German Canadians

German Canadians
Germano-Canadiens

Deutsch-Kanadier
German Canadians as percent of population by province/territory
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 , Edmonton
Languages
English • French • German
Religion
Protestantism • Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Germans, German Americans, Austrian Canadians, Swiss Canadians, Luxembourgish Canadians

German Canadians (German: Deutsch-Kanadier or Deutschkanadier, 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.