Cornish Canadians are Canadians of Cornish descent, including those who were born in Cornwall. The number of Canadian citizens of Cornish descent cannot be determined through census statistics, though speculative estimates place the population as high as 20,000.
It is recorded that the first Cornish to reach what is now Canadian soil did in the 16th century, reaching the coast of Newfoundland, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Notable people[]
Frank Andrews (1854-after 1890), member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Elizabeth Arden (1878-1966), businesswoman
Arthur James Bater (1889-1969), MP for The Battlefords
Truman Smith Baxter (1867-1931), mayor of Vancouver
Rick Blight (1955-2005), hockey player
Marie Bottrell (born 1961), country music singer
Frederick Buscombe (1862-1938), Mayor of Vancouver
Dick Cherry (born 1937), hockey player
Don Cherry (born 1934), hockey player and commentator
Dean Chynoweth (born 1968), hockey player
Ed Chynoweth (1941-2008), hockey owner
H. P. P. Crease (1823-1905), member of the British Columbia Supreme Court
William Dennis (1856-1920), member of the Senate of Canada
Claude Ernest Dolman (1906-1994), scientist
John Eyre (1824-1871), member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly