Norwegian Canadians facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Norwegian Canadians

Norsk-kanadiere
Total population
452,705 (by ancestry, 2011 Census)
Regions with significant populations
Canada
Alberta	152,640
British Columbia	134,430
Saskatchewan	69,490
Ontario	56,215
Manitoba	20,790
Quebec	7,490
Nova Scotia	5,190
Languages
Canadian English Canadian French Norwegian
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Lutheranism with other notable Protestant such as Baptist, Pentecostal, Mormon and Jehovah's Witness, and Catholic minorities)
Related ethnic groups
Norwegians, Norwegian Americans, Norwegian Australians, Norwegian New Zealanders, Dutch Canadians, Danish Canadians, Swedish Canadians, Flemish 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.

Images for kids

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  L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and Labrador

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  Leif Ericson discovered Canada and North America.

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  New Norway, Alberta circa 1915

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  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.

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  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.

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  Little Norway, a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in Canada during the Second World War

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  68,640 people in Saskatchewan are of Norwegian ancestry.

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  Joni Mitchell, one of the most famous Norwegian Canadians

See also

In Spanish: Inmigración noruega en Canadá para niños