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Add the term of Dominion of Canada which is still the official name of the country. (See the Constitutional Act of 1867 for references). Maillymarcantoine653 (talk) 16:53, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Not done. See talk page archives for extensive discussion on this topic and the consensus is it not any longer considered by anyone other than old documentation to be the official name of the country. Canterbury Tail talk 18:50, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Canadian Encyclopedia says it is still current. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 16:58, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Integrated or cooperate?

The current clause "Canada's economic integration with the United States has increased significantly since the Second World War." I think reads better as "Canada's economic cooperation with the United States has increased significantly since the Second World War." How is Canada integrated? I as a born American cannot simply waddle to Canada without a passport. If I step across the border at a non-port of entry I would be fined. Canada is a separate legal and tax system. As-in I have to declare certain things at the Canadian border. How is Canada integrated into the United States? US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico are "integrated" into the United States as I can hop on any plane going there and don't need any passport as a U.S. citizen. I don't lose my right to vote. I don't even have to declare a bank account in USVI or PR but I would have to if I have one in Canada. Now as it stands- Trump says there's an offer (of sorts) for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States.(ref 1, ref 2) If that were agreed to I would think that was when 'integration' has begun (subject to the terms agreed to). But for the topic of tariffs removal Trump says as soon as he gets in he's slapping huge tariffs on Canada and Mexico. But there's no plans for the borders or even on-boarding of Canada's government into the United States jurisdiction. Persons born in Canada still must apply to move to the USA unless they have a U.S. parent. I think Canada just cooperates you're not integrated with here. Not like other parts of USA are actually "integrated" and there's no signs more measures are being implemented to make this easier. CaribDigita (talk) 06:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

That sentence is specifically talking about "economic integration". For example auto parts made in Ontario going to Tennessee for assembly, or Alberta beef cattle going to Omaha for disassembly, then trucked to Montreal. Indefatigable (talk) 18:47, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

A lot of things are shipped to/from many places under globalization. I can open/disassemble many products in my house and find components "Made in X" I'm sure. I bet same goes for you if you look. CaribDigita (talk) 04:06, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

North American integration..... Integration is simply the term used..... electricity system in Canada and US is also very integrated as is our oil and fuel. Moxy🍁 04:18, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Agree that sources call the two economies integrated. That's the correct term to use. —Joeyconnick (talk) 05:57, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

The statement is about the degree of economic integration. While you could say that globalization has increased the integration of national economies, you could also say that the Canadian and U.S. economies are more integrated than say France and Australia. We may find out just how integrated the two economies are after Trump takes office. TFD (talk) 08:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

re-wrote lead (to follow body) at Canada–United States relations.......perhaps more clear? Moxy🍁 20:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Update Canadian population

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Update Canadian population from 41,288,599 (2024 Q3) to 41,465,298 (2024 Q4). It's from the same source, which has been updated (Population estimates, quarterly). ZeusMinerva25 (talk) 06:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done Remsense ‥ 论 06:50, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Ethnic Origins

- editor blocked -Moxy🍁 01:24, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I have reverted the change .....simply because the percentages don't match the statistical analysis that has been published by the Daily. That said....I think I agree we should stick with statistic Canada group's.... Over Misplaced Pages made up groups such as European Canadians (that is not a terminology used by statistics Canada). We just need to take a closer look at what has been published number wise over Misplaced Pages own calculations (that is allowed) however the past calculations don't match official publications that analyze the data. Think it's best we stick with the sources that analyze the data over analyzing the data ourselves. Let's compare the two sets of data

Change of stats... South Asian (6.9%), Indigenous (4.9%), Chinese (4.5%), Black (3.8%) sourced to the raw data (that I assume was self calculated).

Old stable version...South Asian (2.6 million people; 7.1 percent), Chinese (1.7 million; 4.7 percent), and Black (1.5 million; 4.3 percent). The Indigenous population representing 5 percent or 1.8 million individuals sourced to an analysis of the raw data by those who published it saying Racialized groups in Canada are all experiencing growth. In 2021, South Asian (7.1%), Chinese (4.7%) and Black (4.3%) there were 1.8 million Indigenous people in the country in 2021, representing 5.0% of the total population. Moxy🍁 23:10, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Just reverted stating It clearly says 4.9% Indigenous not 6.9%, which corresponds to the first link you provided....yet source says "According to the 2021 Census, there were 1.8 million Indigenous people, representing 5.0% of the total Canadian population, up from 4.9% in 2016.". Moxy🍁 17:37, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I do not believe Moxy has provided an actual basis for reverting or disagreeing with my edits. Please read carefully.

Old version:

The major panethnic groups chosen were: European (52.5 percent), North American (22.9 percent), Asian (19.3 percent), North American Indigenous (6.1 percent), African (3.8 percent), Latin, Central and South American (2.5 percent), Caribbean (2.1 percent), Oceanian (0.3 percent), and other (6 percent).

My new and preferred version:

The population groups as categorized by Statistics Canada are: White (67.4%), South Asian (6.9%), Indigenous (4.9%), Chinese (4.5%), Black (3.8%), Filipino (2.5%), Arab (1.9%), Latin American (1.6%), Southeast Asian (1%), West Asian (1%), Korean (0.6%), Japanese (0.2%), mixed (3.2%) and other (0.7%).

Moxy first reverted my edits by writing "Where does 6.9 for indigenous come from ? https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/3920-canadas-indigenous-population". My version, as well as the link they provided, both clearly state 4.9%. Obviously, not a basis to revert it. Despite that, Moxy still reverted the edits by writing "Nope looking further.... these must be all self edition that don't match publications such as https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221026/dq221026b-eng.htm". Frankly I'm not sure what that means what "doesn't match" as zero information has been provided on what does not match!

Moxy has stated my edits "don't match the statistical analysis that has been published by the Daily" Let's have a look. Ctrl+F on The Daily "Close to 70% of Canada's population report being White". I wrote that 67.4% were white. Other quick examples, The Daily article also says "In the 2021 Census, just over half a million people (580,000) reported being Latin American only" which matches the source I am using and the information I had written. It also says "Just over three-quarters of the 360,000 people who reported being West Asian". I mean for goodness sake, this is government data... it is consistent, but Moxy has reverted my edits claiming they are inconsistent with other government data that is also published by Statistics Canada? I just don't understand what Moxy means by "doesn't match publications", when they have provided no examples of what does not match.

The previous "Ethnic groups" section included continents of origin. I find it arbitrary because "French Canadian" as an ethnic origin is counted as North American, not European. "French" is counted as European - it is basically arbitrary as it depends on what one writes into the census rather than what they actually are, and I just generally think race is more relevant here. Here is the link I am using to write the population groups as categorized by Statistics Canada. C.monarchist28 (talk) 17:57, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

What? No explanation or example? Though I was clear. We have 2 different sets of information presented (close but different or old) .....stable version from 2022 regurgitating the source verbatim in the article vs your new calculations of the raw data that differs. Moxy🍁 18:07, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Your free to ask for input from others Misplaced Pages:Dispute resolution, But till you have Misplaced Pages:Consensus best not to editwar back in your version that is contested. My position is simple.... think it's best we regurgitate the source that has analysed the raw data over your calculation of the raw data. This would also reflect how other sources present the information.... that is verbatim because of Statistics Canada Open Licence..like

• Meadus, R.J. (2023). Communication for Nursing and Health Care Professionals: A Canadian Perspective. Canadian Scholars. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-77338-365-1. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
• Khosa, F.; Ding, J.; Tiwana, S. (2024). Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Healthcare: From Knowledge to Practice. Academic Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-443-13252-0. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
• Little, William (September 7, 2023). "Chapter 11. Race and Ethnicity". BCcampus. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
• Marif, Diary (December 19, 2024). "Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal". South Asian Post. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
• "South Asians (7.1%), Chinese (4.7%), Blacks (4.3%) represent 16.1% of Canada's total population". Indo-Canadian Voice. October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

Moxy🍁 21:51, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

You would like to "regurgitate the source that has analysed the raw data over your calculation of the raw data". Sounds like a word salad. The source you would like to regurgitate matches the simple calculations of the raw data perfectly. Sigh. C.monarchist28 (talk) 22:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm clearly not explaining myself well..... every number is different let's use the Indigenous one for example....our source being used says 1,807,250. You're using the number 1,772,025 so why a difference when you do the calculation? Moxy🍁 22:10, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

This is most likely because the source I provided only includes single race. Possibly, the difference between these two statistics is those who are mixed race with Indigenous. C.monarchist28 (talk) 22:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

100% in agreement with Moxy. Editors don't get to collapse groups and do new calcs based on their own preferences, especially when we have pre-existing analysis from the official group that gathered the data. Stats Can collects data on ethnicity, which is not exactly the same as "race", and so the stable version is clearly what should be used. —Joeyconnick (talk) 22:07, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Collapse groups? I'm just taking this StatsCan data as it is. Not making "my own calculations based on my own preferences"? This is why I stated "The population groups as categorized by Statistics Canada". This is better than categorizing by continent of origin, when that is largely based on arbitrary self-identification (French Canadian ethnicity is counted as North American while French is counted as European, when these people have the same ancestry - it depends on arbitrary labels of self-identity). The population groups I am trying to have inserted are more objective. C.monarchist28 (talk) 22:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

The categories listed by C.monarchist28 (White, South Asian, Indigenous, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean, Japanese, mixed and other) appear to come from the StatCan definitions for the different population group information used in respect to the visible minority variable (see StatCan ref) and is collected for employment equity purposes.

The population groups previously contained in the article (European, North American, Asian, North American Indigenous, African; Latin, Central and South American; Caribbean, Oceanian, and other) are the ethnic or cultural origins from this StatCan reference here, which appears to have been dropped from the paragraph sometime this fall.

Both references are valid StatCan resources, but the context of what is being discussed is important. If we were discussing employment equity measures, the former would be useful. If however, the paragraph in the Misplaced Pages article is referencing Ethnic origins (as evidenced by the paragraph title "Ethnicity", and the subordinate hatnote "Main article: Ethnic origins of people in Canada") then the original article categories are more applicable. Loopy30 (talk) 23:36, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

100% correct....when I stated .stick with statistic Canada group's.... Over Misplaced Pages made up groups such as European Canadians. I was referring to the OR /assumption that European Canadians (or as Statistics Canada says European origins) equates to White Canadians as a change in a link implied ] . Analysis of this data separates this information In total, 52.5% of the population reported European origins vs Canadians self-identified as White 69.8% Moxy🍁 23:59, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Infobox content: Royal anthem

Using Australia as a model. Perhaps we should make the 'royal anthem' in the infobox, a footnote. GoodDay (talk) 21:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

I would agree with this.... however. It's been a point of contention for some time. In my view those who find it relevant will notice it those who find it irrelevant will simply ignore it. ..... Thus is causing no real harm,/ that said it's not something we discussed in the article.... so perhaps just a link? Moxy🍁 21:29, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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