Black Canadians
Black Canadians is a designation used for all black people who are citizens or permanent residents in Canada.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Black Canadians Media
Mural with fictional representation of Marie-Joseph Angélique.
Anderson Ruffin Abbott, the first Black Canadian to be a licensed physician, participated in the American Civil War and attended the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln.
Monument in Pictou, Nova Scotia dedicated to abolitionist James Drummond MacGregor, who helped free Black Nova Scotian slaves
William Hall of Horton, Nova Scotia was the first black man to win the Victoria Cross
Levi Veney, ex-slave who lived in Amherstburg, Ontario. Taken at J. D. Burkes’ general store, [ca. 1898]
Africville Church (est. 1849), reconstructed in 2011 as part of the government's Africville Apology
William Peyton Hubbard was a city of Toronto alderman from 1894 to 1914
The Conquerors depicting the 16th Canadian Scottish Battalion from Toronto in 1918 by Eric Kennington. Note the Black man in the centre, carrying the battalion's flag and another Black man on the right in white blankets.
Jeremiah Jones of Truro, Nova Scotia, was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal for capturing a German machine post at Vimy Ridge in 1917.
References
- ↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census Statistics Canada. Accessed on November 6, 2017.
