Scottish Canadians

Scottish Canadians(Scottish Gaelic:Canèidianaich Albannach) are people ofScottish descentorheritageliving in Canada. As the third-largestethnic groupin Canada and amongst the first Europeans to settle in the country, Scottish people have made a large impact on Canadian culture since colonial times. According to the2016 Census of Canada,the number ofCanadiansclaiming full or partial Scottish descent is 4,799,010,or 13.93% of the nation's total population.Prince Edward Islandhas the highest population of Scottish descendants at 41%.

Scottish Canadians

Canèidianaich Albannach(Scottish Gaelic) Canadiens écossais(French)
Scottish Canadians as a proportion of the population by census division
Total population
4,799,010 13.9%of the total Canadian population (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Canada
Ontario	2,101,100
British Columbia	828,145
Alberta	661,265
Nova Scotia	288,180
Manitoba	209,170
Quebec	202,515
New Brunswick	142,560
Prince Edward Island	50,685
Languages
English,Scottish Gaelic (Canadian Gaelic dialect),French,Scots
Religion
Christianity(includingPresbyterian,Anglican,Baptist,Roman Catholic,United) Other religions
Related ethnic groups
Scottish,English,Scotch-Irish,Métis,Ulster Scots Canadians,English Canadians,English Americans,Scottish Americans,Lowland Scots,Ulster Scots,otherBritish Canadians

TheScots-Irish Canadiansare a similar ethnic group. They descended from Lowland Scots and Northern English people viaUlsterand so some observe many of the same traditions as Scots.

Categorically, Scottish Canadians comprise a subgroup ofBritish Canadianswhich is a further subgroup ofEuropean Canadians.

History

Scottish Canadian
Population History

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	549,946	—
1881	699,863	+27.3%
1901	800,154	+14.3%
1911	1,027,015	+28.4%
1921	1,173,625	+14.3%
1931	1,346,350	+14.7%
1941	1,403,974	+4.3%
1951	1,547,470	+10.2%
1961	1,902,302	+22.9%
1971	1,720,390	−9.6%
1981	1,415,200	−17.7%
1986	3,918,055	+176.9%
1991	4,248,365	+8.4%
1996	4,260,840	+0.3%
2001	4,157,210	−2.4%
2006	4,354,155	+4.7%
2011	4,714,970	+8.3%
2016	4,799,005	+1.8%
Source:Statistics Canada Note1: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount. Note2: 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the creation of the "Canadian" ethnic origin category.

Early Scottish settlement

Scottish people have a long history in Canada, dating back several centuries. Many towns, rivers, and mountains have been named in honour of Scottish explorers and traders such asMackenzie Bayin theYukon(named for SirAlexander Mackenzie), and others are named after locations in Scotland, such asCalgary(named after a Scottish beach), orBanff, Albertanamed afterBanff, Aberdeenshire.Most notably, theAtlanticprovince ofNova ScotiaisLatinfor "New Scotland". Once Scots formed the vanguard of the movement of Europeans across the continent. In more modern times, immigrants from Scotland have played a leading role in the social, political, and economic history of Canada, being prominent inbanking,labour unions,andpolitics.

The first documented source of Scots in what would become Canada comes from theSaga of Eric the Redand theVikingexpedition of 1010 AD toVinland(literally, the land of meadows), which is believed to refer to the island ofNewfoundland.The Viking princeThorfinn Karlsefnitook two Scottish slaves to Vinland.When thelongshipsmoored along the coast, they sent the slaves ashore to run along the waterfront to gauge whether it was safe for the rest of the crew to follow. After the Scots survived a day without being attacked, by either human or animal, the Vikings deemed it safe to spend the night ashore. The expedition was abandoned three years later; the original sagas were passed on in an oral tradition and then written down 250 years later.

Self-identified Scottish Canadians are a plurality in parts ofNova ScotiaandPrince Edward Island(areas coloured in cyan).

An apocryphal voyage in 1398 by a captain namedZichmni,believed to beHenry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney,is also claimed to have reached Atlantic Canada as well as New England.

Push factors

Main articles:Jacobite risings,Highland Clearances,Lowland Clearances,andHighland Potato Famine

Troubles back in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries generated a steady flow of emigrants. Some sought political asylum following the failedJacobiterisings in1688,1715,and1745.TheGàidhealtachdwas traditionally Catholic, and many Gaels came to Canada after facing eviction for their religious beliefs.

Those immigrants who arrived after 1759 were mainly Highland farmers who had been forced off theircrofts(rented land) during theHighlandandLowland Clearancesto make way for sheep grazing due to theBritish Agricultural Revolution.

Others came as a result of famine. In 1846, potato crops were blighted by the same fungal disease responsible for theGreat Irish Famine,and most Highlandcrofterswere very dependent on potatoes as a source of food. Crofters were expected to work in appalling conditions, and although some landlords worked to lessen the effects of the famine on their tenants, many landlords simply resorted to eviction. In particular, John Gordon of Cluny became the target of criticism in newspapers when many of his crofters were reduced to living on the streets ofInverness.Gordon resorted to hiring a fleet of ships and forcibly transporting hisHebrideancrofters to Canada, where they were conveniently abandoned on Canadian authorities. Some more sympathetic landlords supplied a free passage to what was hoped to be a better life. Crop failures continued into the 1850s and famine relief programmes became semi-permanent operations. During the ten years following 1847, from throughout the Highlands, over 16,000 crofters were shipped overseas to Canada and Australia.

Pull factors

Canada had plenty of land and jobs and new opportunities, which created a pull factor. The government made certain potential immigrants know of the advantages, sending agents to recruit Irish and Scottish emigrants to settle in western Canada between 1867 and the 1920s. The Canadian government hoped to develop the economy in the sparsely populated western part of the country. It set up offices in towns in Ireland and Scotland, and agents went up and down the land pasting up attractive posters, giving lectures, handing out pamphlets and trying one-on-one to persuade farmers and laborers of the virtues of life in Canada. Although many people agreed to emigrate, the agents faced competition from the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, and opponents of emigration warned of hardship in Canada. The agents did not create 'emigration fever,' but they did tap into a sense of restlessness that, if nurtured, could result in a decision to emigrate.

Large-scale migration

Bumsted (1981) notes that between 1760 and 1860, millions of people emigrated from Great Britain. Before 1815, emigration was discouraged, but emigration from Scotland to the Maritime Provinces constituted one of the principal components of the exodus; by 1815, Scots formed one of the three major ethnic groups there. Most of the emigrants were unskilled Gaelic-speaking farmers, who gathered in isolated communities. The Maritimes attracted them because of the opportunity there to be left alone to pursue the traditional way of life.

A large group ofUlster Scots,many of whom had first settled inNew Hampshire,moved toTruro, Nova Scotiain 1761. In 1772, a wave of Gaels began to arrive inPrince Edward Island,and in 1773 the shipHectorbrought 200 Gaels toPictou,beginning a new stream of Highland emigration — the town's slogan is "The Birthplace of New Scotland". At the end of the 18th century,Cape Breton Islandhad become a centre of Scottish Gaelic settlement, where onlyScottish Gaelicwas spoken.

A number of Scottishloyaliststo the British crown, who had fled the United States in 1783, arrived inGlengarry County(in easternOntario) and Nova Scotia. In 1803, LordThomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk,who was sympathetic to the plight of the dispossessedcrofters(tenant farmers in the Highlands), brought 800 colonists to Prince Edward Island. In 1811, he founded theRed River Colonyas a Scottish colonization project on an area of 300,000 square kilometres (120,000 sq mi) in what would later be the province ofManitoba— land that was granted by theHudson's Bay Company,in what is referred to as theSelkirk Concession.

Prince Edward Island(PEI) was also heavily influenced by Scottish Gaelic settlers. One prominent settler in PEI wasJohn MacDonald of Glenaladale,who conceived the idea of sending Gaels to Nova Scotia on a grand scale after Culloden. The name Macdonald still dominates on the island, which received a large influx of settlers, predominantly Catholics from the Highlands, in the late 18th century. Another large group of Gaels arrived in 1803. This migration, primarily from theIsle of Skye,was organized by theEarl of Selkirk.

New Brunswickbecame the home for many Scots. In 1761, a Highland regiment garrisonedFort Frederick.The surrounding lands surveyed by Captain Bruce in 1762 attracted many Scottish traders when William Davidson of Caithness arrived to settle two years later. Their numbers were swelled by the arrival of thousands of loyalists of Scottish origin both during and after the American Revolution.

One of the New Brunswick and Canada's most famous regiments was "The King's First American Regiment" founded in 1776. It was composed mostly of Highlanders, many of whom fought with their traditionalkiltsto the sound ofbagpipes.The regiment distinguished itself when it defeated Washington's forces at theBattle of Brandywine.When it disbanded after the War, most of its members settled in New Brunswick. A continual influx of immigrants from Scotland and Ulster meant that by 1843, there were over 30,000 Scots in New Brunswick.

Canadian Gaelicwas spoken as the first language in much of "Anglophone" Canada, such asNova Scotia,Prince Edward Island,andGlengarry Countyin Ontario. Gaelic was the third most commonly spoken language in Canada.

Demography

Canadians of Scottish descent total population (1871−2016)
Note1: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount.
Note2: 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the creation of the "Canadian" ethnic origin category.

Canadians of Scottish descent percentage of the total population (1871−2016)
Note1: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount.
Note2: 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the creation of the "Canadian" ethnic origin category.

Population

Scottish Canadian Population History
1871−2016

Year	Population	% of total population
1871	549,946	15.777%
1881	699,863	16.183%
1901	800,154	14.897%
1911	1,027,015	14.251%
1921	1,173,625	13.355%
1931	1,346,350	12.975%
1941	1,403,974	12.201%
1951	1,547,470	11.046%
1961	1,902,302	10.43%
1971	1,720,390	7.976%
1981	1,415,200	5.876%
1986	3,918,055	15.658%
1991	4,248,365	15.738%
1996	4,260,840	14.936%
2001	4,157,210	14.026%
2006	4,354,155	13.937%
2011	4,714,970	14.352%
2016	4,799,005	13.926%

Geographical distribution

Scottish Canadians byprovince and territory(2001−2016)

Province/Territory	2016		2011		2006		2001
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Ontario	2,107,295	15.91%	2,080,545	16.44%	2,101,100	17.47%	1,843,110	16.33%
British Columbia	860,775	18.88%	833,290	19.27%	828,145	20.33%	748,905	19.36%
Alberta	704,200	17.7%	670,955	18.8%	661,265	20.31%	556,575	18.92%
Nova Scotia	272,880	30.04%	282,805	31.21%	288,180	31.91%	263,060	29.31%
Quebec	215,025	2.7%	196,670	2.54%	202,515	2.72%	156,140	2.19%
Manitoba	208,060	16.77%	210,815	17.95%	209,170	18.45%	195,570	17.72%
Saskatchewan	193,330	18.06%	190,450	18.88%	182,790	19.16%	172,300	17.89%
New Brunswick	134,455	18.4%	146,230	19.87%	142,560	19.81%	127,635	17.73%
Prince Edward Island	50,685	36.29%	53,960	39.28%	54,290	40.45%	50,700	38.01%
Newfoundland and Labrador	34,650	6.76%	32,810	6.47%	34,925	6.98%	30,295	5.96%
Yukon	8,295	23.63%	8,340	25.03%	7,005	23.2%	6,245	21.89%
Northwest Territories	6,090	14.8%	5,685	13.93%	5,875	14.31%	5,190	13.99%
Nunavut	3,265	9.18%	2,420	7.64%	2,025	6.91%	1,475	5.53%
Canada	4,799,005	13.93%	4,714,970	14.35%	4,719,850	15.11%	4,157,210	14.03%

Nova Scotia

Theflag of Nova Scotia

See also:Music of Nova Scotia,Celtic music in Canada,Canadian Gaelic,Cape Breton English,andMaritimer English

The Scots have influenced the cultural mix ofNova Scotiafor centuries and constitute the largest ethnic group in the province, at 29.3% of its population. The name of Nova Scotia literally means"New Scotland"in Latin, and its flag was designed as a combination of the ScottishSaltireand theRoyal Arms of Scotland.

Nova Scotia was briefly colonized by Scottish settlers in 1620, although by 1624 the Scottish settlers had been removed by treaty and the area was turned over to the French until the middle of the 18th century. Scottish settlement greatly accelerated during the resettlement of Loyalists in Nova Scotia following the end of the American revolutionary war, and especially following theHighland Clearancesin Scotland.

The Gaelic influences of Scottish immigrants continue to play an important role in defining the cultural life of the province, especially in its music. According to the 2006 census about 900 Nova Scotians are fluent inGaelic languages(the census does not distinguish betweenScottish Gaelic/Canadian GaelicandIrish Gaelic), and about 6,015 in all of Canada.However, the Nova Scotian Office of Gaelic Affairs estimates there are currently around 2000Scottish Gaelicspeakers in the province and notes the enduring impact of institutions such as theGaelic CollegeinCape Breton.

Dalhousie UniversityinHalifax,the largest university in theMaritime provinces,was founded in 1818 by Scottish aristocratGeorge Ramsayas the only Gaelic college in Canada.St. Francis Xavier UniversityinAntigonishwas also founded by a Scot —Colin Francis MacKinnon,a Catholic bishop.

Murdoch (1998) notes that the popular image of Cape Breton Island as a last bastion of Gaelic culture distorts the complex history of the island since the 16th century. The originalMicmacinhabitants, Acadian French, Irish, Loyalists from New England, Lowland Scots and English have all contributed to a history which has included cultural, religious, and political conflict as well as cooperation and synthesis. The Highland Scots became the largest community in the early 19th century, and their heritage in music, folklore, and language has survived government indifference, but it is now threatened by a synthetic marketable 'tartan clan doll culture' aimed primarily at tourists.

Flag of Montreal

Quebec

See also:Scots-Quebecer

Scots have long and historic ties with the province ofQuebec.The early Scots who arrived in the province were crofters and fishermen. When theDon de Dieusailed up theSt. Lawrence Riverduring the first wave of colonization of French Canada, it was piloted by a Scot, Abraham Martin. The first British governor of Quebec was also a Scot,James Murray.He received the keys to the city gates from the French commander, Major de Ramezay, who was himself of Scottish descent, as many Scots had been employed by the French since the time of theAuld Alliance.

Large groups of Scots, chiefly fromRoss-shire,arrived on the shipNephtonin 1802 to settle in Quebec. Many of their descendants have become prominent in the business, financial and religious activities ofMontreal.Many early settlers fromTryon County, New Yorkcame here, in what was then wilderness. They were joined by many Highlanders during the Revolution, and after the War had ended, by a whole regiment of the "King's Royals."

James McGill

McGill Universitywas founded in 1821 with revenue from the estate bequeathed byJames McGill,a merchant and politician who had emigrated fromGlasgow.Its first head was Scotsman John Bethune, a pupil of Strachan (who was prevented from assuming the position only by a delay in its foundation). Another wealthy Scot, Peter Redpath, was responsible for financing the museum, the library and a University chair.

Ontario

See also:Glengarry County, Ontario;Glengarry Highland Games;Canadian Gaelic;andEastern Ontario

Glengarry Countyin modern day-Ontariois a historic region with much Scottish orGaelicbackground. This is because it is the site of where manyGaelssettled after theHighland Clearances.Scottish Gaelic/Canadian Gaelicis a spoken language in the county, but the number of speakers has declined to a great degree. Maxville Public School inMaxville, Glengarrystill offers the language. Also known in the region are theGlengarry Highland Gameswhere many Scottish competitions are held to celebrateScottish Culture.The chief Scottish town inGlengarrywas Cornwall, located in modern-dayOntario.It was reinforced in 1786 when The ship McDonald arrived at Quebec from Greenock with 520 new pioneers. Soon immigrants came from all parts of Scotland to make it one of the most important Scots-Canadian communities. The Glengarry clansmen managed to get away from their homelands before the British Government's embargo during the war with Napoleon. Many other retired officials from the Hudson's Bay Company joined the Glengarry Settlements. Another famous Scottish area that came to exert great influence in Ontario was thePerth Settlement,another region of Scottish and military origin. Unemployment and suffering following the end of theNapoleonic Warscaused the British government to reverse its former policies and actively encourage emigration. In 1815, three loaded transports set sail from Greenock for Upper Canada: theAtlas,theBaptiste Merchantand theBorothy.After theWar of 1812ended, many soldiers from the disbanded regiments joined them. In 1816, someScots-IrishfromUlsterarrived in the area. Many Perth families became prominent in both provincial and national governments.

An educational institution of Scottish origin isQueen's Universityin Kingston "the Aberdeen of Canada", founded largely through the efforts of noted scholar George Munroe Grant. Numerous educational institutions have Scottish influence, one beingSir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute,a secondary school located inToronto,Ontario.The crest contains a map of Canada and the symbols of the Macdonald clan: a white coronet, a mailed fist, and crossed crosslets. Red, Royal Purple, and White, which predominate in the tartan of Sir John's family clan, Clanranald.

Lord Strathconadrives thelast spike of the Canadian Pacific RailwayatCraigellachie,November 7, 1885.

British Columbia

Owing to the role that theHudson's Bay Company,a company dominated by a Scottish managerial class, played in the colonial settlement ofBritish Columbia,many of the leading early colonial officials were Scottish or of Scottish descent such as Sir James Douglas (whose father was from Scotland), William Fraser Tolmie, and John Ross.

Scottish influence has been an important part of the cultural mix both in metropolitanVancouverand wider British Columbian society. The St. Andrew's and Caledonian Society of Vancouver, for example, was founded in 1886, the same year as the city. On St. Andrew's Day, 1887, the society held a grand St. Andrew's Ball in McDonough Hall at the southeast corner of Hastings and Columbia and almost half the city's population attended. The city still celebrates Scottish Heritage week which concludes with the BC Highland Games.

In Victoria, two of the city's most recognizable landmarks,Craigdarroch CastleandHatley Castle,were commissioned by the Scottish-born Dunsmuir family, whose coal-baron patriarchRobert Dunsmuirimmigrated from Scotland to become one of Vancouver Island's richest businessmen. These two castles broughtScottish Baronialarchitecture to very prominent landmarks in Victoria, both of which have been designated as National Historic Sites for their significance to the city. Robert's sonJames Dunsmuirwould go on to become the Premier of British Columbia, and later the Lieutenant Governor General.

Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, an example of Scottish Baronial architecture in Canada

Many local place names in Vancouver are of Scottish origin. The district of Dollarton, for example, was named for Captain Robert Dollar. West Vancouver's first European settler, John Lawson, planted holly by the side of the "burn" or river flowing across his property; he coined "Hollyburn" as the name for his place. Iona Island was formerly called McMillan Island, after a Scottish settler named Donald McMillan. Part of West Vancouver is named after Dundarave Castle in Scotland. In 1905, at what is now West 41st Avenue in Vancouver, a young Scottish couple who had recently settled in the district with the last name MacKinnon were invited to name the new station. Mrs. MacKinnon was asked by theBritish Columbia Electric Railwaymanager R.H. Sterling to name the interurban tram stop at Wilson Road (today West 41st Avenue). She chose to call it "Kerry's Dale", after the name of her family home, Kerrydale, in Gairloch, Scotland. Kerrysdale means "little seat of the fairies." It was quickly corrupted to Kerrisdale.

Other evidence of the Scottish influence on the development of British Columbia can be found in the names of streets, parks, creeks and other geographical features throughout the province, the most notable of which are theFraser Riverand Mount Douglas (PKOLS).

Culture

Today Canada is awash in Scottish memorabilia, as Rae (2005) shows. TheTartan days,clan gatherings,highland games,and showings of films likeBraveheartindicate a sense ofScottishnessthat is informed by stories, narratives, or myths of the homeland's rural, masculinist, resistant past.

Other Canadians rejecttartanismas a superficial and commercialized expression of Gaelic identity,and embraceScottish Gaeliclanguage and culture through the auspices of organizations such as the Atlantic Gaelic Academy and the Gaelic College. The Comhairle na Gàidhlig is an organization devoted to "creating an environment that makes Nova Scotia a place where Gaelic language, culture, and communities thrive."

Provincial and territorial tartans

Main article:Official tartans in Canada

The tartan of Nova Scotia is the first official provincial tartan in Canada.

Every province and territory has an officially recognizedtartan,except for Quebec, whose tartan is unofficial, and Nunavut, which has no tartan. Tartans were first brought to Canada by Scottish settlers, and the first province to officially adopt a tartan wasNova Scotiain 1955. Several of the tartans are registered in the books of the Court of theLord Lyon,King of Arms of Scotland.

Notable Scottish-Canadians

Main article:List of Scottish Canadians

The list of Scots who influenced Canada's history is indeed a long one. The explorerAlexander MacKenziecompleted the first known transcontinental crossing of America north of Mexico.John Sandfield Macdonald(1812–1872) became Premier of the Province of Canada in 1862 and the firstPremier of Ontarioin 1867. SirJohn A. Macdonald(1815–1891), who emigrated in 1820, became the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada, leading the country through its period of early growth. Under his leadership, the dominion expanded to include Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.

Alexander Mackenziewas the first Liberal Prime Minister of Canada (1873–78). Another Scot,William Lyon Mackenzie,who led therevolt in Upper Canadaagainst the colonial government in 1838, became a symbol of Canadian radicalism. His rebellion dramatized the need to reform the colony's outmoded constitution and led to the1841 unionof Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Another Scot,William McDougall,was known as one of the fathers of the Confederation;Sir Richard McBride(1870–1917) was from 1903 to 1915 the Premier of British Columbia, where his was the first government under the new system of political parties. McBride was also known for his tireless work on behalf of the extension of thePacific Great Eastern Railroad,which was to bind British Columbia together the way the CPR had Canada..

In the 20th century, perhaps the most well-known Canadian politician, particularly revered in Britain for his contribution to the allied cause in World War II, wasWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King(1874–1950), who was very proud of his Scots background. King was three time Prime Minister of Canada, doing much to help preserve the unity of the French and English populations in his vast country. The first full-time Minister of Labour, King was the leader of the Liberal Party for over 30 years. His last term as prime minister was from 1935 to 1948.

Established as one of the major ethnic components of the Canadian population during the period 1815–1870, Scots dominated in many areas other than education and politics. Economic affairs also took their interest, and they largely controlled the trade in furs, timber, banking and railroad management. Almost one-quarter of Canada's industrial leaders in the 1920s had been born in Scotland, and another quarter had Scottish-born fathers.

The Scots had a long tradition of struggle to maintain a separate identity in the face of a simultaneous pressure to integrate into a foreign society. Thus over the years, they had gained considerable experience in the ambivalence of being both accommodating and distinctive. Substantial numbers of Scots continued to immigrate to Canada after 1870. The early 20th century saw a great boom in the numbers leaving Scotland for Canada. As one of many ethnic groups in Canada, the Scots have managed to retain their separate identity, as well as adopting other religious practices such as deism.

See also

• British Canadians
• Scottish diaspora
• Scottish placenames in Canada
• Scots-Quebecer
• Anglo-Métis
• English Canadians
• European Canadians
• Scottish people
• Scottish Americans
• Ulster-Scottish Canadians
• Celtic music in Canada
• Glengarry Highland Games

References

Bibliography

• Bumsted, J. M. (Spring 1981). "Scottish Emigration to the Maritimes 1770–1815: A New Look at an Old Theme".Acadiensis.10(2): 65–85.JSTOR30303376.
• Campbell, Wilfred; Bryce, George (1911).The Scotsman in Canada.The Musson Book Company.
• Campey, Lucille H. (2007).After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton 1773–1852(2nd ed.). Toronto: National Heritage Books.ISBN978-1-55002-770-9.
• Fraser, Brian J. (May 1995).Church, College, and Clergy: A History of Theological Education at Knox College, Toronto, 1844–1994.McGill–Queen's Studies in the History of Religion.McGill–Queen's University Press.ISBN9780773513518.
• Harper, Marjory (April 2004). "Enticing the Emigrant: Canadian Agents in Ireland and Scotland, c.1870–c.1920".The Scottish Historical Review.83(1).Edinburgh University Press:41–58.doi:10.3366/shr.2004.83.1.41.JSTOR25529754.
• MacKay, Donald (1996).Scotland Farewell: The People of the Hector(illustrated ed.).Dundurn Press.ISBN1-896219-12-8.

Further reading

• Bumsted, J. M. (27 August 2013)."Scottish Canadians".The Canadian Encyclopedia.Historica Canada.
• Bumsted, J. M., "Scots", in Paul Robert Magocsi, ed.,Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples(1999) pp 1115–42, a comprehensive overview
• Calder, Jenni,Scots in Canada2003 Edinburgh Luath
• Campbell, Robert M., and Brian K. MacLean,Beyond the Atlantic Roar: A Study of the Nova Scotia Scots(1974)
• Campey, Lucille H (2008),An Unstoppable Force: The Scottish Exodus to Canada,Dundurn Group,ISBN9781550028119
• Campey, Lucille H. (2005).The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784–1855: Glengarry and Beyond.Toronto: Natural Heritage Books.ISBN1897045018.
• Cowan, Paul, "How the Scots Created Canada" (2007)
• Galbraith, John Kenneth.The Scotch(1984) in rural Ontario; memoir by famous economist
• Harper, Marjory & Evans, Nicholas J., 'Socio-economic Dislocation and Inter-war Emigration to Canada and the United States: A Scottish Snapshot',The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History,Vol. 34, Is. 4, 2006, pp. 529–552.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03086530600991456.
• Hunter, James,A Dance Called America: The Scottish Highlands, the United States and Canada(2nd ed. 1994), popular account
• Ray, Celeste, ed.,Transatlantic Scots(2005)
• Rider, Peter E.; McNabb, Heather, eds. (2006).Kingdom of the Mind: How the Scots Helped Make Canada.McGill–Queen's University Press.ISBN978-0-7735-7641-4.JSTORj.ctt8155c.

External links

• Canadian Friends of Scotland Website
• Documentation of the first Scots to set foot in Canada.
• Multicultural Canada websitetextual records, photographs and maps relating to Roderick Andrew MacDonell and the settlement of Clandonald, Alberta
• Scottish Emigration Database