Ethnic origins 2006 counts for Canada provinces and territories - 20% sample data Ethnic origins Total responses(1) Single responses Multiple responses(1) British Columbia Total population(2) 4074385 2131290 1943095 English 1207245 242610 964640 Scottish 828145 87030 741115 Canadian 720200 264510 455685 Irish 618120 46110 572015 German 561570 114130 447435 Chinese 432435 377550 54885 French 361220 34825 326390 East Indian 232370 202470 29900 Ukrainian 197265 37450 159810 Dutch (Netherlands) 196420 56660 139760 North American Indian 193060 80975 112085 Italian 143160 45680 97475 Norwegian 129425 14515 114910 Polish 128360 24640 103715 Russian 114105 21740 92360 Welsh 104275 6215 98060 Swedish 104020 9600 94420 Filipino 94250 65245 29000 British Isles; n.i.e.(3) 74145 18580 55565 American 66760 5985 60780 Métis 62575 9650 52920 Danish 56125 10580 45545 Spanish 52640 6215 46430 Korean 51860 49480 2385 Hungarian (Magyar) 49875 13030 36840 Austrian 46620 6440 40180 Japanese 41585 25300 16285 Portuguese 34660 16725 17935 Jewish 30835 7740 23090 Vietnamese 30835 23735 7100 Finnish 29875 6835 23040 Iranian 29265 24585 4680 Swiss 28245 5260 22985 Romanian 25675 6745 18925 Icelandic 22115 2240 19870 Greek 21770 8810 12955 Czech 21150 5530 15620 Croatian 18815 8745 10070 Punjabi 18530 11925 6600 Belgian 17510 1965 15540 Mexican 12050 3895 8155 Australian 11155 1065 10085 Taiwanese 10565 7320 3245 Yugoslav; n.i.e.(3) 10500 3130 7370 Scandinavian; n.i.e.(3) 10405 1425 8980 Slovak 9620 3375 6240 Serbian 9580 5535 4045 African; n.i.e.(3) 9555 2420 7135 Fijian 9415 4765 4650 European; n.i.e.(3) 8000 3960 4040 Pakistani 7975 5140 2835 South Asian; n.i.e.(3) 7915 7035 880 Czechoslovakian 7390 1240 6145 South African 7230 1625 5605 Salvadorean 7040 4890 2145 Jamaican 6915 1885 5025 Lebanese 5970 2080 3885 Lithuanian 5945 980 4965 Black 5055 945 4110 Afghan 4730 3810 920 Indonesian 4640 905 3735 Slovenian 4625 1605 3020 Chilean 4440 1435 2995 Estonian 4440 1305 3135 New Zealander 4430 565 3865 Turk 4250 1885 2365 Sri Lankan 4150 2780 1365 Latvian 4100 645 3455 Arab; n.i.e.(3) 3860 2065 1795 Malaysian 3860 575 3285 Acadian 3145 400 2740 Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2950 620 2330 Colombian 2935 1515 1420 Bosnian 2835 1715 1120 Bulgarian 2685 1550 1135 Egyptian 2590 1445 1145 Peruvian 2545 780 1770 Armenian 2525 1125 1400 Thai 2410 1160 1240 Maltese 2290 485 1805 Inuit 2185 340 1845 Cambodian 2085 1390 695 Flemish 2015 230 1785 Iraqi 1940 1190 755 Latin; Central or South American; n.i.e.(3) 1935 1015 920 Ethiopian 1915 1555 360 West Indian 1845 455 1385 Guatemalan 1795 995 800 Hawaiian 1660 55 1605 Brazilian 1650 290 1365 Laotian 1590 950 640 West Asian; n.i.e.(3) 1525 985 540 Aboriginal from Central/South America 1465 130 1340 Somali 1460 1205 255 East or Southeast Asian; n.i.e.(3) 1430 1240 195 Slav (European) 1375 485 885 Ghanaian 1345 945 400 Barbadian 1335 300 1030 Syrian 1325 300 1030 Manx 1310 65 1240 Newfoundlander 1285 230 1055 Palestinian 1275 725 545 Byelorussian 1250 245 1005 Argentinian 1195 165 1025 Kurd 1195 840 355 Albanian 1165 865 305 Guyanese 1155 350 810 Mongolian 1120 240 885 Nicaraguan 1070 570 495 Burmese 1070 535 525 Nigerian 1040 705 340 Israeli 980 200 775 Frisian 950 295 655 Québécois 895 250 645 Kenyan 880 325 560 Tamil 850 375 470 Bangladeshi 845 650 190 Moroccan 840 375 465 Caribbean; n.i.e.(3) 835 185 650 Honduran 835 435 405 Basque 835 90 745 Gypsy (Roma) 835 50 780 Macedonian 815 280 535 Haitian 795 480 320 Cuban 775 215 560 Hispanic 775 335 435 Sudanese 770 670 100 Maya 765 195 575 Venezuelan 735 155 585 Maori 730 70 665 East African 675 125 550 Afrikaner 630 105 530 Sinhalese 590 395 190 Nepali 570 435 135 Cornish 550 20 530 Singaporean 550 140 410 Mauritian 540 125 415 Luxembourger 535 70 465 Gujarati 535 235 300 Costa Rican 520 180 335 Polynesian 490 25 460 Eritrean 465 360 100 Bengali 465 345 125 Paraguayan 450 65 385 Algerian 450 170 280 Ugandan 445 180 265 Azerbaijani 445 105 340 Assyrian 435 255 175 Montenegrin 425 135 285 Sicilian 425 40 385 Georgian 410 100 315 Puerto Rican 390 65 325 Jordanian 385 245 135 Ecuadorian 375 120 255 Goan 365 115 250 Other provincial or regional groups 340 125 205 Cypriot 320 60 270 Tatar 320 65 255 Zimbabwean 315 30 290 Pacific Islander; n.i.e.(3) 310 60 245 Saudi Arabian 305 175 120 Bermudan 290 35 255 Panamanian 265 35 225 Dominican; n.o.s.(4) 260 75 190 Rwandan 240 125 115 Samoan 235 20 215 Maghrebi; n.i.e.(3) 230 25 205 Grenadian 215 70 145 Oromo 215 135 75 Bolivian 195 10 180 Nova Scotian 185 15 170 Bantu 175 55 120 Berber 175 90 90 Khmer 175 85 90 Carib 170 0 170 Pashtun 165 15 150 Tanzanian 160 10 145 Vincentian/Grenadinian 155 55 100 Belizean 140 15 125 Kosovar 140 135 0 Sierra Leonean 140 55 85 St. Lucian 135 40 90 Asian; n.o.s.(4) 130 60 70 Bahamian 125 35 90 Congolese; n.o.s.(4) 125 80 45 Tibetan 125 50 70 Antiguan 120 50 75 Uruguayan 115 20 95 Tunisian 110 65 50 Yemeni 110 25 90 Burundian 105 85 15 Congolese (Zairian) 105 80 25 Guinean; n.o.s.(4) 100 35 65 Hmong 100 70 25 Yoruba 95 45 50 Angolan 90 10 75 Kashmiri 90 15 70 Zulu 85 50 35 Ontarian 80 45 35 Amhara 80 10 70 Zambian 80 50 35 Tigrian 75 25 50 Kuwaiti 75 0 70 Ashanti 65 0 60 Dinka 60 60 0 Malagasy 50 10 45 Seychellois 40 0 30 Libyan 40 15 25 Akan 35 15 20 Kittitian/Nevisian 30 15 15 Senegalese 25 0 25 Ibo 20 0 15 Ivorian 20 0 10 Togolese 15 0 15 Martinican 10 10 0 Montserratan 10 0 10 Chadian 10 0 0 Gabonese 10 10 0 Gambian 10 0 10 Cameroonian 0 0 0 Harari 0 0 0 Malian 0 0 0 Peulh 0 0 0 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.