German Canadians

German Canadians
Germano-Canadiens
Deutschkanadier, Deutsch-Kanadier
German Canadians as percent of population by census division (2021)
Total population
3,322,405[1]
9.6% of the total Canadian population
Regions with significant populations
Western Canada, Ontario (Waterloo Region), Atlantic Canada, Quebec
Languages
English • French • German
Religion
Protestantism • Catholicism  • Judaism[2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Germans, Austrian Canadians, Swiss Canadians, Luxembourgish Canadians, Latvian Canadians

German Canadians (German: Deutschkanadier or Deutsch-Kanadier, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens of German ancestry or Germans who emigrated to and reside in Canada. According to the 2016 census, there are 3,322,405 Canadians with full or partial German ancestry. Some immigrants came from what is today Germany, while larger numbers came from German settlements in Eastern Europe and Imperial Russia; others came from parts of the German Confederation, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ""Enemy Aliens" in Canada - Montreal Holocaust Museum".

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