%	0.5%
Welsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,670	0.0%	0.0%	1,615	0.0%	0.0%
Yiddish	N/A	N/A	N/A	21,415	0.1%	0.5%	19,290	0.4%	0.1%

Language	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada	Population	% of non-official language mother tongue speakers in Canada	% of all language mother tongue speakers in Canada
Albanian	N/A	N/A	N/A	23,820	0.4%	0.1%	26,890	0.4%	0.1%
Belarusan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	810	0.0%	0.0%
Bosnian	12,790	0.2%	0.0%	11,685	0.2%	0.0%	12,210	0.2%	0.0%
Bulgarian	16,790	0.3%	0.1%	19,050	0.3%	0.1%	20,025	0.3%	0.1%
Catalan	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	865	0.0%	0.0%
Croatian	55,335	0.9%	0.2%	49,730	0.8%	0.2%	48,200	0.7%	0.1%
Czech	24,450	0.4%	0.1%	23,585	0.4%	0.1%	22,290	0.3%	0.1%
Danish	18,735	0.3%	0.1%	14,145	0.2%	0.0%	12,630	0.2%	0.0%
Dutch	128,905	2.1%	0.4%	110,490	1.7%	0.3%	99,020	1.4%	0.3%
Estonian	8,245	0.1%	0.0%	6,385	0.1%	0.0%	975	0.0%	0.0%
Finnish	21,030	0.3%	0.1%	17,415	0.3%	0.1%	2,790	0.0%	0.0%
Flemish	5,665	0.1%	0.0%	4,690	0.1%	0.0%	3,895	0.1%	0.0%
Frisian	2,890	0.0%	0.0%	14,935	0.1%	N/A	2,100	0.0%	0.0%
German	450,570	7.3%	1.4%	409,200	6.2%	1.2%	384,035	5.2%	1.1%
Greek	108,925	1.7%	0.3%	106,525	1.5%	0.3%	117,285	1.9%	0.4%
Hungarian	73,335	1.2%	0.2%	67,920	1.0%	0.2%	61,235	0.8%	0.2%
Icelandic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,285	0.0%	0.0%
Italian	455,040	7.4%	1.5%	407,485	6.2%	1.2%	375,635	5.1%	1.1%
Latvian	6,995	0.1%	0.0%	6,200	0.1%	0.0%	5,455	0.1%	0.0%
Lithuanian	8,335	0.1%	0.0%	7,245	0.1%	0.0%	7,075	0.1%	0.0%
Macedonian	18,440	0.3%	0.0%	17,245	0.3%	0.1%	16,775	0.2%	0.0%
Maltese	6,405	0.1%	0.0%	6,220	0.1%	0.0%	5,565	0.1%	0.0%
Norwegian	7,225	0.1%	0.0%	5,800	0.1%	0.0%	4,615	0.1%	0.0%
Polish	211,175	3.4%	0.7%	191,645	2.9%	0.6%	181,710	2.5%	0.5%
Portuguese	219,270	3.6%	0.7%	211,335	3.2%	0.6%	221,540	3.0%	0.6%
Romanian	78,500	1.3%	0.3%	90,300	1.4%	0.3%	96,665	1.3%	0.3%
Russian	133,575	2.2%	0.4%	164,330	2.5%	0.5%	188,255	2.6%	0.5%
Scottish Gaelic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,090	0.0%	0.0%
Serbian	51,665	0.8%	0.2%	56,420	0.9%	0.2%	57,350	0.8%	0.2%
Serbo-Croatian	12,510	0.2%	0.0%	10,155	0.2%	0.0%	9,555	0.1%	0.0%
Slovak	18,825	0.3%	0.1%	17,580	0.3%	0.1%	17,580	0.2%	0.1%
Slovene	13,135	0.2%	0.0%	10,775	0.2%	0.0%	9,790	0.1%	0.0%
Spanish	345,345	5.6%	1.1%	410,670	6.3%	1.2%	458,850	6.3%	1.3%
Swedish	8,220	0.1%	0.0%	7,350	0.1%	0.0%	6,840	0.1%	0.0%
Ukrainian	134,500	2.2%	0.4%	111,540	1.7%	0.3%	102,485	1.4%	0.3%
Welsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,075	0.0%	0.0%
Yiddish	16,295	0.3%	0.1%	15,205	0.2%	0.0%	13,555	0.2%	0.0%

Year	Population	% of immigrants in Canada	% of Canadian population
1986	2,430,470	62.2%	9.3%
1991	2,364,695	54.5%	8.4%
1996	2,334,005	47.0%	7.9%
2001	2,287,535	42.0%	7.4%
2006	2,269,705	36.7%	7.0%
2011	2,226,100	30.8%	6.5%
2016	2,082,765	27.6%	5.7%

Culture

The culture of the Canadians of European descent, European-Canadian culture, is the main culture of Canada. From their earliest presence in North America, European Canadians have contributed literature, art, architecture, cinema and theater, religion and philosophy, ethics, agricultural skills, foods, medicine, science and technology, fashion and clothing styles, music, language, business, economics, legal system, political system, and social and technological innovation to Canadian culture. European-Canadian culture derived its earliest influences from English, French, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish settlers and is quantitatively the largest proportion of Canadian culture. The overall Canadian culture reflects European-Canadian culture, also known as White Canadian culture. The culture has been developing since long before Canada formed a separate country. Much of Canadian culture shows influences from English culture, with later periphery influence, due to 19th-century immigration, from different regions of Europe, such as the customs of Eastern European Canadians. Colonial ties to Great Britain spread the English language, legal system and other cultural attributes.

Canadian flag

Canadian flag - In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson formed a committee to resolve the issue, sparking a serious debate about a flag change to replace the Union Flag. Out of three choices, the maple leaf design by George Stanley, based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada, was selected. The flag made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965.
Music

Another area of cultural influence are Canadian Patriotic songs:

Canadian National Anthem - Two Canadians of French descent Adolphe-Basile Routhier wrote the lyrics and Calixa Lavallée composed the music in 1880. The English lyrics which is the official and most popular version were written in 1908 by Scottish-Canadian Robert Stanley Weir.
The Maple Leaf Forever - is an older but unofficial national anthem written by Scotsman Alexander Muir in 1867. It was in consideration for official national anthem, however, as no French version was ever written, it was never popular with Francophones.
Sport
Ice Hockey - British soldiers and immigrants to Canada and the United States brought their stick-and-ball games with them and played them on the ice and snow of winter. Ice hockey was first played in Canada during the early nineteenth century, based on similar sports such as field hockey that were played in Europe. The sport was originally played with a stick and ball, but in 1860 a group of English veterans from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment played a game in Kingston, Ontario, utilising a puck for what is believed to be the first time. This match, played on the frozen harbour by the city, is sometimes considered to be the birth of modern ice hockey.
Prime Ministers

Most of the heritage that all twenty-three Canadian Prime Ministers come from : is British ancestry. Later Canadian Prime Ministers' ancestry can often be traced to ancestors from multiple nations in Europe.

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