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Originally Posted by Docere
The best evidence I think that suggests the Black population was undercounted for a long time - the Black population of Canada virtually doubled between 1951 and 1961 (from 18,000 to 32,000), even though the Black immigration was tiny during that time and major Caribbean immigration didn't take off until the 1960s and 1970s.
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What happened between 1951 and 1961 that would increase the response rate of Black Canadians back then?
Did more people feel more comfortable revealing their race/ethnicity info after the 60s compared to earlier?