Austrian Canadians

Austrian Canadians
Canadiens autrichiens
Österreichischekanadier
Total population
189,535
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Mississauga, Ottawa, Quebec City
Languages
EnglishFrenchGerman
Religion
Christianity · Judaism · Islam · Hinduism · Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
German Canadians · Swiss Canadians · Luxembourgian Canadians · Belgian Canadians

Austrian Canadians (German: Österreichischekanadier, pronounced [ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɪʃəkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens who are of Austrian ancestry or Austrian-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2021 Census, there were 189,535 Canadians who claimed either full or partial Austrian ancestry.

Austrian Canadian communities can be found throughout the country but with a higher concentration mainly in Western Canada.

History

Austrian Canadian
Population History
YearPop.±%
190110,947—    
191144,036+302.3%
1921107,671+144.5%
193148,639−54.8%
194137,715−22.5%
195132,231−14.5%
1961106,535+230.5%
1971107,671+1.1%
198140,630−62.3%
198674,640+83.7%
199193,915+25.8%
1996140,520+49.6%
2001147,585+5.0%
2006194,255+31.6%
2011197,990+1.9%
2016207,050+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
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Note: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount.

In the 17th century, soldiers from Austria settled in New France. Numbers increased following the passing of the Staatsgrundgesetz (constitutional law) in 1867 which allowed free migration from Austria-Hungary for civilians. Emigration to Canada increased throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th, until this was tightened in 1914 at the onset of World War I.Many immigrants from Austria-Hungary to Canada were interned and used for enslaved labour during World War I. Beginning in 1914, subjects of the Habsburg Crown, especially Ukrainian-speakers from Austrian Galicia, were placed in twenty-four internment camps across Canada, the last of which closed in 1920.

Demographics

Austrian Canadian population by province and territory in Canada in 2011:

Province or territory Austrian Canadians Percentage
 Canada 197,990
 Ontario 68,785 0.05%
 British Columbia 45,675 1.0%
 Alberta 36,670
 Saskatchewan 18,600
 Manitoba 12,660
 Quebec 11,815
 Nova Scotia 1,835
 New Brunswick 805
 Yukon 395
 Newfoundland and Labrador 275
 Prince Edward Island 270
 Northwest Territories 185
 Nunavut 15

See also


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