Black Canadians
racial or ethnic group in Canada with African ancestry
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Black Canadians is a designation used for all black people who are citizens or permanent residents in Canada.[source?]
Total population | |
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1,198,540 3.5% of the total Canadian population (2016)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Waterloo Region, Windsor, Shelburne (Ontario), Ottawa–Gatineau, Greater Montreal, Shelburne (Nova Scotia), Yarmouth, Halifax, Brooks, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg | |
Ontario | 627,715 (4.7%) |
Quebec | 319,230 (4.0%) |
Alberta | 129,395 (3.3%) |
British Columbia | 43,500 (1.0%) |
Manitoba | 30,335 (2.4%) |
Nova Scotia | 21,915 (2.4%) |
Languages | |
Canadian English • Canadian French • African Nova Scotian English • Caribbean English • Haitian Creole • African languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christianity; minority Islam, other faiths | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afro-Caribbeans • African Americans |
References
change- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census Statistics Canada. Accessed on November 6, 2017.