French and British Origins

French and British Origins is an open dataset from Natural Resources Canada with 4 files (JPG, PDF); catalogue record updated 2022-03-14. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps which use dots and proportional circles to illustrate the distribution of population of French and British origin, respectively, according to the 1951 census of Canada. Each map is accompanied by a pie chart which shows the British origin and French origin percentage population distribution by province and territory. For Canadian census purposes, a person's origin or cultural group is traced through the father to the paternal ancestor on first arrival to this continent. The term 'British' embraces all those of British Isles origin, that is, it includes those from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland.

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

Resources

4

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-03-14