CANADA'S POPULATION

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 8 June 1933, Page 3

CANADA'S POPULATION

THE FRENCH PROPORTION INCREASING.

Ottawa, April 24

The French-Canadian population of Canada is increasing twice as fast as the English, three times as quickly as the Scottish, and four times the rate of the Irish. The total population at the census of 1931 was 10,354,000.

Census analysis indicates that the population of the Dominion in the last decade increased by 1,581,306 persons. Of these 475,247. were of French-Canadian origin, 196,061 of English descent, 172,725 of Scottish origin, and 123,005 of Irish. The preponderance of British blood in Canada is slowly dropping. In 1901 more than 57 per cent, of the population was of British origin. In 1931 it had dropped to 51.85 per cent. While the British population was rising by 10.52 per cent, the French-Canadians were increasing 19.38 per cent.

Quebec remains preponderantly French ,with the ration seven French to one British. In Ontario the situation is reversed, with the BritishFrench ration nine to one. The English descendants predominate in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, but the French are in the lead in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Apart from the French of the nonBritish the Germans lead with 473,544, next come Ukrainians with 225,113, then the Hebrews, Poles, Dutch, Italians Norwegians, Russians and the Swedes. Of the native race there are 122,911 Indians and 5379 Eskimos.