Norsemen, also called Vikings, settled briefly at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland around 1000 AD.
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
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The first Europeans to settle in Canada were probably the Vikings, or Norse. They arrived around a.d 1000. Norse settlement of North America either failed or was abounded.
The Vikings where the firts to settle in Canada
The first Europeans to settle in Canada were Norse. They came around 1000, but did not stay long. The next activity came with Giovanni Caboto, who was exploring for England. After this, explorers from other nations such as the Portugal and Basque started to come to Canada.
France and Great Britain. The first Europeans to travel to Canada were the Vikings from Iceland around 1000 AD, but they made no permanent settlements.
If you count the first settler, then it will be the ancestor of aboriginal Canadians (Paleo-Indians / Paleoamericans) probably as early as 20`000 year ago. If that doesn't count, then the Inuits are believed to have arrived around year 1000 from Alaska. Then you have the French starting at 1534 and the British starting at 1583.
Various indigenous First Nations settled in Canada thousands of years ago, well before the arrival of any Europeans. The first known Europeans to settle in Canada were Vikings, who built at least one settlement in Newfoundland around the year 1000. The next Europeans to settle in Canada were the French, in 1541.
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Americans came during the ice age. the first people to sail there, were Vikings, around 1000.