Basque Canadians

Basque Canadians are Canadian citizens of Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry.[2]

Basque Canadians
Canadiens basques
Regions with significant populations
Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario
7,745
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Languages
Canadian English, French, Spanish, and Basque
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Basques, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians

Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Ethnic or cultural origin by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, 2021". statcan.gc.ca.
  2. "Ethnic origin population". statcan. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. "Basques". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

Sources

  • Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Basques.". Multicultural Canada.

Further reading

  • Brad, Loewen (2016). "Chapter 3: Intertwined Enigmas". In Loewen, Brad; Chapdelaine, Claude (eds.). Contact in the 16th Century: Networks Among Fishers, Foragers and Farmers. Mercury Series. University of Ottawa Press. pp. 57–76. doi:10.2307/j.ctt22zmcgk.9. Examines the relationship between the Basques and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians.


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