Yoruba Canadians
Yoruba Canadians are Canadians of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people are an ethnic group of southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West Africa. They represent the largest ethnic community of Nigerians in Canada. According to the 2016 Canadian census by Statistics Canada, 16,210 respondents spoke Yoruba at home. But exact population estimates for Yoruba-Canadians are most likely far greater, because many would have simply identified as Nigerian or Beninese only or reported just English as home language.[2] The earliest Yoruba settlers in Canada were descendants of slaves transported to North America, Latin America and the Caribbean through the Atlantic slave trade. This resulted in a sizable proportion of Yoruba Canadians descending from African American slaves while recent migrants come directly from West Africa.[2][3]
| Total population | |
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| 16,210 (2015 Canadian Census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia | |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English, Canadian French, Yoruba | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Christianity, Yoruba religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yoruba people, Nigerian Canadians, Black Canadians, Yoruba Americans, Nigerian Americans, Beninese Americans, African Americans |
Notable Yoruba-Canadians
See also
References
- "2015 Canadian Population census, Languages spoken at home)".
- Toyin Falola; Ann Genova (2005). Yoruba Creativity: Fiction, Language, Life and Songs. Africa World Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-592-2133-68.
- Elizabeth Temitope Adefarakan (December 27, 2012). Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, etc. (Yoruba Indigenous Knowledges in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power and the Politics of Indigenous Spirituality). Library of Alexandra.
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