Nigerian Canadians
Nigerian Canadians are Canadian citizens and residents of Nigerian origin and descent. Nigerians began migrating to Canada during the 1967–1970 Biafra War.[1] Nigerians were not broken out separately in immigration statistics until 1973. 3,919 landed immigrants of Nigerian nationality arrived in Canada from 1973 to 1991.[2] There is a significant number of Nigerians living in the Greater Toronto Area, especially in Brampton and Etobicoke. In the 2016 Census, 51,800 people identified themselves as Nigerians, with over half living in Ontario. There are many more Nigerians in Canada, who identified themselves by their tribe instead of their country - such as 9,600 as Yoruba, 5,600 as Igbo, and 1,900 as Edo. There has also been a steady increase in the number of Nigerians living in the western cities of Canada, such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg.[3]
Total population | |
---|---|
73,680 (by ancestry, 2019) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brampton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Toronto, Windsor | |
Languages | |
English, Igbo, Yoruba, French, Nigerian Pidgin | |
Religion | |
Christianity · Islam |
Demographics
Province | Nigerians |
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29,600 | |
13,000 | |
3,900 | |
2,800 | |
2,600 | |
Notable people
- Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter and film director
- David Defiagbon, boxer
- Rosey Edeh, track and field athlete, television presenter
- Olu Famutimi, professional basketball player
- Israel Idonije, NFL player for the Chicago Bears
- Daniel Igali, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling
- Jarome Iginla, NHL hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
- Fikayo Tomori, professional soccer player for Chelsea
- Samuel Oghale Oboh, the first person of African descent to be President of the 110-year old Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
- WondaGurl, Hip-hop producer
- Stella Umeh, gymnast
- Adekunle Ajiboye, Innovator and Entrepreneur
- Luke Ome Agada, A pharmacologist, Public health Professional, and an award winning Pharmacist (Community Pharmacist of the year 2018).
- Sam Adekugbe, professional soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps
- Tokunbo Adegorite, High school basketball player
Notes
- Ogbomo 1999, Origins
- Ogbomo 1999, Migration, Arrival, and Settlement
- Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
Sources
- Ogbomo, Onaiwu Wilson (1999), "Nigerians", in Magocsi, Paul R. (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 978-0-8020-2938-6, archived from the original on 2009-10-08
- "Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations", 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data, Statistics Canada, 2001, retrieved 2010-08-17
- Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomeration, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data, Statistics Canada, 2006, retrieved 2010-08-17
- Adekola, S (2017). "From Brain Drain To Brain Train – A Transnational Case Analysis Of Nigerian Migrant Health Care Workers" (2017). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). http://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1987