South African Canadians

South African Canadians are Canadians of South African descent.

Most South African Canadians are White South Africans, mostly of British and Afrikaner ancestry.

[1] It includes those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens.

12,270 people considered Afrikaans their mother tongue.

[2] South African-born population in Canada by year:[3] South African-born immigrants by province and territory as recorded in the 2021 Canada Census: