Ethnic origins 2006 counts for Canada provinces and territories - 20% sample data Ethnic origins Total responses(1) Single responses Multiple responses(1) Canada Total population(2) 31241030 18319580 12921445 Canadian 10066290 5748725 4317570 English 6570015 1367125 5202890 French 4941210 1230535 3710675 Scottish 4719850 568515 4151340 Irish 4354155 491030 3863125 German 3179425 670640 2508785 Italian 1445335 741045 704285 Chinese 1346510 1135365 211145 North American Indian 1253615 512150 741470 Ukrainian 1209085 300590 908495 Dutch (Netherlands) 1035965 303400 732560 Polish 984565 269375 715190 East Indian 962665 780175 182495 Russian 500600 98245 402355 Welsh 440965 27115 413855 Filipino 436190 321390 114800 Norwegian 432515 44790 387725 Portuguese 410850 262230 148625 Métis 409065 77295 331770 British Isles; n.i.e.(3) 403915 94145 309770 Swedish 334765 28445 306325 Spanish 325730 67475 258255 American 316350 28785 287565 Hungarian (Magyar) 315510 88685 226820 Jewish 315120 134045 181070 Greek 242685 145250 97435 Jamaican 231110 134320 96785 Danish 200035 33770 166265 Austrian 194255 27060 167195 Romanian 192170 79650 112515 Vietnamese 180125 136445 43685 Belgian 168910 33670 135240 Lebanese 165150 103855 61295 Québécois 146585 96835 49750 Korean 146550 137790 8755 African; n.i.e.(3) 138750 52745 86005 Swiss 137775 25180 112600 Finnish 131040 30195 100850 Pakistani 124730 89605 35125 Iranian 121510 99225 22280 Croatian 110880 56405 54475 Sri Lankan 103625 79515 24105 Haitian 102430 80920 21505 Japanese 98900 56470 42430 Czech 98090 23570 74520 Acadian 96145 26370 69775 Icelandic 88875 9950 78925 Arab; n.i.e.(3) 86135 55565 30565 Serbian 72690 46035 26650 Inuit 65885 40975 24910 Yugoslav; n.i.e.(3) 65305 21095 44200 Slovak 64145 20970 43180 Mexican 61505 26080 35425 Black 61430 32510 28910 Guyanese 61085 28565 32520 South Asian; n.i.e.(3) 60895 48815 12080 Salvadorean 59145 42145 17000 West Indian 58800 25890 32910 Trinidadian/Tobagonian 58415 23215 35200 Egyptian 54875 33225 21655 Punjabi 53520 32065 21455 Armenian 50500 32530 17970 Afghan 48090 41590 6500 Lithuanian 46690 11425 35260 Moroccan 44630 28105 16520 Colombian 44100 31145 12960 Turk 43695 23355 20340 Chilean 38180 19215 18960 Somali 37785 34025 3765 Maltese 37120 13085 24035 Macedonian 37055 18515 18540 Czechoslovakian 36970 6360 30615 Scandinavian; n.i.e.(3) 36140 4700 31440 Slovenian 35935 15160 20775 European; n.i.e.(3) 35795 17010 18785 Tamil 34590 18010 16585 Syrian 31375 13315 18055 Australian 30635 2975 27660 Barbadian 30435 11660 18775 Iraqi 29955 22055 7900 Algerian 28065 19750 8315 Latvian 27870 7720 20150 Bulgarian 27255 16480 10775 Peruvian 25970 13360 12610 South African 25855 5710 20145 Cambodian 25245 15905 9335 Bangladeshi 24600 20915 3680 Palestinian 23975 14610 9360 Estonian 23930 8445 15485 Ethiopian 23400 18865 4535 Ghanaian 23225 18610 4615 Latin; Central or South American; n.i.e.(3) 22470 12580 9895 Albanian 22395 18480 3915 Bosnian 21045 14815 6225 Laotian 20110 13745 6365 Nigerian 19515 13615 5900 Guatemalan 18205 10405 7800 Taiwanese 17705 11950 5750 Newfoundlander 17025 4760 12265 Ecuadorian 16485 10350 6135 Brazilian 15755 4220 11530 Berber 14630 9370 5255 Indonesian 14320 3225 11095 Cuban 14110 4130 9975 Argentinian 13975 3100 10875 Aboriginal from Central/South America 12870 1485 11380 Caribbean; n.i.e.(3) 12735 4845 7890 Sudanese 12640 9995 2640 Fijian 12560 6240 6320 Flemish 12430 2170 10255 Dominican; n.o.s.(4) 12200 5465 6730 Grenadian 12185 5895 6295 Malaysian 12165 1820 10345 Bengali 12130 9460 2675 West Asian; n.i.e.(3) 12080 7570 4505 Nicaraguan 11150 6460 4690 Israeli 10755 2520 8235 Byelorussian 10505 2620 7885 Venezuelan 10475 3195 7285 Eritrean 10475 8760 1715 New Zealander 10465 1135 9335 Vincentian/Grenadinian 10140 4715 5425 Thai 10015 4210 5810 Tunisian 9520 6095 3430 Kurd 9205 6465 2740 East or Southeast Asian; n.i.e.(3) 8990 7270 1725 Congolese (Zairian) 8685 7050 1640 Assyrian 8650 6145 2505 Congolese; n.o.s.(4) 8415 6400 2015 Jordanian 6905 4250 2655 Honduran 5845 3330 2515 Sinhalese 5820 3770 2050 Rwandan 5670 4385 1280 Slav (European) 5475 1915 3560 Basque 4975 715 4260 Kenyan 4955 2315 2635 Hispanic 4900 2705 2195 Mauritian 4860 1590 3270 Goan 4815 1465 3350 Burundian 4650 4050 600 Manx 4635 340 4290 Maya 4620 940 3685 St. Lucian 4605 1950 2655 Burmese 4590 2095 2495 Uruguayan 4550 1490 3065 Cameroonian 4440 3540 895 Sicilian 4360 800 3565 Tibetan 4275 3750 525 Frisian 4145 1035 3110 Mongolian 3965 1015 2950 Nepali 3780 2975 800 Panamanian 3575 1055 2520 Zimbabwean 3570 2425 1140 Azerbaijani 3465 1480 1985 Costa Rican 3445 1515 1930 Antiguan 3415 1335 2080 Cypriot 3395 830 2570 Ugandan 3315 2025 1290 Yoruba 3310 2120 1190 Luxembourger 3225 530 2695 Senegalese 3160 1735 1425 Bolivian 3035 1460 1570 Gujarati 2980 1625 1350 East African 2940 840 2100 Gypsy (Roma) 2905 320 2580 Saudi Arabian 2735 1490 1240 Libyan 2720 1805 915 Other provincial or regional groups 2700 950 1750 Bermudan 2495 315 2180 Guinean; n.o.s.(4) 2470 1525 945 Hawaiian 2390 75 2315 Montenegrin 2370 675 1700 Yemeni 2300 1090 1210 Tatar 2300 580 1715 Tanzanian 2220 875 1340 Kittitian/Nevisian 2210 830 1380 Georgian 2200 695 1505 Carib 2190 45 2150 Angolan 2155 1060 1095 Ivorian 2045 1220 820 Puerto Rican 2020 310 1705 Paraguayan 1995 290 1705 Sierra Leonean 1990 1290 705 Oromo 1890 1250 635 Nova Scotian 1875 615 1265 Afrikaner 1865 350 1510 Maghrebi; n.i.e.(3) 1800 505 1295 Togolese 1750 840 915 Pashtun 1695 870 820 Kashmiri 1680 700 980 Bahamian 1655 355 1300 Ontarian 1650 615 1035 Bantu 1600 820 775 Kuwaiti 1575 900 675 Maori 1555 125 1430 Cornish 1550 65 1485 Ashanti 1550 1180 370 Kosovar 1530 1065 465 Malagasy 1505 730 775 Singaporean 1390 300 1085 Malian 1370 610 760 Khmer 1185 665 520 Polynesian 1100 70 1035 Amhara 1065 625 440 Peulh 985 540 450 Zambian 940 525 420 Seychellois 905 500 405 Martinican 895 140 750 Belizean 875 135 735 Hmong 820 530 290 Montserratan 815 315 495 Gabonese 790 440 350 Chadian 775 630 150 Pacific Islander; n.i.e.(3) 775 145 625 Harari 755 470 280 Ibo 715 490 225 Tigrian 670 315 350 Akan 660 470 185 Gambian 625 410 215 Zulu 625 215 410 Samoan 560 45 515 Asian; n.o.s.(4) 555 145 415 Dinka 495 330 170 Notes: (1) Respondents who reported multiple ethnic origins are counted more than once in this table; as they are included in the multiple responses for each origin they reported. For example; a respondent who reported 'English and Scottish' would be included in the multiple responses for English and for Scottish. (2) This is a total population count. The sum of the ethnic groups in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one ethnic origin in the census. (3) The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' (4) The abbreviation 'n.o.s.' means 'not otherwise specified.' Sources: Statistics Canada; censuses of population; 2001 and 2006. How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007; Ethnic origins 2006 counts for Canada provinces and territories - 20% sample data (table). Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released April 2 2008.