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Ethnic group
Nigerian Canadians
Total population
51,835 (2016 census)
Regions with significant populations
Brampton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Toronto, Windsor
Languages
English, Igbo, Yoruba, French, Nigerian Pidgin
Religion
Christianity · Islam

Nigerian Canadians are Canadian citizens and residents of Nigerian origin and descent. Nigerians began migrating to Canada during the 1967–1970 Biafra War. 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. 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.

Demographics

Province Nigerians
Ontario 26,560
Alberta 13,010
Manitoba 3,860
Quebec 2,820
British Columbia 2,615
Saskatchewan 1,715
Nova Scotia 445
Newfoundland and Labrador 360
New Brunswick 230
Prince Edward Island 130
Northwest Territories 50
Nunavut 20
Yukon 15

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. "Ethnic origin population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. Ogbomo 1999, Origins
  3. Ogbomo 1999, Migration, Arrival, and Settlement
  4. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (2018-04-12). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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