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Icelandic Canadians (Icelandic: Íslensk-kanadískur) are Canadian citizens of Icelandic ancestry, or Iceland-born people who reside in Canada. 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 ]
Icelandic settlements in Saskatchewan (9 P) Pages in category "Icelandic settlements in Canada" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Icelandic settlements in Manitoba (2 C, 6 P) ... Pages in category "Places in Canada settled by Icelanders" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total
In 1876, 1200 others joined the first group. Fifty immigrants had remained in Winnipeg the first year, and 200 the second, creating the basis for the first permanent urban Icelandic settlement in Canada. [2] More people came from Iceland and the colony grew, with Icelandic settlements being formed in Alberta and the Dakotas.
The town of Gimli, situated in this region, is perhaps the most famous Icelandic settlement in Canada and is still home to a large Icelandic-Canadian community. [22] Throughout the years, Icelandic-Canadians have made significant contributions to the broader Canadian society, notably in the fields of arts, politics, and literature.
Gimli is an Icelandic variant form of Gimlé, a place in Nordic mythology, where the righteous survivors of Ragnarök are foretold to live. It is mentioned in the Prose Edda and Völuspá and described as the most beautiful place on Earth, more beautiful than the Sun. [9] The etymology of Gimli is likely "the place protected from fire" [10] based on two Old Nordic elements : gimr "fire" and ...
1,245 Icelanders, Icelandic Americans and Icelandic Canadians were registered as soldiers during World War I. 989 fought for Canada whereas 256 fought for the United States. 391 of the combatants were born in Iceland, the rest were of Icelandic descent. 10 women of Icelandic descent and 4 women born on Iceland served as nurses during World War I.
The Icelandic settlers elected a provisional town council of five members for the colony administration. The Dominion Government granted free transportation within Canada and settlement rights for a reserve known as New Iceland (Nýja Ísland), [11] established by an Order in Council.