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Total population | |
---|---|
189,535 (by ancestry, 2021 Census) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Mississauga, Ottawa, Quebec City | |
Languages | |
English • French • German | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Judaism · Islam · Hinduism · Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
German Canadians · Swiss Canadians · Luxembourgian Canadians · Belgian Canadians |
Austrian Canadians ( German: Österreichischekanadier, pronounced [ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɪʃəkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens who are of Austrian ancestry or Austrian-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 189,535 Canadians who claimed either full or partial Austrian ancestry. [1]
Austrian Canadian communities can be found throughout the country but with a higher concentration mainly in Western Canada.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 10,947 | — |
1911 | 44,036 | +302.3% |
1921 | 107,671 | +144.5% |
1931 | 48,639 | −54.8% |
1941 | 37,715 | −22.5% |
1951 | 32,231 | −14.5% |
1961 | 106,535 | +230.5% |
1971 | 107,671 | +1.1% |
1981 | 40,630 | −62.3% |
1986 | 74,640 | +83.7% |
1991 | 93,915 | +25.8% |
1996 | 140,520 | +49.6% |
2001 | 147,585 | +5.0% |
2006 | 194,255 | +31.6% |
2011 | 197,990 | +1.9% |
2016 | 207,050 | +4.6% |
Source:
Statistics Canada [2]: 17 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Note: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount. |
In the 17th century, soldiers from Austria settled in New France. Numbers increased following the passing of the Staatsgrundgesetz (constitutional law) in 1867 which allowed free migration from Austria-Hungary for civilians. Emigration to Canada increased throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th, until this was tightened in 1914 at the onset of World War I. [15]Many immigrants from Austria-Hungary to Canada were interned and used for enslaved labour during World War I. Beginning in 1914, subjects of the Habsburg Crown, especially Ukrainian-speakers from Austrian Galicia, were placed in twenty-four internment camps across Canada, the last of which closed in 1920. [16]
Austrian Canadian population by province and territory in Canada in 2011:
Province or territory | Austrian Canadians | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Canada | 197,990 [17] | |
Ontario | 68,785 | 0.05% |
British Columbia | 45,675 | 1.0% |
Alberta | 36,670 | |
Saskatchewan | 18,600 | |
Manitoba | 12,660 | |
Quebec | 11,815 | |
Nova Scotia | 1,835 | |
New Brunswick | 805 | |
Yukon | 395 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 275 | |
Prince Edward Island | 270 | |
Northwest Territories | 185 | |
Nunavut | 15 |
This article has an unclear
citation style. (February 2015) |
Total population | |
---|---|
189,535 (by ancestry, 2021 Census) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Mississauga, Ottawa, Quebec City | |
Languages | |
English • French • German | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Judaism · Islam · Hinduism · Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
German Canadians · Swiss Canadians · Luxembourgian Canadians · Belgian Canadians |
Austrian Canadians ( German: Österreichischekanadier, pronounced [ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɪʃəkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens who are of Austrian ancestry or Austrian-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 189,535 Canadians who claimed either full or partial Austrian ancestry. [1]
Austrian Canadian communities can be found throughout the country but with a higher concentration mainly in Western Canada.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 10,947 | — |
1911 | 44,036 | +302.3% |
1921 | 107,671 | +144.5% |
1931 | 48,639 | −54.8% |
1941 | 37,715 | −22.5% |
1951 | 32,231 | −14.5% |
1961 | 106,535 | +230.5% |
1971 | 107,671 | +1.1% |
1981 | 40,630 | −62.3% |
1986 | 74,640 | +83.7% |
1991 | 93,915 | +25.8% |
1996 | 140,520 | +49.6% |
2001 | 147,585 | +5.0% |
2006 | 194,255 | +31.6% |
2011 | 197,990 | +1.9% |
2016 | 207,050 | +4.6% |
Source:
Statistics Canada [2]: 17 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Note: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount. |
In the 17th century, soldiers from Austria settled in New France. Numbers increased following the passing of the Staatsgrundgesetz (constitutional law) in 1867 which allowed free migration from Austria-Hungary for civilians. Emigration to Canada increased throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th, until this was tightened in 1914 at the onset of World War I. [15]Many immigrants from Austria-Hungary to Canada were interned and used for enslaved labour during World War I. Beginning in 1914, subjects of the Habsburg Crown, especially Ukrainian-speakers from Austrian Galicia, were placed in twenty-four internment camps across Canada, the last of which closed in 1920. [16]
Austrian Canadian population by province and territory in Canada in 2011:
Province or territory | Austrian Canadians | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Canada | 197,990 [17] | |
Ontario | 68,785 | 0.05% |
British Columbia | 45,675 | 1.0% |
Alberta | 36,670 | |
Saskatchewan | 18,600 | |
Manitoba | 12,660 | |
Quebec | 11,815 | |
Nova Scotia | 1,835 | |
New Brunswick | 805 | |
Yukon | 395 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 275 | |
Prince Edward Island | 270 | |
Northwest Territories | 185 | |
Nunavut | 15 |