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Figure 46. Breakdown of the Jamaican Population in Canada, By Province, 2006 Ontario 85.5%
Quebec 5.2%
Other 1.2%
Alberta 3.8% British Columbia 3.0%
Manitoba 1.4%
Source: Authors’ calculation based on data from Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada.
Basic Demographics of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada Compared with the total population, the Jamaican population in Canada is relatively young. About 29 percent of the Jamaican community is children under the age of 15, compared with only 17.85 percent in the larger population. About 16 percent of the Jamaican population is aged 15–24, versus 13 percent in the overall population. Senior citizens (aged 65 and over) comprised only 7.02 percent of the Jamaican community, compared with 13.04 percent for all Canadians (Lindsay 2001; see Figure 47). In addition, 54.3 percent of the Jamaican community was female in 2001 compared to 50.9 percent in the Canadian population as a whole (Lindsay 2001).
Figure 47. Canada: Composition of Jamaican Population, By Age Group, 2006 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
7.02% 18.97% 28.81% 16.08% 29.12% Jamaican population
13.04% >65 years 45 to 64 years
27.53%
25 to 44 years 15 to 24 years <15 years
28.11% 13.47% 17.85%
Overall population
Source: Authors’ calculation based on data from Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Canada.