Austrian Canadians
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Total population | |
---|---|
207,050 (by ancestry, 2016)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Mississauga, Ottawa, Calgary, Quebec City | |
Languages | |
English • French • German | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Judaism · Islam | |
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 2016 Census there were 207,050 Canadians who claimed either full or partial Austrian ancestry.[2]
Austrian Canadian communities can be found throughout the country but with a higher concentration mainly in Western Canada.
History[edit]
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.[3]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.[4]
Demographics[edit]
Austrian Canadian population by province and territory in Canada in 2011:
Province or territory | Austrian Canadians | Percentage |
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Canada | 197,990[2] | |
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 |
See also[edit]
- Austria–Canada relations
- Greg Holst, head coach
- German Canadians
- Hungarian Canadians
- Swiss Canadians
References[edit]
- ^ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ MQUP 1996, p. 45.
- ^ Tahirali, Jesse (2014-08-03). "First World War internment camps a dark chapter in Canadian history". CTVNews. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- Frederick C. Engelmann; Manfred Prokop; Franz A. J. Szabo, eds. (1996). A History of the Austrian Migration to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-886-29283-6.