Icelandic Canadians
Canadians with Icelandic ancestry or were born in Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Icelandic Canadians (Icelandic: Íslensk-kanadískur) are Canadian citizens of Icelandic ancestry, or Iceland-born people who reside in Canada.
Quick Facts Íslensk-kanadískur (Icelandic)Canadiens islandais (French), Total population ...
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Total population | |
101,795 (by ancestry),[1] 0.3% of Canada's population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Canadian English · Canadian French · Icelandic | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Predominantly Protestant) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Icelandic Americans Faroese Canadians Norwegian Canadians Swedish Canadians, Danish Canadians, Dutch Canadians, Flemish Canadians See Icelanders |
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Canada has the largest ethnic Icelandic population outside Iceland, with about 101,795 people of full or partial Icelandic descent as of the Canada 2016 Census.[1] Of that population in Canada, Gimli, Manitoba, is home to the largest Icelandic community outside Iceland.[2]
Many Icelandic Canadians are descendants of people who fled an eruption of the Icelandic volcano Askja in 1875.[3]