Scottish Canadians

Scottish Canadians
Canadiens écossais; Canèidianaich Albannach
	Scottish Canadians as a proportion of the population by census division
Total population
	4,799,010; 13.9% of the total Canadian population (2016)
Regions with significant populations
	Canada
Ontario	2,101,100
British Columbia	828,145
Alberta	661,265
Nova Scotia	288,180
Manitoba	209,170
Quebec	202,515
New Brunswick	142,560
Prince Edward Island	50,685
Languages
	English, Scottish Gaelic (Canadian Gaelic dialect), French, Scots
Religion
	Christianity (including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, United); Other religions
Related ethnic groups
	Scottish, English, Scotch-Irish, Métis, Ulster Scots Canadians, English Canadians, English Americans, Scottish Americans, Lowland Scots, Ulster Scots, other British Canadians

Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. As the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial times. According to the 2016 Census of Canada, the number of Canadians claiming full or partial Scottish descent is 4,799,010,^[3] or 13.93% of the nation's total population. Prince Edward Island has the highest population of Scottish descendants at 41%.

The Scots-Irish Canadians are a similar ethnic group. They descended from Lowland Scots and Northern English people via Ulster and so some observe many of the same traditions as Scots.

Categorically, Scottish Canadians comprise a subgroup of British Canadians which is a further subgroup of European Canadians.^[a]

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Canadiens écossais Canèidianaich Albannach

Scottish Canadians as a proportion of the population by census division
Total population
4,799,010^[1] 13.9% of the total Canadian population (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Canada
Ontario	2,101,100
British Columbia	828,145
Alberta	661,265
Nova Scotia	288,180
Manitoba	209,170
Quebec	202,515
New Brunswick	142,560
Prince Edward Island	50,685
Languages
English, Scottish Gaelic (Canadian Gaelic dialect), French, Scots
Religion
Christianity (including Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, United) Other religions^[2]
Related ethnic groups
Scottish, English, Scotch-Irish, Métis, Ulster Scots Canadians, English Canadians, English Americans, Scottish Americans, Lowland Scots, Ulster Scots, other British Canadians