| Ethnic origin | Population | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Canadien / Canadian | 4,474,115 | 60.1% |
| French | 2,151,655 | 28.9% |
| Irish | 406,085 | 5.5% |
| Italian | 299,655 | 4.0% |
| English | 245,155 | 3.3% |
| North American Indian | 219,815 | 3.0% |
| Scottish | 202,515 | 2.7% |
| Quebecer | 140,075 | 1.9% |
| German | 131,795 | 1.8% |
| Chinese | 91,900 | 1.24% |
| Haitian | 91,435 | 1.23% |
| Spanish | 72,090 | 0.97% |
| Jewish | 71,380 | 0.96% |
| Greek | 65,985 | 0.89% |
| Polish | 62,800 | 0.84% |
| Lebanese | 60,950 | 0.83% |
| Portuguese | 57,445 | 0.77% |
| Belgian | 43,275 | 0.58% |
| East Indian | 41,600 | 0.56% |
| Romanian | 40,320 | 0.54% |
| Russian | 40,155 | 0.54% |
| Moroccan | 36,700 | 0.49% |
| American (USA) | 36,695 | 0.49% |
| Métis | 36,280 | 0.49% |
| Vietnamese | 33,815 | 0.45% |
| Acadian | 32,950 | 0.44% |
| Ukrainian | 31,955 | 0.43% |
| African (Black) | 30,170 | 0.41% |
| Filipino | 25,680 | 0.35% |
| Algerian | 25,150 | 0.34% |
| British Isles | 23,445 | 0.32% |
| Armenian | 23,230 | 0.31% |
| Dutch | 23,015 | 0.31% |
| Hungarian | 22,585 | 0.30% |
| Swiss | 20,280 | 0.27% |
| Egyptian | 17,950 | 0.24% |
| Salvadoran | 15,770 | 0.21% |
| Syrian | 14,925 | 0.20% |
| Ethnic origin | Population | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Colombian | 14,845 | 0.20% |
| Mexican | 14,215 | 0.19% |
| Berbers | 13,415 | 0.18% |
| Inuit | 12,915 | 0.17% |
| Iranian | 12,370 | 0.17% |
| Peruvian | 12,335 | 0.17% |
| Jamaican | 11,935 | 0.16% |
| Pakistani | 11,710 | 0.16% |
| Chilean | 11,585 | 0.16% |
| Turk | 11,385 | 0.15% |
| Austrian | 11,295 | 0.15% |
| Sri Lankan | 10,750 | 0.14% |
| Congolese | 10,190 | 0.14% |
| Cambodian | 10,175 | 0.14% |
| Welsh | 9,815 | 0.13% |
| Black | 9,520 | 0.13% |
| Tunisian | 7,870 | 0.11% |
| Bulgarian | 6,955 | 0.09% |
| Guatemalan | 6,880 | 0.09% |
| Laotian | 6,425 | 0.09% |
| Norwegian | 6,350 | 0.09% |
| Bangladeshi | 6,095 | 0.08% |
| Yugoslav | 6,090 | 0.08% |
| Swedish | 5,975 | 0.08% |
| Afghan | 5,855 | 0.08% |
| Lithuanians | 5,665 | 0.08% |
| Korean | 5,555 | 0.07% |
| Czech | 5,540 | 0.07% |
| West Indian | 5,420 | 0.07% |
| Barbadian | 5,340 | 0.07% |
| Croatian | 5,330 | 0.07% |
| Latin/Central/South American | 5,270 | 0.07% |
| European | 5,130 | 0.07% |
| Danish | 5,130 | 0.07% |
| Palestinian | 4,940 | 0.07% |
| Trinidadian/Tobagan | 4,810 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 4,560 | 0.06% |
| Slovak | 4,560 | 0.06% |
Ethnicity according to the older more general system of classification is shown below:
| Origins | 2001 | % |
|---|---|---|
| North American | 4,989,230 | 70.02% |
| French | 2,123,185 | 29.80% |
| British Isles | 547,790 | 7.69% |
| Southern European | 409,095 | 5.74% |
| Aboriginal | 159,900 | 2.24% |
| Western European | 153,750 | 2.16% |
| Arab (including Lebanese) | 135,750 | 1.91% |
| East and Southeast Asian | 132,280 | 1.86% |
| Origins | 2001 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern European | 130,410 | 1.83% |
| Caribbean | 108,475 | 1.52% |
| Other European | 86,450 | 1.21% |
| Latin, Central and South American | 65,150 | 0.91% |
| South Asian | 62,585 | 0.88% |
| African | 48,715 | 0.68% |
| West Asian | 40,960 | 0.57% |
| Northern European | 15,295 | 0.21% |
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