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In the 2001 census there were over 360,000 Canadian citizens who claimed Norwegian ancestry, making up just over one percent of the entire Canadian population.

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List of Canadians of Norwegian descent

Norwegian population in Canada

References

List of Canadians of Norwegian descent

★ Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen (1875-1987), a Norwegian-Canadian cross country skier, who lived to be 111 years old.

★ Christine Nordhagen, a Norwegian-Canadian female wrestler

★ John Qualen - actor [1] "He was Hollywood's stock Scandinavian character actor but could also play just about any other ethnic type imaginable. He was born Johan Mandt Kvalen in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 8, 1899, the son of Norwegian immigrants. His father, a Lutheran minister, changed the spelling of their name to Qualen."

★ Hans Lars Helgesen, MLA for Esquimalt, 1878-1886. The first non-Briton to serve in the BC legislature and prominent in the establishment of the commercial fishery in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

★ Endre Johannes Cleven, musician/composer and founder of the Canadian Viking Regiment (197th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force)

★ David Eggen, Alberta NDP MLA for Edmonton Calder.

★ Rick Hansen, wheelchair celebrity and philanthropist

★ Karen Magnussen, figure skater, North Vancouver, BC.

★ Joni Mitchell, singer/songwriter.

★ Cliff Ronning, hockey player.

★ Cindy Klassen, figure skater.

★ Chuck Strahl, MP for Fraser Valley East and Minister of Agriculture and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board.

Norwegian population in Canada

According to Statistics Canada figures from the 2001 census, 363,760 Canadians, or 1.23% of the population, reported themselves as having Norwegian ethnic background (multiple responses were allowed). The figures are also broken down by provinces and territories:

★ British Columbia: 112,045 (2.90%)

★ Alberta: 120,050 (4.08%)

★ Saskatchewan: 60,505 (6.28%)

★ Manitoba: 15,705 (1.42%)

★ Ontario: 41,885 (0.37%)

★ Quebec: 4,610 (0.06%)

★ New Brunswick: 2,490 (0.35%)

★ Nova Scotia: 3,210 (0.36%)

★ Prince Edward Island: 325 (0.24%)

★ Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,180 (0.23%)

★ Yukon: 1,080 (3.79%)

★ Northwest Territories: 585 (1.58%)

★ Nunavut: 85 (0.32%)

References

★ Ethno-Cultural Portrait of Canada, Table 1 Statistics Canada