Guyana is situated in the northeastern corner of South America and shares land borders with Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname. Because it has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and its climate is moderated by the trade winds off the Atlantic, the temperature in Guyana rarely falls out of the 21 to 32 degrees Celsius range.
Guyanese in Toronto
In the GTA: 57,985 | In Toronto: 26,690 |
Primary Areas of Settlement in the GTA (Social Atlas):
Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Ajax, Southern region of Pickering, Scarborough Community, and Etobicoke North.
Settlement Services in the GTA
Alliance of Guyanese Canadian Organizations
1 Bigwood Court
Scarborough, ON
M1H 1Z7
Phone: 905-472-0405
Email: michaelnarain@rogers.com
Association of Concerned Guyanese
51 Mary Pearson Drive
Markham, ON
L3S 2Y9
Phone: 905-471-0857
Canadian Indo-Caribbean Association
P.O. Box 89104, Westdale PO
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4RS
Phone: 905-648-5122
Friends of Guyana
38 Rakewood Crescent
Scarborough, ON
M1V 1M7
Phone: 905-297-9653
Georgetown Pavilion Committee
Guyana Goodwill Cultural Association
98 Roseheath Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4C 3P5
Phone: 416-693-2665
Guyana Aid Organisation
20 Carabob Court, Apt. 307
Scarborough, ON
M1T 3N1
Phone: 905-293-0270
Guyana Canada Association
282 Velmar Drive
Woodbridge, ON
L4L SK3
Phone: 905-856-8599
Guyana Christian Charities (Canada) Inc.
805 Middlefield Road, Unit 5
Scarborough, ON
M1V 4Z6
Phone: 905-683-1030
Guyana Toronto Connection
4 Bobcat Street
Brampton, ON
L6R 1E1
Phone: 905-792-2010
Hamilton Guyanese Canadian Cultural Association
423 King Street East
Hamilton, ON
L8N 1C5
Operation Blessing Guyana
26 Underhill Drive, Apt 510
Toronto, ON
M3A 2J3
Phone: 416-246-9236
Churches in the GTA
The Peoples Church
374 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto, ON
M2N 3B6
Phone: 416-222-3241
Useful Links
- Central Intelligence Agency. (2019, December 17). The World Factbook: Guyana. Retrieved December 29, 2019, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guyana/
- Encyclopedia of the Nations. (n.d.). Guyana. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. (2009, October 15). Cultural Information – Guyana. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from https://www.international.gc.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-apercus_pays/culture-culture_gy.aspx?lang=eng
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. (2011, December 15). Overview – Guyana. Retrieved July 9, 2014, from https://www.international.gc.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-apercus_pays/overview-apercu_gy.aspx?lang=eng
- Guyanans/Guyanese. (2009). In T. L. Gall & J. Hobby (Eds.), Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 255-258). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- Mandryk, J. (2010). Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation (7th ed.). Colorado Springs: Biblica Publishing.
- Statistics Canada. (2011, April 7). 2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations/Ethnic Origin, Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses and Sex for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census – 20% Sample Data. Retrieved July 15, 2014, from http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement