Ethnic origins 2006 counts for Canada provinces and territories - 20% sample data Ethnic origins Total responses(1) Single responses Multiple responses(1) Ontario Total population(2) 12028895 6854340 5174555 English 2971360 639830 2331530 Canadian 2768870 1201125 1567740 Scottish 2101100 257535 1843565 Irish 1988940 215115 1773825 French 1351600 182510 1169090 German 1144560 216630 927930 Italian 867980 485685 382295 Chinese 644465 543320 101145 East Indian 573250 454365 118885 Dutch (Netherlands) 490995 161710 329285 Polish 465560 169225 296335 Ukrainian 336355 85615 250740 North American Indian 317890 87895 229990 Portuguese 282870 189405 93460 Filipino 215750 159155 56600 British Isles; n.i.e.(3) 205755 50235 155520 Jamaican 197540 120355 77185 Welsh 182825 11805 171025 Jewish 177255 76750 100500 Russian 167365 39660 127705 Hungarian (Magyar) 151750 48090 103665 Spanish 149960 32455 117505 Greek 132440 79975 52470 American 113050 9360 103690 Pakistani 91160 65800 25355 Métis 87090 9825 77270 Sri Lankan 85935 65580 20350 Vietnamese 83330 63390 19940 Romanian 80710 37350 43360 African; n.i.e.(3) 75500 26420 49075 Finnish 72990 18445 54545 Korean 72065 67430 4630 Croatian 71380 38790 32595 Iranian 70590 57825 12765 Austrian 68195 9935 58260 Swedish 67240 5370 61870 Lebanese 64685 39775 24905 Belgian 54935 11430 43505 Norwegian 53840 4165 49675 Guyanese 53590 25455 28135 Swiss 53130 9800 43330 Danish 51650 9940 41715 Serbian 51515 34195 17315 West Indian 46530 21685 24845 South Asian; n.i.e.(3) 45675 35550 10120 Trinidadian/Tobagonian 44955 19145 25815 Czech 39840 10995 28845 Arab; n.i.e.(3) 38950 23885 15070 Yugoslav; n.i.e.(3) 36620 12440 24185 Slovak 36250 12205 24045 Black 35250 20395 14850 Macedonian 34755 17585 17170 Japanese 34730 19420 15305 Maltese 32100 12210 19890 Afghan 31295 26910 4385 Tamil 31010 16295 14715 Somali 29700 26930 2775 Egyptian 28830 19515 9315 Lithuanian 27440 7700 19740 Punjabi 26645 15275 11370 Salvadorean 26010 18825 7180 Slovenian 24340 10660 13675 Mexican 23775 11005 12770 Turk 23425 13255 10170 Armenian 23335 14905 8425 Colombian 21695 15525 6170 Iraqi 21530 16285 5245 Barbadian 21260 8275 12985 Ghanaian 17475 14455 3015 Albanian 16915 14190 2730 Latvian 16630 5580 11045 Bangladeshi 16145 13675 2470 Estonian 15590 6180 9410 Palestinian 15000 9490 5515 Ethiopian 14545 11770 2770 Bulgarian 14395 8450 5940 Ecuadorian 14170 9315 4860 European; n.i.e.(3) 14030 6120 7910 Nigerian 13325 9525 3800 Chilean 12795 6720 6070 South African 12760 2490 10275 Czechoslovakian 12595 2700 9900 Latin; Central or South American; n.i.e.(3) 12340 6325 6020 Acadian 12290 1725 10560 Syrian 11265 4430 6835 Bosnian 11255 7985 3275 Icelandic 11140 960 10180 Australian 10970 1000 9975 Grenadian 9810 4795 5015 Peruvian 9635 4430 5205 Brazilian 9595 2775 6815 Cambodian 9470 6050 3420 Haitian 9095 6310 2785 Laotian 8560 5670 2890 Cuban 8160 2240 5915 Bengali 7985 6090 1895 Argentinian 7805 2090 5710 Caribbean; n.i.e.(3) 7650 3180 4470 Guatemalan 7520 4370 3150 Assyrian 7440 5495 1950 West Asian; n.i.e.(3) 7440 4710 2730 Eritrean 7335 6185 1145 Vincentian/Grenadinian 7225 3220 4000 Scandinavian; n.i.e.(3) 6990 890 6095 Newfoundlander 6950 1405 5540 Sudanese 6640 4835 1805 Israeli 6470 1625 4845 Indonesian 6325 1615 4715 Byelorussian 6150 1515 4635 Aboriginal from Central/South America 6130 735 5390 Nicaraguan 6015 3745 2270 Moroccan 6015 2510 3505 Malaysian 5525 825 4700 Inuit 5250 1055 4195 Dominican; n.o.s.(4) 5225 2220 3005 East or Southeast Asian; n.i.e.(3) 5045 3840 1205 Kurd 4950 3305 1645 Taiwanese 4920 3250 1670 Venezuelan 4765 1120 3650 Jordanian 4670 2820 1850 Flemish 4385 995 3390 Sinhalese 4300 2735 1565 Thai 4075 1535 2535 Goan 3995 1210 2790 Tibetan 3660 3315 345 St. Lucian 3565 1550 2015 Québécois 3505 1135 2370 New Zealander 3265 245 3020 Hispanic 3145 1960 1185 Uruguayan 2985 960 2025 Antiguan 2690 1050 1645 Kenyan 2615 1270 1345 Congolese; n.o.s.(4) 2485 1885 595 Congolese (Zairian) 2470 1985 485 Yoruba 2465 1555 905 Burmese 2465 1095 1365 Cypriot 2450 645 1810 Sicilian 2440 465 1975 Azerbaijani 2250 1045 1210 Frisian 2195 445 1745 Gujarati 2130 1255 880 Rwandan 2075 1670 400 Zimbabwean 2065 1610 460 Slav (European) 2055 815 1245 Maya 2020 285 1740 Manx 2015 180 1835 Ugandan 2000 1365 635 Nepali 1995 1530 465 Mauritian 1910 675 1235 Kittitian/Nevisian 1890 730 1155 Panamanian 1890 565 1330 Honduran 1780 845 930 Algerian 1755 960 800 Yemeni 1695 865 830 Carib 1685 25 1660 East African 1565 555 1010 Saudi Arabian 1535 710 825 Mongolian 1510 200 1310 Bermudan 1465 200 1265 Costa Rican 1465 615 840 Montenegrin 1455 340 1110 Tanzanian 1395 585 810 Burundian 1385 1130 250 Libyan 1335 875 460 Georgian 1330 485 845 Ashanti 1310 1070 240 Tatar 1245 270 975 Oromo 1240 785 455 Bolivian 1235 630 605 Tunisian 1205 455 745 Kashmiri 1190 510 675 Pashtun 1175 595 575 Gypsy (Roma) 1110 155 950 Angolan 1095 565 530 Kuwaiti 1075 690 385 Bahamian 1055 220 835 Fijian 1050 270 780 Cameroonian 970 785 185 Puerto Rican 945 165 775 Basque 855 70 785 Berber 830 370 465 Ontarian 805 360 450 Nova Scotian 785 195 590 Kosovar 780 500 275 Sierra Leonean 770 505 260 Luxembourger 730 90 640 Bantu 715 400 315 Other provincial or regional groups 705 215 495 Cornish 665 20 645 Singaporean 650 140 510 Maghrebi; n.i.e.(3) 640 150 490 Harari 590 370 220 Hmong 570 405 160 Ibo 560 360 200 Afrikaner 520 115 400 Amhara 490 250 240 Montserratan 460 175 285 Khmer 420 285 130 Belizean 400 80 320 Guinean; n.o.s.(4) 395 260 135 Zambian 390 130 255 Akan 385 245 135 Ivorian 385 300 85 Gambian 365 315 50 Togolese 360 125 235 Senegalese 305 180 125 Tigrian 300 175 125 Pacific Islander; n.i.e.(3) 300 55 240 Hawaiian 285 10 280 Zulu 260 65 190 Maori 260 15 245 Paraguayan 230 25 210 Asian; n.o.s.(4) 210 50 160 Seychellois 205 100 105 Samoan 195 20 175 Martinican 180 0 170 Malagasy 180 45 135 Polynesian 180 0 170 Chadian 115 65 50 Malian 110 60 45 Dinka 95 15 80 Peulh 90 30 60 Gabonese 85 10 75 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.