1000s in Canada

See also: ADs in Canada, other events of the 2nd millennium, 1400s in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• c. 985-1014 AD: Norsemen, including Eric the Red and Leif Ericsson, set up outposts in North America and encounter Inuit, Beothuks, and Micmacs.
• c. 1000 AD: 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. 1014 AD: The first white colony in North America is established in Newfoundland.