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 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 | |
Scottish Canadians (Scottish Gaelic: Canèidianaich Albannach) 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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