Most "Canadian/Canadien" counties

[Docere]

Here's the percentage declaring only Canadian as their ethnic origin. That is, these people do not report any other origins.

Starting with Ontario...

Prescott and Russell 38.8%*
Cochrane 27.5%
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 26.8%
Timiskaming 25.8%
Lennox and Addington 24.3%
Hastings 21.9%
Sudbury 21.2%
Nipissing 21.1%
Leeds and Grenville 20.4%
Prince Edward 19.9%
Greater Sudbury 19.6%
Haliburton 19.1%
Kawartha Lakes 19%
Chatham-Kent 18.9%
Northumberland 18.1%
Grey 17.7%
Parry Sound 17.3%
Lanark 17.2%
Huron 17.1%
Lambton 16.7%
Perth 16.7%
Renfrew 16.6%
Peterborough 16.5%
Frontenac 16.3%
Bruce 16.2%
Haldimand-Norfolk 16.2%
Elgin 15.9%
Oxford 15.9%
Dufferin 15.6%
Muskoka 15.6%
Simcoe 15.3%
Brant 15.2%
Algoma 14.5%
Wellington 12.4%
Niagara 12.3%
Essex 12.2%
Durham 11.6%
Manitoulin 11.6%
Middlesex 11.4%
Waterloo 11.2%
Ottawa 10.5%
Rainy River 10.1%
Hamilton 9.6%
Thunder Bay 8.7%
Halton 7.6%
Kenora 7.5%
Peel 4.4%
York 4.4%
Toronto 4.1%

* = a plurality of respondents; that is more are single origin Canadian than any other combined response.

"Canadian" responses are most common in heavily Franco Ontarian areas, and areas with high UEL presence. Not surprisingly they're more common in areas dominated by multigenerational Canadians.

[Docere]

Nova Scotia:

Shelburne 38.8%*
Guysborough 32.2%*
Cumberland 31.3%
Queens 31.3%*
Hants 30.5%*
Annapolis 28.7%
Lunenburg 28.5%
Kings 28.2%
Digby 27.8%
Colchester 26.2%
Yarmouth 24.6%
Cape Breton 24%
Pictou 23.6%
Halifax 19.1%
Inverness 17.3%
Antigonish 16.9%
Richmond 16.3%
Victoria 14.9%

[Docere]

The stats can be found here:

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-re...fm?Lang=E&T=33

[Loco101]

I live in Cochrane District in Northern Ontario and am not surprised about here. But it's not just Franco-Ontarians. Many people here are of mixed backgrounds of which French-Canadian is the most common so it's easier just to answer "Canadian."

[Docere]

Originally Posted by Loco101

I live in Cochrane District in Northern Ontario and am not surprised about here. But it's not just Franco-Ontarians. Many people here are of mixed backgrounds of which French-Canadian is the most common so it's easier just to answer "Canadian."

I think it is pretty important. Look at the difference between NE Ontario and NW Ontario.

[Docere]

Most Quebec census divisions are well over 50% single origin Canadian, over 70% in some cases.

[Denscity]

There's no counties in BC. I think our equivalent is Regional Districts.

[Docere]

Should have said Census Divisions.

[Pinus]

Manitoba does not have counties (thankfully, too Yank-sounding for me). We have Regional Municipalities.

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by Pinus

Manitoba does not have counties (thankfully, too Yank-sounding for me). We have Regional Municipalities.

Yes but slight amendment: RM stands for rural municipality. I'm not sure whether I like that better than "county" or not. I guess it's a mouthful but it sounds rather more dignified for some reason.

[phone]

Originally Posted by Pinus

Manitoba does not have counties (thankfully, too Yank-sounding for me). We have Regional Municipalities.

I believe you mean 'Rural Municipalities', which are actually best equivalent to Townships. Counties are equivalent to 'Census Divisions', which have no jurisdictional power in Manitoba.

Also -- counties are found in the UK and Ireland, so I'm not sure how they sound 'Yank'?

[Docere]

Originally Posted by Pinus

Manitoba does not have counties (thankfully, too Yank-sounding for me). We have Regional Municipalities.

The Ontarians in Manitoba set up a county system in the 19th system but it was abolished.

[SignalHillHiker]

This topic annoys me so much lol. I've no idea why it's so high here. I understand completely why people don't declare Irish or English. We've been here forever now. I don't understand how that so effortlessly translates into declaring Canadian ethnicity for so many Newfoundlanders.

In my census division it's 51.8% Canadian ethnicity. Only 1% wrote in Newfoundlander. We definitely need a campaign here to make people consciously think about what they're choosing. In polls we consistently show the vast majority considers themselves Newfoundlanders first, Canadian second (if at all). We need to back that up in census data too.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

This topic annoys me so much lol. I've no idea why it's so high here. I understand completely why people don't declare Irish or English. We've been here forever now. I don't understand how that so effortlessly translates into declaring Canadian ethnicity for so many Newfoundlanders.

In my census division it's 51.8% Canadian ethnicity. Only 1% wrote in Newfoundlander. We definitely need a campaign here to make people consciously think about what they're choosing. In polls we consistently show the vast majority considers themselves Newfoundlanders first, Canadian second (if at all). We need to back that up in census data too.

Just looking at some of the most separatist nationalist parts of Quebec.

Saguenay has 165,000 people, and the vast majority checked off "Canadian". "French" was by far the second choice.

Only 4,000 people checked off "Québécois".

Also in the Bas-St-Laurent region, very separatist and nationalist too.

32,000 people. Only 600 chose "Québécois". "Canadian" far ahead in first place, with "French" a solid by distant second.

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

This topic annoys me so much lol. I've no idea why it's so high here. I understand completely why people don't declare Irish or English. We've been here forever now. I don't understand how that so effortlessly translates into declaring Canadian ethnicity for so many Newfoundlanders.

In my census division it's 51.8% Canadian ethnicity. Only 1% wrote in Newfoundlander. We definitely need a campaign here to make people consciously think about what they're choosing. In polls we consistently show the vast majority considers themselves Newfoundlanders first, Canadian second (if at all). We need to back that up in census data too.

Why do you assume they're not consciously choosing 'Canadian' as the one that fits best? It's only natural that over time people feel more Canadian. Cultural influence and ties are strengthening while people move back and forth. It just means that the province is gradually integrating. I'm not sure why that's such a terrible thing. Newfoundland did vote to join Canada.

[Architype]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

This topic annoys me so much lol. I've no idea why it's so high here. I understand completely why people don't declare Irish or English. We've been here forever now. I don't understand how that so effortlessly translates into declaring Canadian ethnicity for so many Newfoundlanders.

In my census division it's 51.8% Canadian ethnicity. Only 1% wrote in Newfoundlander. We definitely need a campaign here to make people consciously think about what they're choosing. In polls we consistently show the vast majority considers themselves Newfoundlanders first, Canadian second (if at all). We need to back that up in census data too.

It would have to be because people don't consider "Newfoundland" to be an ethnicity. Any such campaign would have to be thought about very carefully. On that subject also note that there is actually no "proper adjective" to describe Newfoundland ethnicity. i.e. "Canadian, English, French, Dutch, American", etc.. Newfoundlandese?

[SignalHillHiker]

I just assume those people are checking Canadien. In NL there's no other meaning to the term.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I just assume those people are checking Canadien. In NL there's no other meaning to the term.

For sure. "Les vrais Canadiens" even.

[Docere]

Newfoundland and Labrador:

Division No. 8 (Notre Dame Bay) 51.3%*
Division No. 3 (South Coast) 48.1%*
Division No. 2 (Burin Peninsula) 47.9%*
Division No. 7 (Bonavista) 44.7%*
Division No. 6 (Central Newfoundland) 44.6%*
Division No. 9 (Northern Peninsula) 40.7%*
Division No. 1 (Avalon Peninsula) 36.8%
Division No. 5 (Humber District) 33.7%
Division No. 10 (Labrador) 25.7%
Division No. 4 (St. George's) 23.3%
Division No. 11 (Nunatsiavut) 0.8%

[SignalHillHiker]

Oh I shagged something up. Whatever I looked at had over 50% on Avalon Peninsula. 36% doesn't annoy me. There's certainly that many who would purposefully choose Canadian for political reasons.