Question: How many Canadians lost their lives in the deadliest conflict in history in absolute terms of total casualties?

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World War II casualties: World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history in absolute terms of total casualties.  Over 60 million people were killed, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion).  The tables below give a detailed country-by-country count of human losses.  World War II fatality statistics vary, with estimates of total deaths ranging from 50 million to more than 80 million.  The higher figure of over 80 million includes deaths from war-related disease and famine.  Civilians killed totalled 50 to 55 million, including 19 to 28 million from war-related disease and famine.  Military deaths from all causes totalled 21 to 25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 million prisoners of war.

1939: will be , the 1939 year of the Common Era (CE) and "Anno Domini" (AD) designations, the year of the , the year of the , and the year of the decade .  This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the deadliest conflict in human history.

Civilian casualty ratio: In armed conflicts, the civilian casualty ratio (also civilian death ratio, civilian-combatant ratio, etc.) is the ratio of civilian casualties to combatant casualties, or total casualties.  The measurement can apply either to casualties inflicted by or to a particular belligerent, casualties inflicted in one aspect or arena of a conflict or to casualties in the conflict as a whole.  Casualties usually refer to both dead and injured.  In some calculations, deaths resulting from famine and epidemics are included.

List of English Canadians: The number of Canadians who are of English descent is largely unknowable given the propensity of many Canadians to use the term "English Canadian" or "English-Canadian" to mean anglophone Canadian .

Finnish parliamentary election, 1917: Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 October 1917.  The general voter turnout was higher than in previous elections.  The Social Democrats lost the absolute majority that they had had in the previous two elections (although they, like the other parties, had increased their number of votes in absolute terms).  In other words, the "bourgeois" (non-socialist) parties taken together now had more than half the seats.

Canadians in Brazil: A Canadian Brazilian (Portuguese: "canadense-brasileiro" ) is a Brazilian person who is fully, partially or predominantly of Canadian descent, or a Canadian-born immigrant in Brazil.  Many Canadians also travel to Brazil for work.  From 1925–1968, over 11,631 Canadians had settled in Brazil.

Fortress of Humaitá: The Fortress of Humaitá (1854–68), known metaphorically as the Gibraltar of South America, was a Paraguayan military installation near the mouth of the River Paraguay.  A strategic site without equal in the region, "a fortress the likes of which had never been seen in South America", it was "the key to Paraguay and the upper rivers".  It played a crucial role in the deadliest conflict in the continent's history — the Paraguayan War — of which it was the principal theatre of operations.

Military history of Canada during World War II: The military history of Canada during the Second World War begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939.  While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, Northwestern Europe, and the North Atlantic.  Over the course of the war, more than 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and in forces across the Commonwealth.  More than 44,000 lost their lives and 54,000 were wounded.  The financial cost was $21.8 billion between 1939 and 1950.  By the end of the war Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, and fifth largest navy.  The Canadian Merchant Navy completed over 25,000 voyages across the Atlantic, 130,000 Allied pilots were trained in Canada in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.  On D-Day, 6 June 1944 the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on "Juno" beach in Normandy, in conjunction with allied forces.  The Second World War had significant cultural, political and economic effects on Canada, including the conscription crisis in 1944 which affected unity between francophones and anglophones.  The war effort strengthened the Canadian economy and furthered Canada's global position.

Economy of the British Virgin Islands: The economy of the British Virgin Islands is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean.  Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to the CIA World factbook.  In global terms the size of the Territory's GDP measured in terms of purchasing power is ranked as 215th out of a total of 229 countries.  The economy of the Territory is based upon the "twin pillars" of financial services, which generates approximately 60% of government revenues, and tourism, which generates nearly all of the rest.

The Kids of Degrassi Street: The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV series that aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first series in the "Degrassi" franchise.  It follows the lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  The series grew out of four short films: "Ida Makes a Movie", "Cookie Goes to the Hospital", "Irene Moves In" and "Noel Buys a Suit", which originally aired as after-school specials on CBC Television in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.  The show was acclaimed for its realistic depiction of every day children's lives and tribulations, and it remained memorable to many Canadians because of this.

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Answer: More than 44,000 lost their lives