Danish Canadians
Ethnic group
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Danish Canadians (Danish: Dansk-canadiere) are Canadian citizens of Danish ancestry. According to the 2006 Census, there were 200,035 Canadians with Danish background,[2] 17,650 of whom were born in Denmark.[3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 207,470 (by ancestry, 2016 Census)[1] 0.6% of Canada's population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Canada · Ontario | |
| Languages | |
| English · French · Danish | |
| Religion | |
| Traditionally Lutheranism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Danes · Greenlanders · Danish Americans |
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.[4] 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.[citation needed]
History
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 21,124 | — |
| 1931 | 34,118 | +61.5% |
| 1941 | 37,439 | +9.7% |
| 1951 | 42,671 | +14.0% |
| 1961 | 85,473 | +100.3% |
| 1971 | 75,725 | −11.4% |
| 1981 | 57,940 | −23.5% |
| 1986 | 119,055 | +105.5% |
| 1991 | 135,520 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 163,125 | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 170,780 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 200,035 | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 203,080 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 207,470 | +2.2% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [5]: 17 [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Note: 1981 Canadian census did not include multiple ethnic origin responses, thus population is an undercount. | ||
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)
- Tove Christensen – actor and producer (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)
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