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Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Ethnic groups and generations in Canada.
| Total responses |
Single responses |
Multiple responses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||
| Saguenay | |||
| Total - Ethnic origin | 149,600 | 115,300 | 34,300 |
| Other North American origins | 120,560 | 90,800 | 29,765 |
| Canadian | 117,780 | 88,455 | 29,320 |
| French origins | 46,090 | 17,775 | 28,315 |
| French | 45,535 | 17,500 | 28,035 |
| British Isles origins | 8,410 | 2,275 | 6,135 |
| Aboriginal origins | 5,755 | 1,975 | 3,775 |
| Irish | 4,510 | 1,205 | 3,305 |
| North American Indian | 4,225 | 1,350 | 2,875 |
| European origins | 4,045 | 1,290 | 2,755 |
| Québécois | 3,125 | 2,295 | 825 |
| Scottish | 2,740 | 740 | 2,000 |
| English | 1,845 | 295 | 1,550 |
| Métis | 1,620 | 620 | 1,005 |
| Western European origins | 1,535 | 460 | 1,075 |
| Southern European origins | 1,390 | 430 | 960 |
| German | 865 | 215 | 650 |
| Acadian | 815 | 275 | 540 |
| Italian | 675 | 130 | 550 |
| Northern European origins | 610 | 180 | 430 |
| Scandinavian origins | 605 | 180 | 430 |
| Eastern European origins | 585 | 185 | 390 |
| East and Southeast Asian origins | 480 | 395 | 85 |
| Arab origins | 475 | 240 | 235 |
| Norwegian | 460 | 165 | 295 |
| Latin, Central and South American origins | 340 | 260 | 80 |
| Chinese | 330 | 275 | 55 |
| Belgian | 330 | 110 | 220 |
| American | 300 | 25 | 270 |
| Total responses |
Single responses |
Multiple responses | |
| number | |||
| Québec | |||
| Total - Ethnic origin | 704,180 | 536,695 | 167,490 |
| Other North American origins | 515,205 | 382,435 | 132,770 |
| Canadian | 502,845 | 373,205 | 129,645 |
| French origins | 247,965 | 112,545 | 135,420 |
| French | 245,840 | 111,570 | 134,270 |
| British Isles origins | 51,425 | 12,110 | 39,315 |
| European origins | 34,340 | 11,965 | 22,385 |
| Irish | 33,450 | 7,795 | 25,655 |
| Southern European origins | 15,755 | 5,940 | 9,810 |
| Aboriginal origins | 15,495 | 3,690 | 11,810 |
| Western European origins | 14,135 | 3,415 | 10,725 |
| North American Indian | 13,765 | 3,195 | 10,570 |
| Scottish | 13,605 | 2,620 | 10,985 |
| Québécois | 13,000 | 8,850 | 4,150 |
| English | 10,295 | 1,565 | 8,730 |
| German | 8,555 | 1,750 | 6,805 |
| Italian | 7,405 | 1,945 | 5,460 |
| Arab origins | 5,385 | 3,380 | 2,005 |
| Eastern European origins | 4,890 | 2,045 | 2,840 |
| East and Southeast Asian origins | 4,410 | 3,215 | 1,195 |
| Latin, Central and South American origins | 4,245 | 2,380 | 1,865 |
| African origins | 4,070 | 2,785 | 1,280 |
| Spanish | 3,670 | 925 | 2,750 |
| Acadian | 3,280 | 975 | 2,305 |
| Belgian | 3,185 | 1,045 | 2,145 |
| Maghrebi origins | 3,015 | 2,090 | 925 |
| American | 2,740 | 335 | 2,400 |
| Portuguese | 2,400 | 1,155 | 1,240 |
| Chinese | 2,245 | 1,650 | 595 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2009-09-01. | |||
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