Norwegian Canadians
Norwegian Canadians are Canadian citizens who identify themselves as being of full or partial Norwegian ancestry, or emigrated from Norway or reside in Canada.
Norsk-kanadiere | |
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Total population | |
452,705 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Canada | |
Alberta | 152,640[1] |
British Columbia | 134,430[1] |
Saskatchewan | 69,490[1] |
Ontario | 56,215 |
Manitoba | 20,790 |
Quebec | 7,490 |
Nova Scotia | 5,190 |
Languages | |
Religion | |
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Related ethnic groups | |
Norwegians, Norwegian Americans, Norwegian Australians, Norwegian New Zealanders, Dutch Canadians, Danish Canadians, Swedish Canadians, Flemish Canadians |
Norwegian Canadians Media
Leif Ericson discovered Canada and North America.
New Norway, Alberta circa 1915
A map of the United States and Canada with number of Norwegian Americans and Norwegian Canadians in every state and province including Washington, D.C.
A map of the United States and Canada with percentage of Norwegian Americans and Norwegian Canadians in every state and province including Washington, D.C.
Little Norway, a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in Canada during the Second World War
68,640 people in Saskatchewan are of Norwegian ancestry.
Joni Mitchell, one of the most famous Norwegian Canadians
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.