Icelandic Canadian
Total population
88,875 [1] 0.3% of Canada's population
Regions with significant populations
Western Canada, Ontario
Languages
English, Icelandic
Religion
Predominantly Protestant
Related ethnic groups
Icelandic, Icelandic Americans, Scandinavian

Canada has the largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland. Canada has about 88,000 people of Icelandic descent. [1]

Icelandic population in Canada

The Provinces with the largest reported Icelandic-Canadians in 2006 are:

• Manitoba: 30,555
• British Columbia: 22,115
• Alberta: 16,870
• Ontario: 11,140
• Saskatchewan: 6,445

List of Icelandic-Canadians

• Vilhjalmur Stefansson
• Bjarni Tryggvason
• Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir
• David Arnason
• Baldur Stefansson
• Paul Thorlakson
• Steinn O. Thompson
• Signy Hildur Stefansson Eaton
• Christian Halldorson
• Gunnar Thorvaldson
• Philip Petursson
• Wally Johannson
• Stephan G. Stephansson
• Paul Bardal
• Donald K. Johnson
• Tom Cochrane
• W. D. Valgardson

External links

• Gimli, Manitoba
• New Iceland in Manitoba

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