German Canadians
German Canadians (German: Deutsch-Kanadier or Deutschkanadier, 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.
Deutsch-Kanadier | |
|---|---|
German Canadians as percent of population by province/territory | |
| Total population | |
| 3,322,405 9.6% of the total Canadian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Canada, Ontario (Waterloo Region), Atlantic Canada, Quebec , Edmonton | |
| Languages | |
| English • French • German | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism • Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Germans, German Americans, Austrian Canadians, Swiss Canadians, Luxembourgish Canadians |
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