German Canadians

E39778

German Canadians are Canadians of full or partial German ancestry who form one of the country’s largest and historically significant ethnic communities, contributing notably to its cultural, economic, and social life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian ethnic group
ethnic group
ancestry Germany
contributedTo Canadian agriculture
Canadian architecture
Canadian education
Canadian manufacturing
Canadian music
Canadian religious life
country Canada
culturalTradition German clubs and cultural associations in Canada
German-language newspapers in Canada
Oktoberfest celebrations in Canada
diasporaOf Germany
ethnicOrigin German
historicalMigrationWave 18th century immigration to Canada
19th century immigration to Canada
post-World War II immigration to Canada
language English
French
German
notableCommunityCenter Edmonton
surface form: Edmonton, Alberta

Kitchener
surface form: Kitchener, Ontario

Vancouver
surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia

Waterloo, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
surface form: Winnipeg, Manitoba
partOf European Canadians
European Canadians
surface form: White Canadians
relatedTo German Americans
European Australians
surface form: German Australians

German Brazilians
Pennsylvania German
surface form: Pennsylvania Germans

Volga Germans
religion Anabaptism
Catholicism
Lutheranism
Mennonitism
Protestantism
significantPopulationIn Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec

Saskatchewan
Yukon

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Norwegian Canadians relatedGroup German Canadians