Haitian Canadian
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| 137,995 (by ancestry, 2011 Census) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |||||||||||||
 Quebec |
119,185 (2.7% of Quebec's population)[1] | ||||||||||||
 Ontario |
15,830 | ||||||||||||
| Languages | |||||||||||||
| Canadian French, Canadian English, Haitian Creole | |||||||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||||||
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Atheism | |||||||||||||
| Related ethnic groups | |||||||||||||
| Haitians, French Canadians, Black Canadians, Haitian Americans | |||||||||||||
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Haitian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Haitian descent or Haiti-born people who reside in Canada.
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] 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 (97%) 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]
Artists[edit]
- Marie-Denise Douyon - painter, graphic artist
- Leonel Jules - painter
- Guerdy J. Préval - painter
Athletes[edit]
- Adonis Stevenson - professional boxer, Current WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Antoine Craan - professional soccer player
- Anthony Duclair - professional hockey player[6]
- Bermane Stiverne - professional boxer
- Bruny Surin - Olympian gold medal winning sprinter
- Claude Vilgrain - professional hockey player
- Dayana Cadeau - Haitian-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
- David Loiseau - mixed martial arts fighter, the first Haitian-Canadian to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Dierry Jean - professional boxer
- Edrick Floréal - Olympic long and triple jumper
- Elkana Mayard - professional soccer player
- Félix Brillant - professional soccer player
- Francis Bouillon - defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens
- Georges Laraque - former professional hockey player
- Gilles Colon - former Canadian Football League player
- Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre - professional hockey player
- Jean Pascal - professional boxer
- Jennifer Abel - Olympic swimmer
- Joachim Alcine - professional boxer
- Josué Mayard - professional soccer player
- Loudia Laarman - sprinter
- Marc Calixte - professional soccer player
- Maxime Boisclair - professional Canadian hockey player
- Maxime Fortunus - professional ice hockey player
- Obed Cétoute - professional soccer player
- Olivier Occéan - professional soccer player
- Osvaldo Jeanty - professional basketball player
- Patrice Bernier - professional soccer player
- Pierre-Rudolph Mayard - professional soccer player
- Raymond Fontaine - professional Canadian Football League player
- Ronald Hilaire - former CFL defensive lineman; current head coach of McGill Redmen
- Samuel Dalembert - professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- Schiller Hyppolite - professional boxer
- Wyn Belotte - professional soccer player
- Yves Jabouin - mixed martial arts fighter
Business[edit]
- Jean-Ernest Pierre - owner of CJWI radio station in Montreal, Quebec
- Ralph Gilles - Automobile designer (Chrysler 300)
Entertainment[edit]
- Anthony Kavanagh - comedian
- Bad News Brown - musician
- Benz Antoine - actor
- Fabienne Colas - actress, director and producer and head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation
- Jephté Bastien - film director
- Panou - actor
- Quddus - MTV veejay
Literature[edit]
- Dany Laferrière - novelist
- Gérard Étienne - writer
- Gary Klang - poet and novelist
- Georges Anglade - Geographer and writer
- Marie-Célie Agnant - author and poet
- Paul Arcelin - writer
Music[edit]
- DL Incognito - rapper
- Édouard Woolley - tenor, actor, composer, and music educator
- Imposs - rapper
- Kaytranada - electronic musician, producer & DJ
- Luck Mervil - Quebec-based rock singer
- Marc-Antoine - singer
- Marie-Josée Lord - opera soprano
- Mélissa Laveaux - musician
- Muzion - rap group
- Olivier Jarda - singer-songwriter
- Pierre Gage - singer-songwriter
- Régine Chassagne - musician, (group Arcade Fire)
- Roi Heenok - rapper
- Yvon Krevé - hiphop artist
Politicians[edit]
- Emmanuel Dubourg - MNA of Viau in Montreal
- Firmin Monestime - mayor of Mattawa, Ontario and the first elected black mayor in Canada
- Jean Alfred - former Quebec-based politician
- Michaëlle Jean - journalist and Canada's first black Governor General
- Ulrick Chérubin - mayor of Amos, Quebec
- Vivian Barbot - former MP of Papineau in Montreal
See also[edit]
- Canada–Haiti relations
- Haitian diaspora
- Haitians in France
- List of Haitians
- List of Haitian Americans
References[edit]
- ^ [1], Statistics Canada (2011). Retrieved on May 15, 2013.
- ^ 2011 Canada Census: Ethnic Origin (National)
- ^ 2006 Canada Census: Ethnic Origin (National)
- ^ 2011 Canada Census: Quebec Ethnic Origin
- ^ [2], Facts and figures 2011 — Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents — Permanent residents
- ^ "Haitian Hockey Star?". CaribJournal. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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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