☘Irish Ancestry☘

Looking for a good place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Don't just rely on your Irish luck, use the map! 13.4% of Canada's population lists origins in Ireland, but the proportion of Irish in the population varies geographically. Prince Edward Island is the most Irish, with just over 27.6% of the population claiming Irish ancestry. Nunavut and Quebec are the least Irish, with 4.9% and 5.6%, respectively. Among the larger CMA, Ottawa is the most Irish with 18.8%, followed by Calgary and Edmonton at 14.3%, Vancouver at 11.3%, Toronto at 9.3% and Montreal at 6%. ☘Happy St. Patrick's Day from the CensusMapper team!☘

Author: CensusMapper Team

Dataset: CA16