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Canadians (French: Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada. the connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Canadians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian. Most people who are considered "Canadian" are usually those who have Canadian Citizenship.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Canada: 37,067,011 by the Q2 of 2018[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States | 1,062,640[2] |
| Hong Kong | 300,000[2] |
| United Kingdom | 73,000[2] |
| France | 60,000[3] |
| Lebanon | 45,000[2] |
| United Arab Emirates | 40,000[4] |
| Australia | 27,289[2] |
| China | 19,990[2] |
| Germany | 15,750[5] |
| South Korea | 14,210[2] |
| Japan | 11,016[2] |
| Egypt | 10,000[2] |
| Mexico | 9,816[6] |
| New Zealand | 7,770[2] |
| Philippines | 7,500[2] |
| Haiti | 6,000[2] |
| Switzerland | 5,243[2] |
| Singapore | 5,140[2] |
| Thailand | 5,000[2] |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000[2] |
| Belgium | 4,145[2] |
| Languages | |
| Primarily English and French Numerous indigenous languages are also recognized Various other languages | |
| Religion | |
| Primarily Christian (Protestantism and Catholicism) Various other religions | |
Canada is a bilingual and multicultural society home to people of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants.
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Following the starting period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada and thus a Canadian identity.
Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbour, the United States.
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