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L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and Labrador Leif Ericson discovered Canada and North America.. Norwegians have played important roles in the history of Canada.The first Europeans to reach North America were Icelandic Norsemen, who made at least one major effort at settlement in what is today the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (L'Anse aux Meadows) around 1000 AD.
Little Norway was a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in Canada during World War II. Camp Norway in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia was the naval training camp. [4] During the Cold War, Canadian troops were stationed in Norway as part of the NATO alliance.
This category page lists notable citizens of Canada of Norwegian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. For more information, see Norwegian Canadian . Contents
Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians are Canadian citizens with ancestral roots in the Nordic countries and/or Scandinavia. The highest concentration of Scandinavian Canadians is in Western Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Otto Sverdrup, a Norwegian explorer, claimed the Sverdrup Islands for Norway in 1902 but the Norwegian government showed no interest in pursuing the claim until 1928. [42] On 11 November 1930 (Remembrance Day) after formal Canadian intervention, Norway recognized Canada's sovereignty over the islands. [43] Sverdrup Islands – (1902–1930)
Norwegian immigration to Canada lasted from the mid-1880s until 1930, although Norwegians were already working in Canada as early as 1814. It can be divided into three periods of roughly fifteen years each. In the first, to about 1900, thousands of Norwegians homesteaded on the Canadian prairies.
Norwegian immigration to North America began in earnest in the mid-19th century, driven by a combination of economic, social, and political factors in Norway. Between 1825 and 1925, more than 800,000 Norwegians emigrated to the United States and Canada, making Norwegians one of the most significant European ethnic groups to settle in the ...
Canadian emigrants to Norway (1 P) Pages in category "Norwegian people of Canadian descent" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.