Black Canadians

Black Canadians
Noirs canadiens (French)
Total population
1,198,540
3.5% of the total Canadian population (2016)
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
Ontario627,715 (4.7%)
Quebec319,230 (4.0%)
Alberta129,395 (3.3%)
British Columbia43,500 (1.0%)
Manitoba30,335 (2.4%)
Nova Scotia21,915 (2.4%)
Languages
Canadian English • Canadian French • African Nova Scotian English • Caribbean English • Haitian Creole • African languages[source?]
Religion
Predominantly Christianity; minority Islam, other faiths
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbeans • African Americans

Black Canadians is a designation used for all black people who are citizens or permanent residents in Canada.[source?]

References

  1. ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census Archived 2017-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Statistics Canada. Accessed on November 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Religion by visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Ottawa, Ontario: Statistics Canada,Government of Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Bruin, Tabitha de; Ma, Clayton (31 October 2024). "Black Canadians". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto, Ontario: Anthony Wilson-Smith, Historia Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Mock, Brentin (5 March 2016). "African Americans Have Been Fleeing to Canada for Centuries". Atlanta, Georgia: CityLab. Retrieved 2 June 2025 – via www.bloomberg.com.