Selected ethnic origins, Canada, the provinces and territories, 1991

		Canada	Manitoba	Saskatchewan	Alberta	British Columbia
	Total population	26,994,045	1,079,390	976,040	2,519,180	3,247,505
	Single origins	19,199,790	669,405	558,675	1,451,000	1,952,855
	French	6,129,680	53,565	30,045	74,560	68,665
	English	3,958,405	121,960	106,130	337,330	581,185
	German	911,560	93,995	121,310	185,630	156,635
	Scottish	893,125	38,290	30,595	88,120	144,710
	Canadian	765,095	15,375	28,855	92,490	60,320
	Italian	750,055	8,120	1,975	24,745	49,265
	Irish	725,660	21,915	22,675	62,360	78,645
	Chinese	586,645	11,145	7,550	71,635	181,185
	Ukranian	406,645	74,280	55,955	104,350	52,760
	North American Indian	365,375	55,125	52,050	47,400	69,060
	Dutch	358,180	24,465	11,285	54,750	66,525
	East Indian, not included elsewhere	324,840	6,850	2,380	32,240	89,265
	Polish	272,810	21,600	11,770	32,840	25,225
	Portugese	246,890	8,220	475	6,830	16,860
	Jewish	245,840	12,265	1,060	7,870	12,625
	Black	214,265	4,330	1,045	7,995	5,200
	Filipino	157,250	22,045	1,635	16,310	27,925
	Greek	151,150	2,075	1,255	3,830	8,465
	Hungarian	100,725	3,215	7,920	12,100	14,345
	Vietnamese	84,005	3,005	1,335	13,280	11,175
	Métis	75,150	18,850	14,145	20,485	5,065
	Inuit	30,085	365	75	560	290
	Other single origins	1,446,355	48,350	47,155	153,290	227,460
	Multiple origins	7,794,250	409,985	417,360	1,068,180	1,294,650

Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-315.

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