English:
For the purposes of categorisation,
Category:French Canadians
contains categories and files related to the descendents of the French colonists who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. This includes many of the Quebecois, Franco-Ontariens, etc. of today (but not the
Acadians
, whose culture and history evolved separately from the French Canadian culture of Quebec and elsewhere in Canada). The broader
Category:Canadians of French descent
includes French Canadians, Acadians, as well as those whose French (i.e. France) background or lineage is more recent.
Francais :
La categorie
Category:French Canadians
(
Canadiens francais
) fait reference aux habitants du Canada qui ont pour ancetres les colons francais qui s’etaient etablis au Canada a l’epoque de la Nouvelle-France. Cela comprend de nombreux Quebecois, Franco-Ontariens, etc. (sauf les Acadiens, dont l’histoire differe de celle des autres francophones). La categorie parent,
Category:Canadians of French descent
(Canadiens de descendance francaise), inclut les Canadiens francais, les Acadiens, ainsi que ceux dont le lignage francais est plus recente.