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| Notable Haitian Canadians: Michaëlle Jean • Regine Chassagne Luck Mervil • David Loiseau |
| Total population |
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| 102,430 0.3% of Canada's population[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Montreal, Quebec City |
| Languages |
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Haitian Creole, Canadian French, Canadian English (as a second language). |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
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 2006 Census showed a total population of 102,430 Haitian-Canadians residing in Canada.[2] Of this total 90,135 (88%) resided in Quebec.[3]
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List of Canadians of Haitian descent
- Joachim Alcine - boxer
- Régine Chassagne - musician, Arcade Fire
- Ulrick Chérubin - mayor of Amos, Quebec
- Samuel Dalembert - professional basketball player
- DL Incognito - rapper
- Michaëlle Jean - journalist and Canada's first black Governor General
- Dany Laferrière - novelist
- Georges Laraque - professional hockey player with the Montreal Canadiens
- Mélissa Laveaux - musician
- David Loiseau - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Jessica Lucas - actress
- Luck Mervil - Quebec rock singer
- Firmin Monestime - mayor of Mattawa, Ontario and the first elected black mayor in Canada
- Muzion - rap group
- Bruny Surin - Olympic sprinter
References
- ^ Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data, Statistics Canada (2006). Retrieved on August 11, 2008.
- ^ 2006 Canada Census: Ethinic Origin (National)
- ^ 2006 Canada Census: Quebec Ethnic Origin
See also
External links
- 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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