Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent
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Barbadian CanadiansBajan Canadians Total population 13,665 (by birth,2021 Census )[ 1] Regions with significant populations Ontario ,Quebec ,Manitoba ,Alberta andBritish Columbia Languages English ,Bajan Creole Religion Christianity ,Hinduism ,Islam ,Obeah Related ethnic groups Indo-Canadians ,Chinese Canadians ,Black Canadians
Barbadian Canadian orBajan Canadians areCanadian citizens of Barbadian descent orBarbados -born people who reside in Canada. According to the2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.[ 2] Black Canadian groups.[ 3] Nova Scotia in the early 1900s settling largely in the neighbourhood ofWhitney Pier in Sydney.[ 4] United Negro Improvement Association and theAfrican Orthodox Church .[ 4]
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 nonracialPoints-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] [ 6]
2016 )[ edit ] List of notable Barbadian Canadians [ edit ]
Academics Miriam Rossi , pediatrician and professor of medicineMichael Tudor, professor in emeritus, author, and educator Rinaldo Walcott , academic and writer
Athletes Jeffrey Alleyne , boxerFred Brathwaite , ice hockey playerAaron Brown , sprinterPierre Browne , sprinterSlade Callaghan , jockeyRoy Callender , bodybuilder and professional wrestlerAnson Carter , ice hockey player and analystGeorge Codrington , cricketerLa'Vere Corbin-Ong , soccer playerDerek Cornelius , soccer playerAnderson Cummins , cricketerAndre De Grasse , sprinterJamar Dixon , soccer playerGreg Douglas , sailorPhil Edwards , middle distance runnerRay Emery , ice hockey playerCrystal Emmanuel , sprinterMartyn Forde , swimmerAndrew Harris , football playerTerrence Haynes , swimmerArthur Hendy , cricketerNikkita Holder , sprinterPatrick Husbands , jockeySimon Husbands , jockeyNicholas Ifill , cricketerFerguson Jenkins Sr. , baseball playerFerguson Jenkins , baseball playerJonathan Jones , jockeyJustyn Knight , long distance runnerIan Lowe , track and field athleteDon Maxwell , cricketerJamal Mayers , ice hockey playerDru Onyx , professional wrestlerHal Padmore , cricketerMarita Payne , track and field athleteJackson Rowe , basketball playerGlenroy Sealy , cricketerAkil Thomas , ice hockey playerFred Thomas , multi-sport athleteJohn Vaughan , cricketerJoel Ward , ice hockey playerDamian Warner , decathleteKevin Weekes , ice hockey player and analystAndrew Wiggins , basketball player
Cameron Bailey , artistic director of theToronto International Film Festival Demore Barnes , actor,Supernatural The Unit Lisa Codrington , actress,Letterkenny Rachael Crawford , actress,The Firm Brewster Place Barbada de Barbades , drag performerMelyssa Ford , model, actress and television personalityIsabelle 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 , comedianRT! , 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
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