Caribbean Heritage Month

Canada

Canada is home to a large and vibrant Caribbean-Canadian community in excess of 800,000, with more than half of them residing in Ontario.

October is a significant month for the Caribbean-Canadian community. Improvements to the Immigration Act (Canada) in October 1967 and the introduction of the Multiculturalism Policy in October 1971 opened new doors, allowing Caribbean people to see Canada as a place to establish roots, raise their children and become a part of Canada’s mosaic.

Caribbean-Canadians continue to make important contributions to Ontario’s social, economic, political and cultural fabric. Caribbean-Canadians have helped build Ontario into the multicultural success story that it is and have helped to build this province into the best place to live, work and raise families. They continue to help foster growth, prosperity and innovation throughout Ontario.

Source : https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-134

Celebrate the diaspora in Canada by supporting the following organizations:

Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association

Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum

Ontario Black History Society

Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce