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Ethnic Origin in New Brunswick
New Brunswick the Eight largest Canadian Province by population has a racially and ethnically diverse population. Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent’s ancestors. About 250 ethnic origins were reported in Canada’s 2021 Census. The Ethnic Origin most often reported is Canadian followed by Irish, English and French
European origins (89.8%) of the population are most common and Aboriginals are 4.4% of New Brunswick’s Population. First Nations, Metis & Inuit are major Aboriginal people.
Almost 5.5% of the population of New Brunswick belongs to a visible minority group. The Main Visible minority communities are Black, South Asian, Filipino, Arab, Chinese and Latinos.
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Source: Statistics Canada 2021
New Brunswick population by Race
European origin is most prevalent with 89.8% of New Brunswick’s Population. The ethnic origin most often reported in New Brunswick was Canadian, followed by Irish, English, Scottish and French.
Let’s look at the top Ethnic Origins in New Brunswick
| # | Race | Pop. 2021 | % of Total |
| 1 | Canadian | 174,905 | 23.04% |
| 2 | Irish | 155,920 | 20.54% |
| 3 | English | 137,145 | 18.06% |
| 4 | Scottish | 134,355 | 17.70% |
| 5 | French origins | 118,535 | 15.61% |
| 6 | Acadian | 108,375 | 14.27% |
| 7 | German | 33,205 | 4.37% |
| 8 | First Nations (North American Indian) | 31,855 | 4.20% |
| 9 | New Brunswicker | 22,365 | 2.95% |
| 10 | French Canadian | 18,650 | 2.46% |
| 11 | British Isles | 16,625 | 2.19% |
| 12 | Dutch | 13,310 | 1.75% |
| 13 | Mi’kmaq origins | 12,800 | 1.69% |
| 14 | Welsh | 11,500 | 1.51% |
| 15 | Métis | 9,445 | 1.24% |
| 16 | Italian | 8,250 | 1.09% |
| 17 | American | 7,185 | 0.95% |
| 18 | Indian (India) | 5,655 | 0.74% |
| 19 | Québécois | 5,415 | 0.71% |
| 20 | Filipino | 4,960 | 0.65% |
| 21 | Chinese | 4,605 | 0.61% |
| 22 | Ukrainian | 4,600 | 0.61% |
| 23 | Danish | 4,170 | 0.55% |
| 24 | Polish | 3,815 | 0.50% |
| 25 | Norwegian | 3,640 | 0.48% |
| 26 | Lebanese | 3,440 | 0.45% |
| 27 | African | 3,260 | 0.43% |
| 28 | Spanish | 3,060 | 0.40% |
| 29 | Maliseet | 2,980 | 0.39% |
| 30 | Swedish | 2,710 | 0.36% |
| 31 | Russian | 2,600 | 0.34% |
| 32 | Newfoundlander | 2,385 | 0.31% |
| 33 | Portuguese | 2,095 | 0.28% |
| 34 | Arab | 1,955 | 0.26% |
| 35 | Syrian | 1,840 | 0.24% |
| 36 | Jewish | 1,690 | 0.22% |
| 37 | Nova Scotian | 1,675 | 0.22% |
| 38 | Belgian | 1,500 | 0.20% |
| 39 | Korean | 1,480 | 0.19% |
| 40 | Hungarian | 1,375 | 0.18% |
| 41 | Vietnamese | 1,295 | 0.17% |
| 42 | Greek | 1,265 | 0.17% |
| 43 | Black | 1,120 | 0.15% |
| 44 | Inuit origins | 1,025 | 0.14% |
| 45 | Romanian | 1,020 | 0.13% |
| 46 | Swiss | 995 | 0.13% |
| 47 | Mexican | 990 | 0.13% |
| 48 | Austrian | 940 | 0.12% |
| 49 | Finnish | 850 | 0.11% |
| 50 | Egyptian | 840 | 0.11% |
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*”Canadian” and “New Brunswicker” as ethnic group has been added to census questionnaires for possible ancestral origin or descent. “The Respondents generally are visibly European (Anglophones and Francophones) and no longer self-identify with their ethnic ancestral origins. This response is attributed to a multitude or generational distance from ancestral lineage.
Source: Statistics Canada 2021
Visible minorities and Aboriginals in New Brunswick
As per the Census 2016, about 5.8% of the population of New Brunswick belongs to a visible minority group, and the total number of Aboriginals people was 4.4% of the total population.
Visible minority populations
Almost 5.82% of the population of New Brunswick belongs to a visible minority group. Black, South Asian, Filipino, Arab, Chinese, etc. are the main visible minorities.
| # | Groups | Pop. 2021 | % of Total |
| 1 | Black | 12155 | 1.60% |
| 2 | South Asian | 8630 | 1.14% |
| 3 | Filipino | 5190 | 0.68% |
| 4 | Arab | 5055 | 0.67% |
| 5 | Chinese | 4090 | 0.54% |
| 6 | Latin American | 2455 | 0.32% |
| 7 | Southeast Asian | 1895 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Korean | 1650 | 0.22% |
| 9 | West Asian | 915 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Japanese | 250 | 0.03% |
| 11 | Others | 550 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Multiple visible minorities | 1370 | 0.18% |
| – | Total | 44205 | 5.82% |
Aboriginal populations
Around 4.4% of the population of New Brunswick belongs to Indigenous People.
| Aboriginal group | Pop. 2016 | Percent |
| First Nations | 20,960 | 2.7% |
| Métis | 10,170 | 1.4% |
| Inuit | 685 | 0.1% |
| Aboriginal, n.i.e. | 995 | 0.1% |
| Multiple Aboriginal identities | 485 | 0.1% |
| Total Aboriginal population | 33,295 | 4.4% |
Source: Statistics Canada 2021
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