Black Canadians
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Black Canadians are Canadians of predominantly African descent whose diverse communities have significantly shaped the country’s cultural, social, and political landscape.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Canadians | 1 |
| Afro-Canadians | 1 |
| Black Canadian | 1 |
| Black Quebecers | 1 |
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
racial group in Canada ⓘ |
| BlackHistoryMonthObservedIn | February ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Black History Month in Canada ⓘ |
| concentratedIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| continentOfOrigin | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
Canadian film and television
ⓘ
Canadian literature ⓘ Canadian music ⓘ Canadian politics ⓘ Canadian sports ⓘ Canadian visual arts ⓘ |
| earliestDocumentedIndividuals |
Mathieu da Costa
ⓘ
Olivier Le Jeune ⓘ |
| faceIssues |
employment discrimination
ⓘ
health disparities ⓘ overrepresentation in criminal justice system ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ systemic racism in Canada ⓘ |
| haveAdvocacyOrganizations |
African Canadian Legal Clinic
ⓘ
Black Business and Professional Association ⓘ Black Lives Matter Canada ⓘ |
| haveHeritage |
descendants of African immigrants
ⓘ
descendants of Caribbean migrants ⓘ descendants of Underground Railroad refugees ⓘ descendants of enslaved Africans in Canada ⓘ |
| historicalExperience |
participation in Underground Railroad
ⓘ
settlement in Nova Scotia ⓘ settlement in Ontario ⓘ settlement in Quebec ⓘ settlement in Western Canada ⓘ slavery in British North America ⓘ slavery in New France ⓘ |
| historicalPresenceSinceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| language |
African languages
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| majorAncestralOrigins |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| majorUrbanCentre |
Calgary
ⓘ
Edmonton ⓘ Halifax ⓘ Montreal ⓘ Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa–Gatineau
Toronto ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| notableCommunity |
Africville community in Halifax
ⓘ
Little Burgundy in Montreal ⓘ North Preston in Nova Scotia ⓘ Toronto’s Little Jamaica ⓘ |
| notableFirsts |
first Black Speaker of the House of Commons in Canada
ⓘ
first Black federal cabinet minister in Canada ⓘ first Black lieutenant governor in Canada ⓘ first Black member of Parliament in Canada ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup |
African immigrants to Canada
ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean people ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Caribbean Canadians
Afro-Latin Americans ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Latin Canadian community
Black Franco-Ontarians ⓘ Black Nova Scotians ⓘ Black Prairie communities ⓘ Black Canadians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Black Quebecers
Haitian Canadians ⓘ Somali people ⓘ
surface form:
Somali Canadians
|
| politicalRepresentation |
members of Parliament
ⓘ
municipal councillors ⓘ provincial legislators ⓘ senators ⓘ |
| populationGroupIn | Canadian census ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | visible minority in Canada ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Canadian Multiculturalism Act ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Rastafari movement ⓘ
surface form:
Rastafari
traditional African religions ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Caribana
this entity surface form:
Black Canadian
this entity surface form:
Black Quebecers
this entity surface form:
Afro-Canadians
this entity surface form:
African Canadians