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Norwegian Canadians are found throughout the entire country but with a major concentration in Western Canada. The Prairies were the hub of the Norwegian settlement in Canada. Settlements in Canada which were primarily created by Norwegian immigrants: Birch Hills, Saskatchewan; Rose Valley, Saskatchewan; Hagensborg, British Columbia
The highest concentration of Scandinavian Canadians is in Western Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. As of the 2016 Canadian census , there are approximately 1.2 million Canadians of Nordic and Scandinavian descent, or about 3.49% of the total population of the country.
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Canada portal This category page lists notable citizens of Canada of Norwegian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. For more information, see Norwegian Canadian .
NB This category is for settlements in Canada which were primarily created by Norwegian immigrants. Larger centres where Norwegian settlement history is only part of a broader ethnic spectrum such as Winnipeg and Greater Vancouver are not included. See also Category:Norwegian Canadian history for articles not about settlements.
The Norwegian diaspora consists of Norwegian emigrants and their descendants, especially those that became Norwegian Americans. Emigrants also became Norwegian Canadians , Norwegian Australians , Norwegian New Zealanders , Norwegian Brazilians , Kola Norwegians and Norwegian South Africans .
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On 1 January 1947, Canadian citizenship was conferred on most British subjects connected with Canada. Unlike the US, Canada was part of the British Empire and most Norwegians would have become Canadians and British subjects at the same time. According to the 2011 Census, 452,705 Canadians reported Norwegian ancestry (Norwegian-Canadians). [34]