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The majority of Black Canadians are of Afro-Caribbean and African origin, though the Black Canadian population also consists of African Americans in Canada and their descendants (including Black Nova Scotians). Black Canadians have contributed to many areas of Canadian culture.
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Black Canadians, also known as Afro-Canadians, are Canadians of African or Afro-Caribbean descent. The majority of Black Canadians are of Afro-Caribbean and African origin, though the Black Canadian population also consists of African Americans in Canada and their descendants.
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- January 01, 1608. Black History. First Black Person in Canada. The first Black person thought to have set foot on Canadian soil was Mathieu Da Costa, a free man who was hired by Europeans to act as a translator.
- August 20, 1619. Black History. British North America's First Enslaved Peoples Arrive at Jamestown. The first shipload of enslaved Africans to reach British North America landed at Jamestown in 1619.
- January 01, 1628. Black History. First Black Resident of New France. The first named enslaved African to reside in Canada was a six-year-old boy, the property of Sir David Kirke.
- March 01, 1685. Black History. Code Noir. In 1685, Louis XIV's Code Noir code permitted slavery for economic purposes only and established strict guidelines for the ownership and treatment of slaves.
Black Canadians, or African Canadians, are people of African or Caribbean ancestry who live in Canada. According to the 2016 Canadian census, 1.2 million Canadians (3.5 per cent of the population) identified as being Black.
It was the largest Black unit in Canadian history. Its members continued the proud tradition of service to king and country that went back to the American Revolution and continued through the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837–38 to the start of the First World War.
