South African Canadians

South African Canadians are Canadians of South African descent. Most South African Canadians are White South Africans, mostly of British and Afrikaner ancestry. According to the Canada 2016 Census there were 44,660 South African born immigrants in Canada. It includes those who hold or have ever held permanent resident status in Canada, including naturalized citizens. Also, the census revealed 1,870 ^[2] people of Afrikaner descent in Canada, although most Afrikaners in Canada may declare different countries of origin from Southern Africa.

Demographics[]

South African born immigrants in Canada by province and territory as recorded in the Canada 2016 Census:

Total South African Born Population

Province or Territory	Total [2]	% of Total
Canada	44,660	100%
Ontario	19,390	43.4%
British Columbia	13,375	29.9%
Alberta	7,355	16.5%
Saskatchewan	1,775	4.0%
Manitoba	975	2.2%
Quebec	865	1.9%
Nova Scotia	460	1.0%
New Brunswick	165	0.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador	135	0.3%
Prince Edward Island	65	0.1%
Yukon	50	0.1%
Northwest Territories	40	0.1%
Nunavut	10	0.0%

Notable South African Canadians[]

• Jay Manuel, director creative and make-up artist
• kim Brunhuber, journalist
• Neill Blomkamp, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and animator
• Kevin Harmse, soccer player
• Luca Bellisomo, soccer player
• Lisa de Nikolits, writer
• Tony Dean Smith, film and television director, screenwriter, and editor
• Derek Muller, science communicator, film-maker and television personality, also known by YouTube channel Veritasium
• Elon Musk, business magnate, investor, engineer and inventor. Founder of SpaceX, co-founder of PayPal and Tesla, Inc.
• Robin Esrock, travel writer
• Mpho Koaho, actor
• Steve Nash, basketball player
• Johannes Sauer, sport shooter
• Mike Botha, master diamond cutter
• D. T. H. van der Merwe, rugby union player
• Murad Velshi, former politician in Ontario

See also[]

• South African diaspora
• Dutch Canadians
• Canadian Immigrant population by country of birth

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