People group profile · PG043402
The Haitians of Canada
The Haitians of Canada, numbering about 177,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from West and Central Africans brought to colonial Saint-Domingue; they speak Haitian Creole and share a distinct cultural identity shaped by African, Caribbean, and French influences.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Haitian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 177,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Haitian (hat)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Haitians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Haitians
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
73% adherents
Primary language
Haitian · Indo-European family
100% speak Haitian
Gospel resources in Haitian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1999 Haitian Bible Society · video, audio, text
- 2016 Edition · text
- Alliance Biblique Universelle, 1985 · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Haitians
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Haitians in other countries
The same people is also reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haitians | Haiti | 11,590,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | United States | 718,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Dominican Republic | 279,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Jamaica | 59,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Cuba | 38,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Bahamas | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | French Guiana | 27,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Guadeloupe | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Martinique | 2,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| Haitians | Dominica | 2,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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