Foreign-born population by region of birth in Canada, 1951-2011

Foreign-born population by region of birth in Canada, 1951-2011

This is a chart taken from Statistics Canada, that indicates the foreign-born population (immigrants living in Canada) in Canada. As one could see from the chart, immigration generally increased, but for the purposes of this tab, the Caribbean numbers are important. Immigration from that region increased from 4400 in 1951, to 294100 in 2001. The increase in immigration from the Caribbean also means an increase in Black workers. Canada had restrictions toward immigration of people of African Descent, and only started to slowly lift them in the 1950s, which the chart shows.

Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada

“150 years of immigration in Canada.” 2016. Statistique Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2016006-eng.htm.

1951-2001

Statistics Canada