Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians

Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians
Trinidadiano y Tobagoniano Canadienses Trinidadien et Tobagonien Canadiens
Total population
	105,965 (by ancestry, 2021 Census) ; 70,035 (by birth, 2021 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Ontario	69,560
Quebec	8,585
Alberta	7,180
British Columbia	6,170
Manitoba	3,400
Religion
	Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Rastafari

Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are fully or partially of Trinidadian and Tobagonian descent or people born in Trinidad and Tobago. There were 105,965 Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians in 2021, with the majority of them living in Toronto, Peel Region (Mississauga and Brampton), and Durham Region (Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa).

Demographics

Population by ancestry by Canadian province or territory (2016)
Province	Population	Source
Ontario	59,560	^[3]
Quebec	6,585	^[4]
Alberta	5,180	^[5]
British Columbia	4,170	^[6]
Manitoba	2,400	^[7]
Saskatchewan	415	^[8]
Nova Scotia	325	^[9]
New Brunswick	145	^[10]
Newfoundland and Labrador	95	^[11]
Northwest Territories	25	^[12]
Prince Edward Island	25	^[13]
Yukon	20	^[14]
Nunavut	10	^[15]
Canada	78,965	^[16]

Notable Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians

Activists

Nicholas Marcus Thompson, activist
Charles Roach, lawyer and co-founder of the Black Action Defence Committee

Athletes and sportspeople

Stephen Ames, PGA golfer
Ian Beckles, football player
Sydney Boisselle, soccer player
Josh Byrne, lacrosse player
Andre De Grasse, sprinter
Marisa Dick, gymnast
Sam Gellard, ice hockey player, (WHA)
Glenroy Gilbert, sprinter
Gary Goodridge, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Stephen Hart, retired soccer player and current coach, former head coach of the Canada and Trinidad and Tobago men's national teams
Joey Haywood, streetballer
Atiba Hutchinson, soccer player
Cory Joseph, basketball player
Devoe Joseph, basketball player
Kris Joseph, basketball player
Maurice Joseph, basketball coach
Arin King, soccer player
Jamaal Magloire, retired basketball player and current coach
Kenndal McArdle, ice hockey player
Andrew McNeilly, bobsledder
Mentallo ,wrestler
Naz Mitrou-Long, basketball player
Darnell Nurse, ice hockey player, Edmonton Oilers
Kia Nurse, basketball player and analyst
Richard Nurse, football player
Sarah Nurse, ice hockey player
Greg Ranjitsingh, soccer player
Jillian Richardson, track and field athlete
Randy Samuel, soccer player, represented Canada at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
O. J. Santiago, football player
Adrian Serioux, soccer player
Luke Singh, soccer player
Dayne St. Clair, soccer player
Ryan Telfer, soccer player
Rick Titus, soccer player
Nigel Wilson, baseball player, Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds

Media, film and television

Brandon Ash-Mohammed, comedian
Sean Cheesman, dancer, choreographer, and television personality
Lateesha Ector, beauty queen and model
Farley Flex, music promoter, motivational speaker, and television personality
LaToya Forever, YouTube personality
Richard Fung, video artist and filmmaker
Ian Harnarine, filmmaker
Ian Hanomansing, broadcast journalist
Nissae Isen, voice actress
Tajja Isen, voice actress
Selwyn Jacob, filmmaker and producer
Clark Johnson, actor and director
Taborah Johnson, actress and singer
Dean Marshall, actor
Brandon Jay McLaren, actor
Nathan Mitchell, actor
Omari Newton, actor
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, actress
Claire Prieto, filmmaker and producer
RT!, music video director
Frances-Anne Solomon, filmmaker and producer
Director X, music video director

Musicians

Keshia Chanté, R&B and pop singer
Anslem Douglas, musician and composer
Drew Gonsalves, singer-songwriter
Molly Johnson, singer-songwriter
Glenn Lewis, R&B singer
Amanda Marshall, pop singer
Tre Mission, rapper and producer
Graph Nobel, singer-songwriter and rapper
k-os, rapper, producer, and singer
PartyNextDoor, singer, rapper, and producer
Serena Ryder, singer-songwriter
David Rudder, calypsonian

Politicians

Bas Balkissoon, MPP for Scarborough—Rouge River
Bernadette Clement, Mayor of Cornwall, Ontario
Hedy Fry, MP for Vancouver Centre
Marci Ien, MP for Toronto Centre, former broadcast journalist
Belinda Karahalios, MPP for Cambridge
Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Toronto city councillor
Christopher Skeete, MNA for Sainte-Rose

Writers

Andre Alexis, novelist
Neil Bissoondath, novelist and television host
Shane Book, poet
David Chariandy, novelist
Ramabai Espinet, novelist and poet
Cecil Gray, poet
Rabindranath Maharaj, novelist
Shani Mootoo, writer and visual artist
Liselle Sambury, novelist
Tasha Spillett-Sumner, graphic novelist

Other

Stephen Blizzard, veterinarian, flight surgeon, military official, and first surgical resident at the National Defence Medical Centre
Joe Fortes, first official lifeguard in the City of Vancouver
Ahmad Ghany, accused terrorism suspect
Tina Pereira, ballet dancer
Bruce Poon Tip, entrepreneur

References

^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2021 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^ "Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2021 counts, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2021 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "2016 National Household Survey: Data tables". 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

External links

History of Trinidadian Canadians

[2021_Ethnic_Origin-1] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2021 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[2021_Immigration-2] "Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, 2021 counts, both sexes, age (total), Canada, 2021 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016ON-3] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016QC-4] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016AB-5] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016BC-6] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016MB-7] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016SK-8] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016NS-9] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016NB-10] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016NL-11] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016NT-12] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016PE-13] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016YK-14] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[2016NU-15] "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[16] "2016 National Household Survey: Data tables". 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

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