Canadians

Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. the connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Canadians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Canadian. Most people who are considered "Canadian" are usually those who have Canadian Citizenship. 

Canada is a bilingual and multicultural society home to people of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants.

Background
Following the starting period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada and thus a Canadian identity.

Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbour, the United States.

References

Other websites
Persons of National Historic Significance in Canada - Parks Canada
Multicultural Canada - Department of Canadian Heritage
The Canadian Immigrant Experience - Library and Archives Canada
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography – Library and Archives Canada
Canadiana: The National Bibliography of Canada – Library and Archives Canada
Council of European Canadians
National African Canadian Association