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Canadian citizens of Basque descent
Ethnic group
Basque Canadians
Euskal kanadarrak (Basque)
Basco-canadiens (French)
Canadienses vascos (Spanish)
Regions with significant populations
Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario
7,745
(by ancestry, 2021 Census)[1]
Languages
Canadian English, French, Spanish, and Basque
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
Basques, Basque Americans, French Canadians, Spanish Canadians

Basque Canadians (Basque: Euskal kanadarrak) 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]

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  • Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples. "Basques.". Multicultural Canada.
  • Examines the relationship between the Basques and the St. Lawrence Iroquoians.