TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

AFRO-CANADIEN [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Demography
CONT

Black Canadians. Black people have lived in Canada since the beginnings of transatlantic settlement. Although historically very few have arrived directly from their ancestral homeland in the continent of Africa, the term "African Canadian" became increasingly popular in the 1990s to identify all descendants of Africa regardless of their place of birth.

Key term(s)
  • Afro Canadian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences humaines
  • Sociologie
  • Démographie
CONT

Canadiens noirs. Les Noirs vivent au Canada depuis les débuts de la colonisation transatlantique. Bien que très peu d'entre eux soient arrivés directement de leur terre ancestrale, sur le continent africain, le terme «Afro-Canadien» devient de plus en plus populaire au cours des années 90 pour désigner tous les descendants des Africains, indépendamment de leur lieu de naissance.

Key term(s)
  • Afro Canadien
  • Afro Canadienne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias humanas
  • Sociología
  • Demografía
CONT

Los canadienses negros a menudo hacen una distinción entre los que tienen ancestros afrocaribeños y los de otras raíces africanas.

Save record 1

Record 2 2023-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Arts and Culture
  • History
CONT

[At the university, learn] from a diverse group of internationally recognized faculty in the areas of Black Canadian culture, race and social policy, Black resistance and identity and much more.

Key term(s)
  • Afro Canadian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences humaines
  • Sociologie
  • Arts et Culture
  • Histoire
CONT

[L'imam] a livré de très nombreuses conférences sur des sujets tels que la spiritualité et les arts, la culture canadienne noire et l'histoire des Musulmans en Occident.

Key term(s)
  • afro canadien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias humanas
  • Sociología
  • Artes y Cultura
  • Historia
CONT

Se denomina afrocanadiense o canadiense negro a las personas de ascendencia africana subsahariana que son ciudadanos o residentes permanentes en Canadá.

Save record 2

Record 3 2007-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
CONT

In their very conventionality, such photographic depictions indicate just how established the African-Canadian community was as far back as the late 1800s when use of the camera became widespread. In fact, the community goes back much further.

Key term(s)
  • African Canadian
  • Afro Canadian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Point de rencontre, à l'image de l'Afrique hospitalière, le CAC brûle de s'ouvrir à ceux et celles que les valeurs africaines aideraient à libérer de certains préjugés. Cafés et beignes, journaux et revues (dont Transatlantique, magazine afro-canadien, qui vient de reprendre sa publication avec son deuxième numéro). [...] attendent les visiteurs [...]

Spanish

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: