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Basque Canadians () are Canadian citizens of
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry. Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.


See also

*
French Canadians French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the provi ...
* Spanish Canadians * Basque colonization of the Americas


References


Sources

*Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
"Basques."
Multicultural Canada.


Further reading

* Examines the relationship between the Basques and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians.
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
European diaspora in Canada French-Canadian people Spanish diaspora in Canada {{ethno-stub