Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians

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Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians
Trinidadiano y Tobagoniano CanadiensesTrinidadien et Tobagonien Canadiens
Total population
105,965 (by ancestry, 2021 Census ) [1]
70,035 (by birth, 2021 Census ) [2]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario 69,560
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec 8,585
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta 7,180
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 6,170
Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba 3,400
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Rastafari

Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians are Canadians 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).

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Demographics

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


Notable Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago</span>

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