Guyanese

Guyanese Profile

Main Languages:  English; dialect Creolese; Chinese families speak Cantonese at home; Older East Indians understand Hindi or Urdu

Primary Religions:  Christian and Anglicans; Hindu and Islamic faiths

Number of Guyanese:

• In Canada: 61,085
• In the GTA: 44,720
• In the City of Toronto: 18,840

Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas): Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Ajax, Southern region of Pickering, Scarborough Community, Etobicoke North

Social and Settlement Services for Guyaneses in the GTA

Alliance of Guyanese Canadian Organization

Hamilton Guyanese Canadian Cultural Association

Guyana Christian Charities (Canada) Inc.

Church Information

Guyanese Christian Association of Canada 

More Information

This information is sourced from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Statistics Canada.

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