Scotch-Irish Canadians
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| The Maritimes, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia | |
 Canada
|
~ 600,000 |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Mid-Ulster English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Presbyterian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ulster Scots, British Canadians (Scottish Canadians, Cornish Canadians, English Canadians, Welsh Canadians), Irish Canadians, Scotch-Irish Americans | |
Scotch-Irish Canadians are those who are Ulster Scots or those who have Ulster Scots ancestry who live in or were born in Canada. Ulster Scots are Lowland Scots and Northern English people who immigrated to the Irish Province of Ulster in 1690. This was known as the Plantation of Ulster.
Scotch-Irish Canadians, originating from Scotland, observe many of the same customs and traditions. The surnames of Ulster Scots are similar to those of Scots and many derive form Scottish clans. Many also wear tartans.
After the creation of British North America in 1763, Protestant Irish, both Irish Anglicans and Ulster-Scottish Presbyterians, migrated over the decades to Upper Canada, some as United Empire Loyalists or directly from Ulster.
The first significant number of Canadian settlers to arrive from Ireland were Protestants from predominantly Ulster and largely of Scottish descent who settled in the mainly central Nova Scotia in the 1760s. Many came through the efforts of colonizer Alexander McNutt. Some came directly from Ulster whilst others arrived after via New England.
Ulster-Scottish migration to Western Canada has two distinct components, those who came via eastern Canada or the US, and those who came directly from Ireland. Many who came West were fairly well assimilated, in that they spoke English and understood British customs and law, and tended to be regarded as just a part of English Canada. However, this picture was complicated by the religious division. Many of the original "English" Canadian settlers in the Red River Colony were fervent Irish loyalist Protestants, and members of the Orange Order.
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