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Delos Davis, third Black lawyer in Canada and first black King's Counsel in the UK; Hubert Davis, Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker; Rob Davis, former York and Toronto city councillor; Nigel Dawes, NHL player with the New York Rangers; Desirée Dawson, musician; Buddy Daye, former boxer and activist in Nova Scotia; Jonathan de ...
This page lists Canadian citizens of full or partial Sub-Saharan African descent or West Indian origin who identify or would seem to identify themselves as Black Canadians. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Black Canadian settlement and immigration patterns can be categorized into two distinct groups. The majority of Black Canadians are descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean and the African continent who arrived in Canada during significant migration waves, beginning in the post-war era of the 1950s and continuing into recent decades.
Black Canadian actresses (135 P) S. Black Canadian women singers (2 C) Black Canadian sportswomen (2 C, 64 P) W. Black Canadian women writers (88 P) Pages in category ...
In 1999, Dawn Williams felt that there were an absence of Canadian publications showcasing prominent Canadians of African descent.She spent the next three years researching and compiling content to produce a comprehensive snapshot of the contributions of African Canadians, encompassing every province and territory of Canada in both French and English.
Black NHL players Nat. Name Birthplace Pos Seasons Teams Played Ethnicity Ref ... Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian [52] Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre: Montreal, QC: D: 1998–2004:
Federal electoral districts represented by visible minorities during the 42nd Canadian Parliament (2015–2019) marked by party colour. This list comprises persons who belong to a visible minority group who have been elected to the federal House of Commons, legislative assemblies of provinces and territories, and members appointed to the Senate.
Captain Simon Mailloux (born 1983) – first Canadian soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission; recipient of the Sacrifice Medal; Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872–1918) – soldier, poet, author of In Flanders' Fields; Alan Arnett McLeod VC (1899–1918) – fighter pilot, youngest Canadian-born winner of the Victoria Cross