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LIST OF NORWEGIAN-CANADIANS

  • Herman Smith-Johannsen (1875-1987), a Norwegian-Canadian cross country skiier, He lived to be 111 years old!

  • Christine Nordhagen , a Norwegian-Canadian female wrestler

  • John Qualen - actor {Link without Title} "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."



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%)



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