The composition of Canadians

Basic residents of North America and Canada. 34.94 million people (20 12), including more than 50 ethnic groups. Among them, British Canadians account for about 3 1%, French 15.8%, Scots 15. 1%, Irish 13.9%, German 10.2%. The official languages are English and French. English speakers account for about 67% of the country. Indians, Inuit and some new immigrants speak their own national languages. Catholics account for about 45%, Christians for about 42%, and a few Jews and Muslims.

Canadian residents include more than 50 nationalities. Among them, British Canadians 1 1 10,000, French Canadians over 7 million, Germans 1 0.2 million, Italians 730,000, British 650,000, Ukrainians 580,000, Americans 400,000, and the population is below 400,000. 1. These smaller ethnic groups are constantly influenced by British Canadians, and some of them have been assimilated. British Canadians are mainly English, Scots, Irish and Welsh, and have absorbed some other national elements from Europe and America (such as Germans, Dutch, Nordic, etc.). Up to now, the process of forming a country has not been completed, on the one hand, because of the continuous increase of new members; On the other hand, it is because the joining members still retain their original national consciousness. However, because they use the same language, their religious beliefs and living habits are similar, and they are married, and their interests and destiny are closely combined, which makes them have some cultural and psychological qualities. British Canadians are distributed all over the country. The composition of French Canadians is relatively simple, and almost all of them are descendants of early French immigrants. Most of their ancestors came from northern France and Paris, namely Normandy and its neighboring provinces. Therefore, from the beginning, they have the same language, culture and psychological quality. For more than 300 years, its population mainly relied on natural reproduction. Because since the British rule in Canada, the entry of French immigrants has been restricted and the number of new immigrants is small; In addition, they rarely intermarry with other ethnic groups and rarely absorb foreign elements. They pay special attention to maintaining the purity of their bloodline and their national language and traditional culture. 75% of French Canadians live in Quebec, accounting for more than 80% of the province's population.