French Canadians (also referred to as Franco-Canadians or Canadiens; ) are a major North American ethnic group who trace their French ancestry from the descendants of colonists who arrived in Canada from the 16th century onward. Today, French Canadians constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada, accounting for about 22% of the total population of that country.

Canadian French is the various varieties of French spoken in Canada. In 2005, the total number of speakers of French in Canada (including two million non-fluent speakers) was . French is the mother tongue of more than seven million Canadians, a figure constituting around 22% of the national population. At the federal level it has co-official status alongside English. At the provincial level of government, French is the sole official language of Quebec and is one of two official languages of New Brunswick, as well as co-official (derived from its federal legal status) in Nunavut, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Government services are offered in French at the provincial level in Manitoba, in certain areas of Ontario (through the French Language Services Act), and to a variable extent elsewhere.

French Canadians (also referred to as Franco-Canadians or Canadiens; ) are a major North American ethnic group who trace their French ancestry from the descendants of colonists who arrived in Canada from the 16th century onward. Today, French Canadians constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada, accounting for about 22% of the total population of that country.

Canadian French is the various varieties of French spoken in Canada. In 2005, the total number of speakers of French in Canada (including two million non-fluent speakers) was . French is the mother tongue of more than seven million Canadians, a figure constituting around 22% of the national population. At the federal level it has co-official status alongside English. At the provincial level of government, French is the sole official language of Quebec and is one of two official languages of New Brunswick, as well as co-official (derived from its federal legal status) in Nunavut, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Government services are offered in French at the provincial level in Manitoba, in certain areas of Ontario (through the French Language Services Act), and to a variable extent elsewhere.