Were the irish part of the group of people who came to Canada with the british?(when canada became a country)?

Question

Were the irish part of the group of people who came to Canada with the british?(when canada became a country)?

Answer 1

Strange wording: There were Irish and British settlers as well as lots of Scots and of course, French, in the various colonies that became the country, Canada, in 1867.

Answer 2

Many Irish left Ireland during the Great Potato Famine in the late 1840's--since otherwise they would have starved.  Many of them went to Canada, many to the U.S.  

As a general rule, the Irish haven't really wanted to do something "with the British."

Answer 3

I agree with Rita, and would like to add that the reluctance to cooperate was mutual. Nevertheless, the combined talents of the two peoples did much to build great cities - not only in North America, but in the British Isles as well.