Haitian Canadians
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| Notable Haitian Canadians: Michaëlle Jean • Régine Chassagne Luck Mervil • Jean Pascal |
| Total population |
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| 137,995 0.3% of Canada's population[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Greater Montreal, Ottawa |
| Languages |
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Quebec French, Haitian Creole, and Canadian English (as a second language). |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
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Afro-Latin Americans, Black Canadians, Latin Americans, Haitians in France, Haitian Brazilians |
Citizens from the Francophone Caribbean island nation of Haiti began immigrating to Canada in the 1960s, settling predominantly in Montreal and other parts of Quebec. Though their reasons for leaving Haiti were manifold, their choice to settle in Quebec is mainly due to their fluency in French. The Canada 2011 Census showed a total population of 137,995 Haitian-Canadians residing in Canada.[2] That's an increase of 35,565 more respondents that identify themselves as Haitian Canadians compared with the Canada 2006 Census, which showed a total population of 102,430 respondents.[3] Of this total, 119,185 (88%) resided in Quebec.[4]
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Demographics [edit]
| Number of Haitian nationals granted permanent residence in Canada by year[5] | |||
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| Year | Number of Haitian nationals admitted | Total number of permanent residents admitted | Proportion of permanent residents admitted |
| 2002 | 2,217 | 229,048 | 1% |
| 2003 | 1,945 | 221,349 | 0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,657 | 235,823 | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,719 | 262,242 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,650 | 251,640 | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,614 | 236,753 | 0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,509 | 247,246 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2,085 | 252,174 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,552 | 280,691 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 6,208 | 248,748 | 2.5% |
List of notable Haitian Canadians [edit]
Sports [edit]
- Francis Bouillon - defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens
- Joachim Alcine - professional boxer
- Wyn Belotte - Canadian football player
- Patrice Bernier - Canadian soccer player
- Marc Calixte - Canadian football player
- Obed Cétoute - Canadian football player
- Antoine Craan - professional soccer player
- Samuel Dalembert - professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- Edrick Floreal - Olympic long and triple jumper
- Maxime Fortunus - professional ice hockey player
- Yves Jabouin - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Georges Laraque - former professional hockey player
- David Loiseau - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Jean Pascal - professional boxer
- Bruny Surin - Olympic sprinter
- Bermane Stiverne - professional boxer
Film and television [edit]
- Jephté Bastien - film director
- Anthony Kavanagh - comedian
- Jessica Lucas - actress
- Panou - actor
- Quddus - MTV veejay
Music [edit]
- Marc-Antoine - singer
- Régine Chassagne - musician, (group Arcade Fire )
- Pierre Gage - singer-songwriter
- Roi Heenok - rapper
- Imposs - rapper
- DL Incognito - rapper
- Olivier Jarda - singer-songwriter
- Mélissa Laveaux - musician
- Marie-Josée Lord - opera soprano
- Luck Mervil - Quebec-based rock singer
- Muzion - rap group
Literature [edit]
- Dany Laferrière - novelist
Politicians [edit]
- Jean Alfred - former Quebec-based politician
- Ulrick Chérubin - mayor of Amos, Quebec
- Michaëlle Jean - journalist and Canada's first black Governor General
- Firmin Monestime - mayor of Mattawa, Ontario and the first elected black mayor in Canada
- Vivian Barbot - former MP of Papineau in Montreal
- Emmanuel Dubourg - MNA of Viau in Montreal
Visual arts [edit]
- Leonel Jules - painter
References [edit]
- ^ [1], Statistics Canada (2011). Retrieved on May 15, 2013.
- ^ 2011 Canada Census: Ethinic Origin (National)
- ^ 2006 Canada Census: Ethinic Origin (National)
- ^ 2011 Canada Census: Quebec Ethnic Origin
- ^ [2], Facts and figures 2011 — Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents — Permanent residents
See also [edit]
- Canadians
- Haitian immigration to the United States and Canada
- List of Haitians
- List of Haitian Americans
External links [edit]
- The Haitian Community in Canada
- Multicultural Canada: Haitians
- Haitian Consulate General in Montreal
- Montreal International Haitian Film Festival
- Quebec Government Portal: Relations with Haiti
- Article on Haitian immigration to Quebec
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