Since the very first censuses, Statistics Canada has collected data on the origins of the population. In 1871, the year of the first Canadian census following Confederation, approximately 20 origins were enumerated in the Canadian population. At that time, 60.5% of the population reported origins from the British Isles, 31.1% reported French origins and less than 1% reported Aboriginal origins.
When they say French, they in fact omit to precise people from regions now known as Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
If you have ever been to Quebec and Montreal you do not need to see census numbers. It is like visiting a shitty version of Paris, although these days Paris might be more of a shithole.
...Or go watch some video from a Canadian Parliament session... They speak French to rule the people even though only 1/3 of the population speaks it.
Been there before, most people I discussed with said they were originally from Northeast France and Belgium.
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