Breton Canadians

Breton Canadians
Canadiens d'origine bretonne
Breizhiz-Kanadiz
Total population
11,845
(2016 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Atlantic Canada · Quebec
Languages
French · Breton · English
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Druidry
Related ethnic groups
Bretons · French Canadians · Welsh Canadians · Cornish Canadians

Breton Canadians are Canadian citizens of Breton descent or a Brittany-born person who resides in Canada.

According to the 2016 Census, 11,845 Canadians claimed that they had full or partial Breton ancestry. However, the Amicale des Parents d'Émigrés d'Amérique du Nord (Association of Relatives of Emigrants to North America), an organisation headquartered in Gourin, Brittany, has estimated that around 45,000 Bretons immigrated to Canada between the years of 1870 and 1980 and that 8,000 Breton Canadians live or work in the Montreal area. Moreover, many of the settlers during the French colonial era would hail from Brittany.

See also

  • flagCanada portal

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada. "Ethnic origin population". Retrieved 25 February 2014.

External links

  • Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Bretons:Origins.". Multicultural Canada.
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