Black Canadians
Canadians of African descent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Canadians (French: Canadiens Noirs), also known as African Canadians (French: Canadiens Africains) or Afro-Canadians (French: Afro-Canadiens), are Canadians of full or partial sub-Saharan African descent.[3][4] The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean and African origin, though the Black Canadian population also consists of African Americans in Canada and their descendants (including Black Nova Scotians).[5]
Total population | |
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1,547,870 (total, 2021) 4.26% of total Canadian population[1] 749,155 Caribbean Canadians 2.2% of total Canadian population 2016 Census[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toronto, Montreal, Brampton, Ajax, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa | |
Ontario | 768,740 (5.5%) |
Quebec | 422,405 (5.1%) |
Alberta | 177,940 (4.3%) |
British Columbia | 61,760 (1.3%) |
Manitoba | 46,485 (3.6%) |
Nova Scotia | 28,220 (3.0%) |
Languages | |
Canadian English • Canadian French • African Nova Scotian English • Caribbean English • Haitian Creole • African languages | |
Religion | |
69.1% Christianity, 11.9% Islam, 18.2% Irreligion, 0.8% other faiths | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afro-Caribbeans • African Americans (In Canada) |
Black Canadians have contributed to many areas of Canadian culture.[6] Many of the first visible minorities to hold high public offices have been Black, including Michaëlle Jean, Donald Oliver, Stanley G. Grizzle, Rosemary Brown, and Lincoln Alexander.[7] Black Canadians form the third-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian and Chinese Canadians.[8]