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History
Canada has a long history of Irish Immigration from before the Famine to the present day. According to the 2006 census by Statistics Canada, the Irish were the fourth largest ethnic group in Canada with 4,354,000 Canadians with full or partial Irish descent, or 14% of the total population. The National Household Survey 2011 showed this number had increased to 4,544,870 and these figures continue to grow, with a total of 10,700 International Experience Canada (IEC) visas allocated for Irish people this year.
Official Resources
The Moving2Canada has compiled a list of links aimed at helping Irish Immigrants establish themselves in Canada, in addition to useful links for Irish living in the cities of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Toronto and Montreal.
The Irish Canadian Immigration Association (ICAN) was established in 2011 to offer outreach and information in areas such as employment, social services and immigration. All the information you need can be found here!
Socail Media Groups and Soieties
The Irish in Canada facebook provides a social forum for Irish people living in Canada with the aims of:
1. To provide a platform for Irish people to interact
2. Provide status updates relevant to Irish in Canada
3. Provide links to news from home
4. Provide links to sporting matters from home
5. Offer some Irish language lessons
6. Provide visa information for Irish considering Canada
7. Provide some traditional irish cooking/baking recipe
s8. Post videos relevant to home
9. A platform to sell items, such as concert tickets etc
10. Most of all, to have a laugh!
More groups include:
The Irish in Canada