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.