Black History Month 2015 – BC Black History Awareness Society

table of Canada-BC census data for Black population

1871: Census for Blacks in B.C. and Canada

The total population of the province in 1871 was 36,427. That number included 8,576 (23.7%) British/Continental European, 1,548 (4.3%) Asian, and an […]

March 11, 1850: Vancouver Island becomes a Colony

The Imperial Government of the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island was created on March 11, 1850. Richard Blanshard, a 32 year-old barrister […]

Anamorphic (3-dimensional) style drawing, upper part of poster is sunny sky, eagle, some clouds above mountains; middle is island with grass, brown bear; bottom part is bridge spanning water to the island. Middle of the island is oversized sign post indicating The Function is taking place on Lekwungen Territory.

The Function

THE FUNCTION FESTIVAL took place at Ship Point, Victoria. All ages were welcomed. THE FUNCTION is one of the NEWEST festivals in […]

Statistics Canada: “Diversity of the Black population in Canada: An Overview”. Release date: February 27, 2019

Statistics Canada reported from the 2016 census that close to 1.2 million people in Canada self-identified as Black. Findings included that: • […]