![]() Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and economic neighbour-the United States.Ĭanadian independence from the United Kingdom grew gradually over the course of many years following the formation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. ![]() For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian.Ĭanada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. ![]() Canadians ( French: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.
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