Canadians Of American Origin
American-Canadians are people who were born in the United States of America, or US Citizens at the time of their birth who hold Canadian Citizenship. Canada and the United States share much culturally but are separate geopolitical entities in North America.
According to the Canada 2006 Census, 316,350 Canadians reported American as being their ethnicity, at least partially. There are also between 900,000 and 2 million Americans living in Canada, either as full-time and part-time residents.
There has not been a reliable estimate of the total number of Americans from the United States who have settled in Canada since the founding of the two countries as the United States in 1776 and Canada in 1867. Prior to the independence of the United States and the formation of Canada, the settled areas of both countries consisted of British colonies.
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