Black Canadians

Black Canadians (French: Canadiens Noirs) are citizens of Canada who have ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. The Canadian-born (41.0%) were the largest Black population group in Canada in 2021, followed by the African-born (32.6%) and the Caribbean-born (21.0%). A large share of Black Caribbean immigrants (42.5%) migrated to Canada from 1960 to 1990, while over half (54.8%) of Black immigrants from Africa came to Canada from 2011 to 2021. A historically significant population includes the descendants of African Americans, including fugitive slaves, Black Loyalists and refugees from the War of 1812.