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11th century in Canada
See also: ADs in Canada, other events of the 2nd millennium, 15th century in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- c. 985-1014 CE: Norsemen, including Erik the Red and Leif Ericson, set up outposts in North America and encounter Inuit, Beothuks, and Micmacs.
- c. 1000 CE: Thule people arrive in Nunavut.
- c. 1000 CE: Leif (the Lucky) Ericsson reaches Vinland, aka Labrador and L'Anse aux Meadows (northern tip of Newfoundland). Nordic people later establish short-lived settlements in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- c. 1007 CE: Gudrid (born in Iceland around 950) gives birth to a son, Snorri, the first European child born in North America.
- c. 1014 CE: The first European colony in North America is established, probably in Newfoundland.
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