Danish Canadians (Danish: Dansk-canadiere) are Canadian citizens of Danish ancestry. According to the 2006 Census, there were 200,035 Canadians with Danish background, 17,650 of whom were born in Denmark.
Canada became an important destination for the Danes during the post-war period. At one point, a Canadian immigration office was to be set up in Copenhagen.Bender, Henning. Danish emigration to Canada While most of the post-war immigrants settled in large cities, Danish-Canadian communities can be found in all of Canada's ten provinces.
The oldest Danish community in Canada is New Denmark, New Brunswick, first inhabited by Danish immigrants in 1872.
History
Notable Danish Canadians
Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, artist, inventor, actor, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee Karen Bulow – textile artist Erik Christensen – NHL player from the New York Rangers Hayden Christensen – actor (Danish paternal grandparents) Scott Frandsen – Olympic athlete Ann Hansen – former anarchist Glenna Hansen – Inuvialuit politician Rick Hansen – paraplegic athlete Jens Haven – Missionary and Settler Valdy/Valdemar Horsdal – Singer-Songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen – pop singer K.V. Johansen – writer Rasmus Lerdorf – programmer Erik Nielsen – Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1986 Leslie Nielsen – actor and comedian (Danish father) Robert Nielsen – journalist Kaj Pindal – animator and animation educator Alf Erling Porsild – botanist Luke Skaarup – strength athlete, strongman Lauren Southern – political activist (Danish father)
See also
Canada–Denmark relations Danish Americans Danish diaspora European Canadians Finnish Canadians Icelandic Canadians Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians Norwegian Canadians Swedish Canadians
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