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{{Short description|Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent}}
{{Short description|Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent}}
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|pop = '''37,780'''<br />(by ancestry, [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]])
|pop = '''37,780'''<br />(by ancestry, [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]])
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|popplace = [[Toronto]] and [[Montreal]]
|langs = [[Canadian English]], [[Bajan Creole]]
|langs = [[Canadian English]], [[Bajan Creole]]
|rels = [[Christianity]]
|rels = [[Christianity]]
|related = [[Black Canadians]], [[Barbadian Americans]], [[Barbadian British]], [[Barbadian Brazilians]], [[Indo-Caribbeans]], [[Barbadians]]
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'''Barbadian Canadian''' or '''Bajan Canadian''', refers to [[Canadians|Canadian citizens]] of Barbadian descent or [[Barbados]]-born people who resides in Canada. According to the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census]] 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.<ref name="Barbadian Canadians">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1|author=Statistics Canada|author-link=Statistics Canada|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among [[Black Canadian]] groups.<ref name=York>{{cite journal|last1=Ornstein|first1=Michael|title=Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile|url=http://www.isr.yorku.ca/download/Ornstein--Ethno-Racial_Groups_in_Toronto_1971-2001.pdf|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref> Barbadians first start migrating to [[Nova Scotia]] in the early 1900s settling largely in the neighbourhood of [[Whitney Pier]] in Sydney.<ref name="Bonner">{{cite book|last1=Bonner|first1=Claudine|title=Industrial Island – African-Caribbean Migration to Cape Breton, Canada, 1900-1930|date=September 2017|url=https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/73916/Bonner-Claudine-MA-HIST-Sept-2017.pdf?sequence=1|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> In Cape Breton, they established chapters of the [[United Negro Improvement Association]] and the [[African Orthodox Church]].<ref name="Bonner" /> As of 2016, over 70% of the Bajan population in Canada resides in Ontario.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
'''Barbadian Canadian''' or '''Bajan Canadians''' are [[Canadians|Canadian citizens]] of Barbadian descent or [[Barbados]]-born people who reside in Canada. According to the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census]] 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.<ref name="Barbadian Canadians">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1|author=Statistics Canada|author-link=Statistics Canada|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref> Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among [[Black Canadian]] groups.<ref name="York">{{cite journal |last1=Ornstein |first1=Michael |title=Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile |journal=Institute for Social Research |url=http://www.isr.yorku.ca/download/Ornstein--Ethno-Racial_Groups_in_Toronto_1971-2001.pdf |access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref> Barbadians first start migrating to [[Nova Scotia]] in the early 1900s settling largely in the neighbourhood of [[Whitney Pier]] in Sydney.<ref name="Bonner">{{cite book|last1=Bonner|first1=Claudine|title=Industrial Island – African-Caribbean Migration to Cape Breton, Canada, 1900-1930|date=September 2017|url=https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/73916/Bonner-Claudine-MA-HIST-Sept-2017.pdf?sequence=1|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> In Cape Breton, they established chapters of the [[United Negro Improvement Association]] and the [[African Orthodox Church]].<ref name="Bonner" /> As of 2016, over 70% of the Bajan population in Canada resides in Ontario.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

==History==
The Immigration Act of 1952 in Canada had certain provisions that limited Black immigration. However, in 1955, a special initiative was implemented to promote the immigration of Barbadian and Jamaican domestic workers who were deemed to possess exceptional merit. Unmarried women 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.<ref name="Quintyne">{{cite journal |last1=Quintyne|first1=David R. |title=Black Barbadians in Canada: A Growing Migration, 1966–1990 |journal=Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada |date=2023 |volume=33 |issue=1 |url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/jcha/2023-v33-n1-jcha08856/1107102ar/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |language=en }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNCX6UsdZYkC&dq=barbadian+americans+history+immigration+united+states&pg=PA25 | title=Encyclopedia of North American Immigration | isbn=978-1-4381-1012-7 | last1=Powell | first1=John | date=2009 | publisher=Infobase }}</ref>


== Barbadian Canadians by Canadian province or territory ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]) ==
== Barbadian Canadians by Canadian province or territory ([[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]) ==
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==List of notable Barbadian Canadians==
==List of notable Barbadian Canadians==
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*[[Alan Emtage]], computer scientist
*[[Alan Emtage]], computer scientist
*[[Joe Fortes]], first municipal lifeguard in the City of [[Vancouver]]
*[[Joe Fortes]], first municipal lifeguard in the City of [[Vancouver]]
*[[Mitchell Donnell-Ralph Hughes]], Minecraft YouTuber
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Whitney Pier]]
*[[Black Nova Scotians]]
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*[[Barbados–Canada relations]]
*[[List of Canadians by ethnicity]]
*[[List of Canadians by ethnicity]]
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*[[Barbados–Canada relations]]
*[[High Commission of Canada in Barbados|Canadian High Commission to Barbados]]
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*[[Caribbean Canadians]]
*[[High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa|Barbadian High Commission to Canada]]
* [[List of Barbadian Britons]]
* [[List of Barbadian Americans]]
*[[Barbadian Americans]]
*[[Barbadian British]]
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*[[Jewish Canadians]]
*[[Indo-Canadians]]
*[[Caribbean people]]
*[[Irish immigration to Barbados]]
*[[Indians in Barbados]]
*[[White Barbadian]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061001173640/http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/barbados/ Citizenship and Immigration Canada] (CIC) - Government of Canada country profile on Barbados.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061001173640/http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/barbados/ Citizenship and Immigration Canada] (CIC) - Government of Canada country profile on Barbados.
*[http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/latin-america/latinamerica/country_info/barbados-en.asp Canadian Factsheet on Barbados]
*[http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/latin-america/latinamerica/country_info/barbados-en.asp Canadian Factsheet on Barbados]


{{People of Canada}}
{{People of Canada}}
{{Black Canadians}}
{{Barbadian diaspora}}
{{Barbadian diaspora}}


[[Category:Barbadian Canadian| ]]
[[Category:Barbadian diaspora in Canada| ]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Barbadian descent| ]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Barbadian descent| ]]
[[Category:Caribbean Canadian]]
[[Category:Caribbean diaspora in Canada]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Canada]]

Latest revision as of 05:28, 28 October 2024

Barbadian Canadians
Bajan Canadians
Total population
37,780
(by ancestry, 2016)
Regions with significant populations
Toronto and Montreal
Languages
Canadian English, Bajan Creole
Religion
Christianity

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.[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.[citation needed]

History

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The Immigration Act of 1952 in Canada had certain provisions that limited Black immigration. However, in 1955, a special initiative was implemented to promote the immigration of Barbadian and Jamaican domestic workers who were deemed to possess exceptional merit. Unmarried women 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.[4] 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.[5]

Barbadian Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016)

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Province Population Percentage Source
 Ontario 26,630 0.2% [6]
 Quebec 5,575 0.1% [7]
 Alberta 2,065 0.1% [8]
 British Columbia 1,870 0.0% [9]
 Manitoba 740 0.1% [10]
 Nova Scotia 575 0.1% [11]
 Saskatchewan 110 0.0% [12]
 New Brunswick 100 0.0% [13]
 Newfoundland and Labrador 95 0.0% [14]
 Northwest Territories 10 0.0% [15]
 Nunavut 10 0.0% [16]
 Prince Edward Island 10 0.0% [17]
 Yukon 0 0.0% [18]
 Canada 37,780 0.1% [19]


List of notable Barbadian Canadians

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Academics

Athletes

Media, film and television

Musicians

Politicians

Writers and authors

Other

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ Ornstein, Michael. "Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile" (PDF). Institute for Social Research. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bonner, Claudine (September 2017). Industrial Island – African-Caribbean Migration to Cape Breton, Canada, 1900-1930 (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ Quintyne, David R. (2023). "Black Barbadians in Canada: A Growing Migration, 1966–1990". Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada. 33 (1). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Powell, John (2009). Encyclopedia of North American Immigration. Infobase. ISBN 978-1-4381-1012-7.
  6. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.
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