- Canadians of Danish descent
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Danish Canadian 
Total population 200,035 [1]
0.7% of Canada's populationRegions with significant populations Western Canada, Ontario Languages Religion Predominantly Protestant
Related ethnic groups Danes, Danish Americans, Icelandic Canadians, Scandinavian
According to the 2006 Census, there were 200,035 Canadians with Danish background[2], 17,650 of whom were born in Denmark [3]. 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.
List of Canadians of Danish descent
- Erik Christensen - NHL player
- Hayden Christensen - actor (Danish paternal grandparent)
- Scott Frandsen - Olympic athlete
- Ann Hansen - anarchist
- Glenna Hansen - Inuvialuit politician
- Rick Hansen - paraplegic athlete
- K.V. Johansen - writer
- Rasmus Lerdorf - programmer
- Leslie Nielsen - actor and comedian (Danish father)
- Robert Nielsen - journalist
- Alf Erling Porsild - botanist
References
- ^ [1] Statistics Canada, Census 2006 - Selected Ethnic Origins1, for Canada, Provinces and Territories - 20% Sample Data
- ^ Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census
- ^ Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan A...
- ^ Bender, Henning. Danish emigration to Canada
Categories:- Ethnic groups in Canada
- Canadian people of Danish descent
- Danish diaspora
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