Canadian citizens of Basque descent
Basque Canadians
Canadiens basques|
Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario |
7,745 (by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1] |
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Canadian English, French, Spanish, and Basque |
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Roman Catholicism, Protestantism |
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Basques, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians |
Basque Canadians are Canadian citizens of Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry.[2]
Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626.[3]