Canada–Denmark relations
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Canada–Denmark relations are the
History
In 1928, the bilateral relations between Canada and Denmark were strengthened, when members of the
The first treaty between Canada and Denmark was a visa requirements agreement, signed on 22 September and 14 October 1949.[7] Both countries signed an agreement concerning taxes in 1956.[8] Canada and Denmark agreed to cooperate with defence science in 1969.[9] In 1983, a marine environmental, social and economic agreement was signed in Copenhagen.[10]
In 2010, the Denmark–USA/Canada Program was launched. The programme aims the internationalization of Danish education programmes.[11]
Hans Island
On 19 September 2009, both governments put in place a process to end the dispute.
As friendly countries, of course, it is our shared objective that we resolve this issue – that we put this issue behind us… "We now have a process – a process in which the officials will be working together, gathering all of the relative information and trying to find a way forward to do this…
In January 2011, both countries were close to a resolution over the island.[5] However, the border agreement signed in November 2012 did not contain a solution to the dispute.
On 10 June 2022, Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported that the Canadian and Danish governments had settled on a border across the island, dividing it between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and the Danish constituent country of Greenland, to be formally unveiled on 14 June 2022.[16]
High level visits
Crown Princess
When Prince Joachim married Marie they spent their honeymoon in Canada. The first four days in Tofino, Vancouver Island and the rest in Montreal.[citation needed]Expatriates
Danes in Canada
About 200,000 people in Canada are
.New Denmark is a Canadian rural community in Victoria County, New Brunswick. The community derives its name from several Danish settlers who inhabited the area in 1872, eventually forming the largest and what would become the oldest Danish community in Canada; the Danish influence has diminished somewhat in recent decades due to out-migration.[20]
See also
- Jens Munk
- Canadians of Danish descent
- Danish Embassy, Ottawa
- International Security Assistance Force
- 2011 military intervention in Libya
- Canada–European Union relations
- Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
- Denmark–United States relations – Including U.S. attempts to purchase Greenland
References
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Canada). Archived from the originalon 29 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Government of Denmark. "Danish embassy in Ottawa, Canada". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark). Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ NATO. "NATO — Member countries". NATO. NATO. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Arctic Council. "Member states of the Arctic Council". Arctic Council. Arctic Council. Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Canada and Denmark in Hans Island negotiations". Menas Borders. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Farmers meet Danish minister". The Morning Leader. 3 February 1928: 18. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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(help - ^ Parliament of Canada (1956). Debates: official report (Hansard). Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- United Nations Treaty Series. 1969. Archivedfrom the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Agreement for cooperation relating to the marine environment" (PDF). 1983. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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(help) - ^ "The Denmark-USA/Canada Program". Styrelsen for international uddannelse. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ Peter R. Dawes (1985). "Hans Ø" (in Danish): 13. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
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(help) - ^ a b BBC News (25 July 2005). "Canada island visit angers Danes". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Canada and Denmark at the brink of war". The Uncoverer. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Canada, Denmark agree to Hans Island process". CTV News. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Chase, Steven (2022-06-10). "Canada and Denmark reach settlement over disputed Arctic island, sources say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Young Danish Royal Couple Recalls Bonds with Canada". Edmonton Journal. p. 44. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- Jyllandsposten (in Danish). 4 February 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Danish Crown Prince Couple to Visit Canada" (PDF). Denmark in Canada. Embassy of Denmark, Canada. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ISBN 0-494-06766-7. Retrieved 11 January 2010.