European Canadians

European Canadians
Total population
19,062,115 (2021 census)
52.5% of the Canadian population
(as self-identified by census respondents)
Regions with significant populations
All areas of Canada
less prevalent in Northern Canada
Languages
English
French
Italian
German
Polish
Ukrainian
Portuguese
Other European Languages
Historically: Scottish Gaelic · Irish
Religion
Christianity (60.3%)
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Mormonism, Other Latter Day Saints, Nondenominational and Other Christians
Irreligion (37.5%)
Judaism (1.2%)
Islam and others (1.1%)
Related ethnic groups
European diaspora, Europeans, European Americans, European Australians, European New Zealanders, British (English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish), Irish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Portuguese

European Canadians are Canadians who can trace their ancestry to the continent of Europe. They form the largest panethnic group within Canada. In the 2021 Canadian census, 19,062,115 people or 52.5% of the population self-identified ethnic origins from Europe. People may nominate more than one ethnic origin in the census.