It has been suggested that Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2024. |
Deutschkanadier, Deutsch-Kanadier | |
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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 | |
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.