Nigerian Canadians

Nigerian Canadians are Canadian citizens and residents of Nigerian origin and descent. Nigerians began migrating to Canada during the 1967–1970 Biafra War.^[1] Nigerians were not broken out separately in immigration statistics until 1973. 3,919 landed immigrants of Nigerian nationality arrived in Canada from 1973 to 1991.^[2] There is a significant number of Nigerians living in the Greater Toronto Area, especially in Brampton and Etobicoke. In the 2016 Census, 68,680 people identified themselves as Nigerians, with almost half (33,580) living in Ontario. There has been a steady increase in the number of Nigerians living in the western cities of Canada, such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg^[3]. Nigerians have an easier time adapting to life in Canada than other immigrants because their homeland of Nigeria has the English language as the official language and it is spoken by the majority of Nigeria's population.

Demographics

By province:

Notable people

• Robert Adetuyi, screenwriter and film director
• Olu Famutimi, professional basketball player
• Israel Idonije, NFL player for the Chicago Bears
• Daniel Igali, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling
• Jarome Iginla, NHL hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
• Samuel Oghale Oboh, the first person of African descent to be President of the 110-year old Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
• WondaGurl, Hip-hop producer
• Stella Umeh, gymnast
• Delphine Erhabor, Business Consultant

See also

• Black Canadians
• Nigerian Australians
• British Nigerians
• Nigerian Americans

Notes

Sources

• Ogbomo, Onaiwu Wilson (1999), "Nigerians", in Magocsi, Paul R., The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 978-0-8020-2938-6, archived from the original on 2009-10-08
• "Ethnic Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations", 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data, Statistics Canada, 2001, retrieved 2010-08-17
• Origin (232), Sex (3) and Single and Multiple Responses (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data Check |url= value (help), Statistics Canada, 2006, retrieved 2010-08-17
• Adekola, S (2017). "From Brain Drain To Brain Train – A Transnational Case Analysis Of Nigerian Migrant Health Care Workers" (2017). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). http://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1987

External links

• Comparing Nigerians and Canadians: Insights from Social Survey Research, 1990-2005
• Directory of Nigerians in Canada