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Multiculturalism existed demographically in Canada at the time of confederation when the country was formed in 1867. While the situation in 1867 was one of in equalitarian pluralism, with the British being dominant, much of the current historical literature refers to the colonial and confederation periods as having three founding ethnic groups, Aboriginal peoples, French, and British.
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Wong, L., Guo, S. (2015). Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada. In: Guo, S., Wong, L. (eds) Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada. Transnational Migration and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-208-0_1
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