White ǀ European American
Photo: Phil Comeau, 2007. Wikimedia Commons.
White Canadians are people identified or identifying as white or primarily Caucasian or of European ancestry in the country of Canada. According to the 2006 census, the largest self-reported ethnic origin is Canadian (32%), followed by English (21%), French (15.8%), Scottish (15.1%), Irish (13.9%),German (10.2%), Italian (4.6%), Chinese (4.3%), North American Indian (4.0%), Ukrainian (3.9%), and Dutch (Netherlands) (3.3%). Film and television director Phil Comeau is based in Montreal, the capital of French-speaking Canada.
The White – Canadian population data represent DNA samples from 83 Caucasian (White people) individuals in the nation of Canada (Canadian people). Samples were provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Source publication: CODIS STR Loci Data from 41 Sample Populations, J Forensic Sci, 2001, 46(3), 453-489.
[Population 68, 142, 146]
