List of Guyanese Canadians
Canadians of Guyanese birth or descent
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Guyanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in Canada.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 100,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario (including the Greater Toronto Area and National Capital Region), Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia | |
| Languages | |
| English, Guyanese Creole, Guyanese Hindustani | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Obeah | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Canadians, Chinese Canadians, Black Canadians |
Notable Guyanese Canadians
Entertainers
- Anjulie - singer
- Dave Baksh - lead guitarist for the band Sum 41 (now Brown Brigade)
- Deborah Cox - singer
- Simone Denny - singer
- Melanie Fiona - singer
- Keysha Freshh - rapper
- Nicole Holness - singer and TV host
- JDiggz - rapper
- Vaughn Lal - bassist and backing vocalist for band Brown Brigade
- Rich London - rapper
- Shakira Baksh - fashion model and actress
- Maestro Fresh Wes - rapper and actor
- More or Les - rapper and DJ
- Saukrates - rapper and hip hop producer
- Melinda Shankar - actress, television series Degrassi: The Next Generation[2]
- Eon Sinclair - bassist for the band Bedouin Soundclash
- Maiko Watson - former member of Sugar Jones
- Roy Woods - rapper and singer
- P Reign now known as Preme - rapper
- Priyanka - drag queen, winner of the first season of Canada's Drag Race
Arts
- Sonnet L'Abbé - author and poet
- Yolanda T. Marshall - author
Politics
- James Douglas - Governor of Vancouver Island and Governor of British Columbia.
- James W. Douglas - British Columbia MLA
- Ovid Jackson - former Liberal Party Member of Parliament and former Mayor of Owen Sound
- Victor Quelch - Social Credit Party of Canada Member of Parliament for Acadia
- John Rodriguez - former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and former Mayor of Sudbury
- Mark Persaud - Liberal Party of Canada National Executive Liberal Party of Canada - twice elected
Sports
- Charles Allen - hurdler and sprinter
- Troy Amos-Ross - boxer
- Andreas Athanasiou - ice hockey player
- Natasha Bacchus - deaf athlete
- Sheridon Baptiste - bobsledder, sprinter, Canadian football player
- Ian Beckles - American football player
- Alex Bunbury - soccer player
- Laura Creavalle - Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
- Keevil Daly - weightlifter
- Ian Danney - bobsledder
- Nicholas de Groot - first-class cricketer
- Dwayne De Rosario - soccer player
- Sunil Dhaniram - first-class cricketer
- Philip Edwards - Olympic sprinter 1928, 1932, 1936; five-time Olympic medalist
- Nicolette Fernandes - squash player
- Gary Holmes - wrestler
- Lawrence Holmes - wrestler
- Charmaine Hooper - soccer player
- Lyndon Hooper - soccer player
- Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - hurdler
- Egerton Marcus - boxer
- Mark McKoy - hurdler
- Jaime Peters - soccer player
- Danny Ramnarais - first-class cricketer
- Quillan Roberts, soccer player
- Abdool Samad - first-class cricketer
- Walter Spence - swimmer
- Paul Stalteri - soccer player
- Stella Umeh - gymnast
Business
- Shawn Allen - Founder Matrix Mortgage Global, 2022 Scarborough Walk Of Fame Inductee
Guyanese Canadians by Canadian province or territory (2016)
| Province | Population | Percentage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ontario | 73,360 | 0.6% | [3] |
 Quebec | 3,670 | 0.1% | [4] |
 Alberta | 3,095 | 0.1% | [5] |
 British Columbia | 1,930 | 0.0% | [6] |
 Manitoba | 1,480 | 0.1% | [7] |
 Nova Scotia | 355 | 0.0% | [8] |
 Saskatchewan | 185 | 0.0% | [9] |
 New Brunswick | 120 | 0.0% | [10] |
 Newfoundland and Labrador | 55 | 0.0% | [11] |
 Prince Edward Island | 10 | 0.1% | [12] |
 Northwest Territories | 0 | 0.0% | [13] |
 Nunavut | 0 | 0.0% | [14] |
 Yukon | 10 | 0.0% | [15] |
 Canada | 84,275 | 0.3% | [16] |
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