List of Guyanese Canadians

Guyanese Canadians

Total population
97,210 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Ontario (including the Greater Toronto Area and National Capital Region), Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia
Languages
English, Guyanese Creole, Guyanese Hindustani
Religion
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Obeah
Related ethnic groups
Indo-Canadians, Chinese Canadians, Black Canadians

Guyanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in Canada.

The following are notable Canadians of Guyanese descent:

Notable Guyanese Canadians

Entertainers

• Anjulie - singer
• Dave Baksh - lead guitarist for the band Sum 41 (now Brown Brigade)
• Deborah Cox - singer
• Simone Denny - singer
• Melanie Fiona - singer
• Keysha Freshh - rapper
• Nicole Holness - singer and TV host
• JDiggz - rapper
• Vaughn Lal - bassist and backing vocalist for band Brown Brigade
• Rich London - rapper
• Shakira Baksh - fashion model and actress
• Maestro Fresh Wes - rapper and actor
• More or Les - rapper and DJ
• Saukrates - rapper and hip hop producer
• Melinda Shankar - actress, television series Degrassi: The Next Generation ^[2]
• Eon Sinclair - bassist for the band Bedouin Soundclash
• Maiko Watson - former member of Sugar Jones
• Roy Woods - rapper and singer
• P Reign now known as Preme - rapper
• Priyanka - drag queen, winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race

Arts

• Sonnet L'Abbé - author and poet
• Yolanda T. Marshall - author

Politics

• James Douglas - Governor of Vancouver Island and Governor of British Columbia.
• James W. Douglas - British Columbia MLA
• Ovid Jackson - former Liberal Party Member of Parliament and former Mayor of Owen Sound
• Victor Quelch - Social Credit Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Acadia
• John Rodriguez - former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Mayor of Sudbury
• Mark Persaud - Liberal Party of Canada National Executive Liberal Party of Canada - twice elected

Sports

• Charles Allen - hurdler and sprinter
• Troy Amos-Ross - boxer
• Andreas Athanasiou - ice hockey player
• Natasha Bacchus - deaf athlete
• Sheridon Baptiste - bobsledder, sprinter, Canadian football player
• Ian Beckles - American football player
• Alex Bunbury - soccer player
• Laura Creavalle - Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
• Keevil Daly - weightlifter
• Ian Danney - bobsledder
• Nicholas de Groot - first-class cricketer
• Dwayne De Rosario - soccer player
• Sunil Dhaniram - first-class cricketer
• Philip Edwards - Olympic sprinter 1928, 1932, 1936; five-time Olympic medalist
• Nicolette Fernandes - squash player
• Gary Holmes - wrestler
• Lawrence Holmes - wrestler
• Charmaine Hooper - soccer player
• Lyndon Hooper - soccer player
• Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - hurdler
• Egerton Marcus - boxer
• Mark McKoy - hurdler
• Jaime Peters - soccer player
• Danny Ramnarais - first-class cricketer
• Quillan Roberts, soccer player
• Abdool Samad - first-class cricketer
• Walter Spence - swimmer
• Paul Stalteri - soccer player
• Stella Umeh - gymnast

Business

• Shawn Allen - Founder Matrix Mortgage Global, 2022 Scarborough Walk Of Fame Inductee

Guyanese Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016)

Province	Population	Percentage	Source
Ontario	73,360	0.6%	[3]
Quebec	3,670	0.1%	[4]
Alberta	3,095	0.1%	[5]
British Columbia	1,930	0.0%	[6]
Manitoba	1,480	0.1%	[7]
Nova Scotia	355	0.0%	[8]
Saskatchewan	185	0.0%	[9]
New Brunswick	120	0.0%	[10]
Newfoundland and Labrador	55	0.0%	[11]
Prince Edward Island	10	0.1%	[12]
Northwest Territories	0	0.0%	[13]
Nunavut	0	0.0%	[14]
Yukon	10	0.0%	[15]
Canada	84,275	0.3%	[16]

See also

• Guyanese people
• Caribbean Canadians
• Indo-Canadians
• Chinese Canadians
• Guyanese Americans
• Guyanese in the United Kingdom

• Canada portal
• Guyana portal

References

1. "Census Profile, 2021 Census".
2. Stabroek News: Melinda Shankar returns to Guyanese roots to film new movie.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
8. "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.
9. "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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.
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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
15. "Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data". Canada 2016 Census . Statistics Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
16. "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". statcan.gc.ca. 25 October 2017.

External links

• History of Guyanese Canadians