List of Guyanese Canadians explained

Group:	Guyanese Canadians
Population:	97,210^[1]
Popplace:	Ontario (Greater Toronto Area), Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia
Langs:	Canadian English, Caribbean English
Rels:	Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Obeah
Related:	Indo-Canadians, Chinese Canadians

Guyanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in Canada.

The following are notable Canadians of Guyanese descent:

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 ^[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
	73,360	0.6%	^[3]
	3,670	0.1%	^[4]
	3,095	0.1%	^[5]
	1,930	0.0%	^[6]
	1,480	0.1%	^[7]
	355	0.0%	^[8]
	185	0.0%	^[9]
	120	0.0%	^[10]
	55	0.0%	^[11]
	10	0.1%	^[12]
	0	0.0%	^[13]
	0	0.0%	^[14]
	10	0.0%	^[15]
	84,275	0.3%	^[16]

See also

• Guyanese people
• Caribbean Canadians
• Indo-Canadians
• Guyanese Americans
• Guyanese in the United Kingdom
• Chinese Canadians

External links

• History of Guyanese Canadians

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census.
2. http://www.stabroeknews.com/2010/the-scene/02/13/melinda-shankar-returns-to-guyanese-roots-to-film-new-movie/ Stabroek News: Melinda Shankar returns to Guyanese roots to film new movie
3. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
4. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Quebec, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
5. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Alberta, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
6. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), British Columbia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
7. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Manitoba, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
8. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nova Scotia, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
9. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Saskatchewan, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
10. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), New Brunswick, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
11. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
12. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Prince Edward Island, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
13. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Northwest Territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
14. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Nunavut, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
15. Web site: Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Yukon, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data . . 25 October 2017 . . 30 January 2020.
16. Web site: Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables. 25 October 2017 . statcan.gc.ca.