Canadian citizens
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of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in
Canada
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.
The following are notable
Canadian
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Anjulie
Anjulie Persaud (born May 21, 1983), known as Anjulie, is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has released one self-titled album, and has collaborated with Diplo, Zedd, Boombox Cartel, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, TheFatRat, and Benny Benassi ...
- singer
*
Dave Baksh
Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...
Brown Brigade
Brown Brigade was a reggae-influenced heavy metal band created by Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The band's final lineup was Baksh (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Owens (drums), Chuck Coles (guit ...
)
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Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before ...
- singer
*
Simone Denny
Simone Andrea Denny is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is best known as a vocalist with the dance music groups Love Inc. and Widelife, appearing most prominently on the hit dance singles " Broken Bones", " You're a Superstar" and "All Thin ...
- singer
*
Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Keysha Freshh - rapper
*
Nicole Holness
Nicole Holness (born April 13, 1984) is a TV host and R&B singer. Between 2002 and 2005, she was part of the Canadian girl group X-Quisite alongside Melanie Fiona and Nirvana Savoury. In 2006, Holness was chosen as one of the original seven co- ...
Vaughn Lal
Brown Brigade was a reggae-influenced heavy metal band created by Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The band's final lineup was Baksh (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Owens (drums), Chuck Coles (guita ...
- bassist and backing vocalist for band Brown Brigade
* Rich London - rapper
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Shakira Baksh
Shakira, Lady Caine, ( née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is a Guyanese former actress and fashion model. She is married to English actor Michael Caine.
Early life
Shakira was born on 23 February 1947 in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) ...
- fashion model and actress
*
Maestro Fresh Wes
Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian rapper, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is cred ...
- rapper and actor
* More or Les - rapper and DJ
*
Saukrates
Karl Amani Wailoo (born March 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Saukrates (; "Socrates"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of the hip-hop/ R&B group Big Black L ...
Eon Sinclair
Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundcl ...
- bassist for the band
Bedouin Soundclash
Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundc ...
Sugar Jones
Sugar Jones was a Canadian all-female pop group created on the first season of the Canadian version of '' Popstars'' in 2001. It consisted of five members chosen from thousands of contestants who auditioned all over Canada in hopes of gaining a sp ...
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Roy Woods
Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996), better known by his stage name Roy Woods (also stylized as Roy Wood$), is a Canadian singer and rapper. Woods is signed to OVO Sound, the record label co-founded by Canadian rapper and singer Drake, record p ...
- rapper and singer
* P Reign now known as Preme - rapper
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Priyanka
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- drag queen, winner of the first season of
Canada's Drag Race
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Governor
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of
Vancouver Island
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and
Governor
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of
British Columbia
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.
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James W. Douglas
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He was born in Victoria, Br ...
- British Columbia MLA
*
Ovid Jackson
Ovid L. Jackson, (born February 3, 1939, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He represented the federal riding of Bruce—Grey and Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons fo ...
- former
Liberal Party
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Member of Parliament
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and former Mayor of
Owen Sound
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The primary tourist attractio ...
*
Victor Quelch
Victor Quelch (December 13, 1891 – September 2, 1975) was a farmer, soldier in the Canadian Army, and long-serving Canadian federal politician.
Military service
Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Quelch was the son of British parents. ...
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Social Credit Party of Canada
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Member of Parliament
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for
Acadia
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John Rodriguez
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Nickel Belt
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Geography
It consists of:
* the part of the Territorial District ...
Natasha Bacchus
Natasha "Courage" Bacchus (born 1977) is a Canadian female Deaf track and field athlete. She has represented Canada at the Deaflympics in 1993, 1997, and in 2001.
Bacchus was born in Toronto on 10 December 1977, to a Guyanese mother. She also h ...
- deaf athlete
* Sheridon Baptiste - bobsledder, sprinter, Canadian football player
*
Ian Beckles
Ian Harold Beckles (born July 20, 1967) is a Canadian former American football Guard who played nine seasons in the NFL. Beckles was the co-host of the highly-rated ''Beckles and Recher Show'' on iHeartMedia, Inc.'s WDAE (620 AM and 95.3 FM) ...
- American football player
* Alex Bunbury - soccer player
*
Laura Creavalle
Laura Cordelia Creavalle is a Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional female bodybuilder.
Early life and education
Laura Creavalle was born in 1959 in British Guiana. She migrated to Canada at the age of 13. She attended both Industrial Hig ...
Canadian
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Ian Danney
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Dwayne De Rosario
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- soccer player
*
Sunil Dhaniram
Sunil Dhaniram (born 17 October 1968) is a former Canadian cricketer and a former captain, who played ODIs and T20Is. He formerly played for Guyana from 1993 to 1995. He made his Canadian debut on 2 October 2003 playing against the Windward Islan ...
Nicolette Fernandes
Nicolette Fernandes, (born June 19, 1983) is a professional squash player who represented Guyana. She won the only gold medal for Guyana at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia beating Samantha Terán in the final which la ...
Charmaine Hooper
Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper (born January 15, 1968) is a Canadian retired soccer player. A four-time winner of the Canadian Players of the Year award and member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, Hooper played on the Canada women's national socc ...
- soccer player
*
Lyndon Hooper
Lyndon Hooper (born May 30, 1966) is a Canadian former professional soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division. He was a prominent Canadian international.
Club career
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- soccer player
*
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 26 August 1982) is a Canadian retired hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario, and currently lives in Whitby.
Personal
Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Lopes-Schliep's h ...
Mark McKoy
Mark Anthony McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also won the 60 metres hurdles title at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Cha ...
- hurdler
*
Jaime Peters
Jaime Bryant Piet Peters (born 4 May 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a right wing-back. He represented Canada at various levels. He was a member of the U20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Youth career
P ...
- soccer player
*
Danny Ramnarais
Kacamchand "Danny" Ramnarais (born 20 June 1964 in Guyana) was a Guyanese and Canadian cricket player. He played three first-class matches in the mid-1980s, and later played for the Canadian national team in two ICC Trophy tournaments plus th ...
- first-class cricketer
*
Quillan Roberts
Quillan Roberts (born 13 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Electric City FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he currently represents the Guyana national team after having previously represented Canad ...
, soccer player
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Abdool Samad
Abdool Mudassar Samad (born 3 May 1979) is a Guyana-born Canadian cricketer. He has played in 7 One Day Internationals for Canada to date. He has also played one first-class match, scoring 119 against Bermuda in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental ...
- first-class cricketer
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Walter Spence
Walter Percy Spence (March 3, 1901 – October 16, 1958) was a swimmer from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. He immigrated to the United States and held seve ...
Guyanese Canadians by Canadian province or territory (Canada 2016 Census, 2016)
See also
*Guyanese people
*Black Canadians
*Guyanese Americans
*Guyanese in the United Kingdom
References
External links
History of Guyanese Canadians
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Caribbean Canadian
Ethnic groups in Canada, Guyanese
Canadian people of Guyanese descent, Canada
Guyanese Canadian,