Basque Canadians
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Basque Canadians are Canadian citizens of Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry.[2]
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Languages ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario | |
7,745 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] | |
Languages | |
Canadian English, French, Spanish, and Basque | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Basques, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians |
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Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.[3]