- Haitian Canadians
Ethnic group
group=flagicon|Haiti Haitian Canadians flagicon|Canada
population=102,430 0.3% ofCanada 's population [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/ethnic/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&Code=01&Table=2&Data=Count&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All Ethnic origins, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data] , Statistics Canada (2006). Retrieved onAugust 11 ,2008 .]
caption=Notable Haitian Canadians:Michaëlle Jean Regine Chassagne Luck Mervil David Loiseau
regions=Montreal ,Quebec
langs=Haitian Creole,Canadian French
rels=Christianity
related-c=Haiti ans,Haitian American sA Haitian Canadian is a Canadian-born person ofHaiti an descent, or a Haitian-born person with Canadian citizenship. People from Haiti began immigrating to Canada in the 1960s, settling predominantly inMontreal and other parts ofQuebec .List of Haitian Canadians
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Joachim Alcine , Boxer
*Barbara Alexandre , actress
*Régine Chassagne , musician,Arcade Fire
*Ulrick Chérubin , mayor ofAmos, Quebec
*Samuel Dalembert , professional basketball player, NBA
*DL Incognito , rapper
*Muzion , rap group
*Christopher "Freedom" LaRoche , rapper/singer/producer
*Michaëlle Jean , journalist, Canada's first black Governor General
*Dany Laferrière , novelist
*Mélissa Laveaux , musician
*David Loiseau ,Mixed martial arts fighter
*Sarah Louis-Jean , dancer
*Luck Mervil , Quebec rock singer
*Firmin Monestime , mayor of Mattawa,Ontario and the first black mayor in Canada
*Bruny Surin , Olympic sprinterReferences
External links
* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/haiti.html History of Haïtian Canadians]
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