Black Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

Black Canadians make up a sizable group within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin (particularly Jamaicans), although the population also consists of African Canadian slave descendants, African American immigrants and their descendants (including Black Nova Scotians), as well as many African immigrants (particularly Somalis, Ethiopians, Ghanaians and Nigerians).

Black Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area

Black Canadians make up a sizable group within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin (particularly Jamaicans), although the population also consists of African Canadian slave descendants, African American immigrants and their descendants (including Black Nova Scotians), as well as many African immigrants (particularly Somalis, Ethiopians, Ghanaians and Nigerians).