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*Describing all the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces of Canada]] that have an [[anglophone]] majority. This is every province except [[Quebec]]. When used in this way, ''English Canada'' is often referred to as the "ROC" (rest of Canada). This type of usage excludes French-speaking areas in English-majority provinces like the East and North of [[New Brunswick]], [[Northern Ontario|Northern]] and [[Eastern Ontario]], [[Saint-Boniface, Manitoba|Saint-Boniface]] and the few small pockets of French localities in [[Western Canada]]. It also excludes areas where a third language is widely spoken, such as German, Russian or [[ Indigenous languages of the Americas|First Nations languages]].
*Describing all the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces of Canada]] that have an [[anglophone]] majority. This is every province except [[Quebec]]. When used in this way, ''English Canada'' is often referred to as the "ROC" (rest of Canada). This type of usage excludes French-speaking areas in English-majority provinces like the East and North of [[New Brunswick]], [[Northern Ontario|Northern]] and [[Eastern Ontario]], [[Saint-Boniface, Manitoba|Saint-Boniface]] and the few small pockets of French localities in [[Western Canada]]. It also excludes areas where a third language is widely spoken, such as German, Russian or [[ Indigenous languages of the Americas|First Nations languages]].
*When discussing the culture, values and lifestyles of [[Canadian English|English-speaking Canadians]] as opposed to those of [[Canadian French|French-speaking Canadians]]. This usage is most often employed to compare English- and French-language literature, media, art and institutions.
*When discussing the culture, values and lifestyles of [[Canadian English|English-speaking Canadians]] as opposed to those of [[Canadian French|French-speaking Canadians]]. This usage is most often employed to compare English- and French-language literature, media, art and institutions.
*When discussing the [[Two Solitudes (Canadian society)|Two Solitudes]], in which English Canada (i.e. the anglophones of Canada) is one of two founding nations of Canada along with French Canada (i.e. the francophones of Canada), and in which these two societies share a country but rarely communicate with each other.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Forsey|first=Eugene A.|date=1962|title=Canada: Two Nations or One?|journal=The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science |volume=28|issue=4|pages=485–501|doi=10.2307/139291|issn=0315-4890|jstor=139291}}</ref> The term was often used during the [[Conscription Crisis of 1917|conscription crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/scripts/large.php?Lang=1&accessnumber=M965.199.3350&idImage=231258|title=Musée McCord Museum - To Which Voice Will He Listen?|website=collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> The population whose native language is neither English nor French are often included into one of the two [[Official languages of Canada|official languages]] or are classified as [[Allophone (Quebec)|allophones]].<ref name="allophone">{{cite web|date=8 May 2014|title=Allophone|url=http://www.parli.ca/allophone/|access-date=17 August 2017|website=parli.ca|publisher=Campbell Strategies Inc.|location=Toronto}}</ref>
*When discussing the [[Two Solitudes (Canadian society)|Two Solitudes]], in which English Canada (i.e. the anglophones of Canada) is one of two founding nations of Canada along with French Canada (i.e. the francophones of Canada), and in which these two societies share a country but rarely communicate with each other.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Forsey|first=Eugene A.|date=1962|title=Canada: Two Nations or One?|journal=The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science |volume=28|issue=4|pages=485–501|doi=10.2307/139291|issn=0315-4890|jstor=139291}}</ref> The term was often used during the [[Conscription Crisis of 1917|conscription crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/scripts/large.php?Lang=1&accessnumber=M965.199.3350&idImage=231258|title=Musée McCord Museum - To Which Voice Will He Listen?|website=collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca|access-date=2019-07-29|archive-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206223136/http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/scripts/large.php?Lang=1&accessnumber=M965.199.3350&idImage=231258|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population whose native language is neither English nor French are often included into one of the two [[Official languages of Canada|official languages]] or are classified as [[Allophone (Quebec)|allophones]].<ref name="allophone">{{cite web|date=8 May 2014|title=Allophone|url=http://www.parli.ca/allophone/|access-date=17 August 2017|website=parli.ca|publisher=Campbell Strategies Inc.|location=Toronto}}</ref>
*''[[English Canadians]]'', in some contexts, refers to Canadians who have origins in England, in contrast to [[French Canadians]], [[Scottish Canadians]], [[Irish Canadians]], etc.
*''[[English Canadians]]'', in some contexts, refers to Canadians who have origins in England, in contrast to [[French Canadians]], [[Scottish Canadians]], [[Irish Canadians]], etc.



Revision as of 17:45, 9 March 2024

Map of Canada with English speakers and French speakers at a percentage
Approximately 98 percent of Canadians can speak either or both English and French:[1]
  English – 56.9%
  English and French – 16.1%
  French – 21.3%
  Sparsely populated area ( < 0.4 persons per km2)

English Canada comprises that part of the population within Canada, whether of British origin or otherwise, that speaks English.

The term English Canada is also used for any of the following:

See also

References

  1. ^ "2006 Census: The Evolving Linguistic Portrait, 2006 Census: Highlights". Statistics Canada, Dated 2006. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Forsey, Eugene A. (1962). "Canada: Two Nations or One?". The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 28 (4): 485–501. doi:10.2307/139291. ISSN 0315-4890. JSTOR 139291.
  3. ^ "Musée McCord Museum - To Which Voice Will He Listen?". collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. ^ "Allophone". parli.ca. Toronto: Campbell Strategies Inc. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.