Barbadian Canadians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 13,665 (by birth, 2021 Census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia | |
| Languages | |
| English, Bajan Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Obeah | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Canadians, Chinese Canadians, Black Canadians |
Barbadian Canadian or Bajan Canadians are Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent or Barbados-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.[2] Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among Black Canadian groups.[3] Barbadians first start migrating to Nova Scotia in the early 1900s settling largely in the neighbourhood of Whitney Pier in Sydney.[4] In Cape Breton, they established chapters of the United Negro Improvement Association and the African Orthodox Church.[4]
History
[edit]The Immigration Act of 1952 in Canada had certain provisions that limited Black immigration. However, in 1955, without any dependents, in good health, and with at least an eighth-grade education were eligible for landed immigrant status upon committing to one year of domestic service. This program remained in effect until 1967, when the nonracial Points-based immigration system was introduced to determine immigrant qualifications. As a result of this program, approximately 1,000 Barbadian women were able to immigrate to Canada. Subsequently, over 2,000 Barbadian immigrants who were granted Canadian citizenship in the mid-70s were immigrants who entered Canada between 1966-1975.[5] During the period from 1973 to 1978, there was a significant increase in Caribbean immigration to Canada. West Indians accounted for over 10 percent of all immigrants during this time. Among them, a considerable portion were Barbadians who primarily sought economic prospects.[6]
| Province | Population | Percentage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ontario | 26,630 | 0.2% | [7] |
 Quebec | 5,575 | 0.1% | [8] |
 Alberta | 2,065 | 0.1% | [9] |
 British Columbia | 1,870 | 0.0% | [10] |
 Manitoba | 740 | 0.1% | [11] |
 Nova Scotia | 575 | 0.1% | [12] |
 Saskatchewan | 110 | 0.0% | [13] |
 New Brunswick | 100 | 0.0% | [14] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador | 95 | 0.0% | [15] |
 Northwest Territories | 10 | 0.0% | [16] |
 Nunavut | 10 | 0.0% | [17] |
 Prince Edward Island | 10 | 0.0% | [18] |
 Yukon | 0 | 0.0% | [19] |
 Canada | 37,780 | 0.1% | [20] |
List of notable Barbadian Canadians
[edit]Academics
- Miriam Rossi, pediatrician and professor of medicine
- Michael Tudor, professor in emeritus, author, and educator
- Rinaldo Walcott, academic and writer
Athletes
- Jeffrey Alleyne, boxer
- Fred Brathwaite, ice hockey player
- Aaron Brown, sprinter
- Pierre Browne, sprinter
- Slade Callaghan, jockey
- Roy Callender, bodybuilder and professional wrestler
- Anson Carter, ice hockey player and analyst
- George Codrington, cricketer
- La'Vere Corbin-Ong, soccer player
- Derek Cornelius, soccer player
- Anderson Cummins, cricketer
- Andre De Grasse, sprinter
- Jamar Dixon, soccer player
- Greg Douglas, sailor
- Phil Edwards, middle distance runner
- Ray Emery, ice hockey player
- Crystal Emmanuel, sprinter
- Martyn Forde, swimmer
- Andrew Harris, football player
- Terrence Haynes, swimmer
- Arthur Hendy, cricketer
- Nikkita Holder, sprinter
- Patrick Husbands, jockey
- Simon Husbands, jockey
- Nicholas Ifill, cricketer
- Ferguson Jenkins Sr., baseball player
- Ferguson Jenkins, baseball player
- Jonathan Jones, jockey
- Justyn Knight, long distance runner
- Ian Lowe, track and field athlete
- Don Maxwell, cricketer
- Jamal Mayers, ice hockey player
- Dru Onyx, professional wrestler
- Hal Padmore, cricketer
- Marita Payne, track and field athlete
- Jackson Rowe, basketball player
- Glenroy Sealy, cricketer
- Akil Thomas, ice hockey player
- Fred Thomas, multi-sport athlete
- John Vaughan, cricketer
- Joel Ward, ice hockey player
- Damian Warner, decathlete
- Kevin Weekes, ice hockey player and analyst
- Andrew Wiggins, basketball player
Media, film and television
- Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival
- Demore Barnes, actor, Supernatural, The Unit
- Lisa Codrington, actress, Letterkenny
- Rachael Crawford, actress, The Firm, Brewster Place
- Barbada de Barbades, drag performer
- Melyssa Ford, model, actress and television personality
- Isabelle Lucas, actress, The Fosters, You and Me
- Lamar Johnson, actor, The Next Step, The Hate U Give
- Melanie Nicholls-King, actress, The Wire, Rookie Blue
- Jasmine Richards, actress, Camp Rock, Naturally, Sadie
- Kenny Robinson, comedian
- RT!, writer, filmmaker and music video director, Utopia Falls
- Alison Sealy-Smith, actress and voice actress, X-Men: The Animated Series
- Shawn Singleton, actor and musician, The Line, Lord Have Mercy!
- Makyla Smith, actress, Owning Mahowny, Queer as Folk
- Tamara Taylor, actress, Bones
Musicians
- Daniel Caesar, R&B singer
- Vita Chambers, pop singer
- Oliver Jones, jazz pianist
- Killy, rapper
- Tory Lanez, rapper and singer
- Baka Not Nice, rapper
- Trevor W. Payne, multi-instrumentalist and gospel choir director
Politicians
- Zanana Akande, former MPP for St. Andrew—St. Patrick and cabinet member
- Frank Baylis, former MP for Pierrefonds—Dollard
- Leonard Braithwaite, former MPP for Etobicoke, first Black person elected to a provincial legislature
- Anne Cools, first Black member of the Senate of Canada
- James Douglas, first governor of the Colony of British Columbia
- James W. Douglas, MLA for Victoria City
- George Prout, MLA for Kildonan and St. Andrews
- Calvin Ruck, senator
Writers and authors
- Austin Clarke, novelist
- Cecil Foster, novelist and essayist
- Odimumba Kwamdela, writer and spoken word artist
- Robert Edison Sandiford, short story writer and essayist
- Barbara Seagram, writer
Other
- Edward Mitchell Bannister, Tonalist oil painter
- Harold M. Brathwaite, educator and school administrator
- Alan Emtage, computer scientist
- Joe Fortes, first municipal lifeguard in the City of Vancouver
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census".
- ↑ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ Ornstein, Michael (January 2006). Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile (PDF) (Report). Institute for Social Research. ISBN 1-55014-450-2. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- 1 2 Bonner, Claudine (September 2017). Industrial Island – African-Caribbean Migration to Cape Breton, Canada, 1900-1930 (PDF) (MA Thesis). Dalhousie University. hdl:10222/73916. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ Quintyne, David R. (2023). "Black Barbadians in Canada: A Growing Migration, 1966–1990". Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. 33 (1): 229–252. doi:10.7202/1107102ar. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ Powell, John (2009). Encyclopedia of North American Immigration. Infobase. ISBN 978-1-4381-1012-7.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) - Government of Canada country profile on Barbados.
- Canadian Factsheet on Barbados