| Total population | Multiple responses | Single responses | As a proportion of the total Canadian population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | percentage | |||
| Scottish | 4,157.2 | 3,550.0 | 607.2 | 14.0 |
| Irish | 3,822.7 | 3,325.8 | 496.9 | 12.9 |
| German | 2,742.8 | 2,037.2 | 705.6 | 9.3 |
| Italian | 1,270.4 | 544.1 | 726.3 | 4.3 |
| Chinese | 1,094.7 | 158.4 | 936.2 | 3.7 |
| Ukrainian | 1,071.1 | 744.9 | 326.2 | 3.6 |
| Dutch | 923.3 | 607.1 | 316.2 | 3.1 |
| Polish | 817.1 | 556.7 | 260.4 | 2.8 |
| East Indian | 713.3 | 131.7 | 581.7 | 2.4 |
| Japanese | 85.2 | 32.1 | 53.2 | 0.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada. | ||||