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English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following: - English Canadians, a term usually meaning English-speaking or anglophone Canadians, the official language majority in the country except New-Brunswick and Quebec as well. This usage is employed when comparing English- and French-language literature, media, or art.
- The Canadian provinces which are majority anglophone. Today, this includes all of them other than Quebec. This usage is usually employed in the context of geopolitical discussions involving Quebec. Among supporters of the two-nations theory, English-Canada is one of those two nations, the other being French Canada or Quebec. English-Canada in this sense is often referred to as the "ROC" (Rest of Canada).
- English Canadian, in some historical contexts, is used to designate English Canadians, Canadians who have origins in England (in contrast to Scottish-Canadians, Irish-Canadians etc.).
According to the 2001 Census of Canada, the population of English Canada is 25,246,220 using the first meaning, 22,513,455 using the second, and at least 5,978,875 using the third (the number of Canadians of English origin is likely much higher than the nearly 6 million who reported as much, 6.7 million people reported their sole ethnicity as "Canadian", without further specification, though most likely English, French, Scottish, Irish, etc. or an admixture of multiple ethnicities which includes one or more of these). English Canada is a term used to describe either: the anglophone residents of Canada or the Canadian provinces other than Quebec and, sometimes, New Brunswick, in which French is an official language of the provincial governments. ...
English Canada is a term used to describe either: the anglophone residents of Canada or the Canadian provinces other than Quebec and, sometimes, New Brunswick, in which French is an official language of the provincial governments. ...
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Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countriesAtlas Politics Portal Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ...
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, Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...
Languages English Religions Christianity (Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism and other minority denominations), and other faiths. ...
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Irish Canadians are people of Irish descent living in Canada or born as native Canadians. ...
See also: 2000 in Canada, 2002 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. ...
1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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