Danish Canadians
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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]
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.
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History
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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)
See also
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- Canada–Denmark relations
- Danish Americans
- Danish diaspora
- European Canadians
- Finnish Canadians
- Icelandic Canadians
- Nordic and Scandinavian Canadians
- Norwegian Canadians
- Swedish Canadians
References
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