Basque Canadians

Basque Canadians (Basque: Euskal kanadarrak) 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]

Basque Canadians

Euskal kanadarrak (Basque) Basco-canadiens (French) Canadienses vascos (Spanish)
Regions with significant populations
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, Basque Americans, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians

Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.^[3]

See also

• Canada portal
• Spain portal
• France portal

• French Canadians
• Spanish Canadians
• Basque colonization of the Americas