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Barbadian Canadian or Bajan Canadians are Canadians of Barbadian descent or Barbados-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry. Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among Black Canadian groups.
Barbadians, more commonly known as Bajans (pronounced / ˈ b eɪ dʒ ə n (z)/ BAY-jənz) are people who are identified with the country of Barbados, by being citizens or their descendants in the Bajan diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural.
Barbadian Canadian or Bajan Canadians are Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent or Barbados-born people who reside in Canada. According to the 2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry.
Andre De Grasse, Canada’s Olympic Champian, has Barbadian roots. So does jazz pianist Oliver Jones. ….. And lots more!” Barbados Canada Connections. It startled many who did not know the impact of Barbadians in Canada.
Caribbean Canadians are Canadians who were born in the Caribbean or who are of Caribbean descent. The term is usually used to refer to Black Caribbean Canadians. Caribbean people first began to settle in Canada in the late eighteenth century. 749,155 people had reported that they have origins in the Caribbean or West Indies in the 2016 Canadian census.
Barbadian Canadian or Bajan Canadian, refers to Canadian citizens of Barbadian descent or Barbados-born people who resides in Canada. According to the 2016 Census 37,780 Canadians claimed full or partial Barbadian ancestry. Barbadian Canadians have the highest median income and the lowest incidence of poverty among Black Canadian groups.
In the community of Canadians of Caribbean origin, Barbadians represent less than 1/6 of the largest group - Canadians of Jamaican origin. However, many Barbadians have made their mark in Canada in a broad range of professions. You will find a list of such persons in the sub-page "Bajan Luminaries".
