Icelandic Heritage Society of Canada

You can support the Icelandic Emigration Centre at Hofsós, Iceland by making a tax deductible contribution through the Icelandic Heritage Society of Canada using the donation form

The purposes of the Icelandic Heritage Society of Canada are:

  1. to advance the education of the general Canadian public with respect to the settlement, history, culture and genealogy of Icelandic emigrants in Canada;
  2. to support the study, preservation and promotion of the history, culture and genealogy of Icelandic emigrants to Canada;
  3. to serve as a resource for the exchange of information in relation to the history, culture and genealogy of Icelandic emigrants to Canada;
  4. to support the study, preservation and promotion of Icelandic heritage; and,
  5. to provide support and assistance to the Icelandic Emigration Centre at Hofsos, Iceland, a not for profit venture sponsored in part by the Government of Iceland, whose primary purpose is to provide educational and research services, including genealogical services, with respect to the Icelandic Emigrants who left Iceland and settled in Canada.