Barbadian Canadians
Barbadian Canadian or Bajan Canadian, refers to Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent or Barbados-born people who resides in Canada. According to the 2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.[1] Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among Black Canadian groups.[2] Barbadians first start migrating to Nova Scotia in the early 1900s settling largely in the neighbourhood of Whitney Pier in Sydney.[3] In Cape Breton, they established chapters of the United Negro Improvement Association and the African Orthodox Church.[3] As of 2016, over 70% of the Bajan population in Canada resides in Ontario.
Total population | |
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37,780 (by ancestry, 2016) | |
Languages | |
English | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Black Canadians, Barbadian Americans, Barbadian British, Barbadian Brazilians, Indo-Caribbeans, Barbadians |
List of notable Barbadian Canadians
Authors and journalists
Civil servants
Entertainment
Politicians
Sports
- Jeffrey Alleyne
- Fred Brathwaite
- Pierre Browne
- Anson Carter
- Andre De Grasse
- Greg Douglas
- Phil Edwards
- Ray Emery
- Crystal Emmanuel
- Nikkita Holder
- Patrick Husbands
- Nicholas Ifill
- Ferguson Jenkins
- Jonathan Jones
- Ian Lowe
- Marita Payne
- Joel Ward
- Damian Warner
- Kevin Weekes
- Andrew Wiggins (son of Marita Payne)
See also
References
- Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Ornstein, Michael. "Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 20 February 2019. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Bonner, Claudine (September 2017). Industrial Island – African-Caribbean Migration to Cape Breton, Canada, 1900-1930 (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbadian Canadians. |
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) - Government of Canada country profile on Barbados.
- Canadian Factsheet on Barbados
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