Swedish Canada

Swedish Canada is a planned colony of Sweden.

Planning
On On 1 July 1583, Charles II announced that the Bureau of Colonial Affairs had been created through his decree, and that Canada and Greenland are planned to be colonized in the near future. On 1 October, he announced that the Bureau would take a "native coexistence" stance which would mean all colonists would be legally prevented from attacking any natives.

On 13 February 1589, Charles II announced that Akureyri in Iceland would be seized by the Swedish crown to prepare for a colonization of Canada. This was done in the wake of the Cousins' Agreement between him and Edward IV of England (named so because they were cousins, obviously), which split the claims of French Canada between England and Sweden. Specifically, all lands south of the St. Lawrence River would go to England, whereas Newfoundland and all land north of the river would go to Sweden.

First Colonies
On 5 October 1590, colonist Nils Hastfer was sent to what was then called Vestbygden in Greenland. Charles II stated that all Greenlander colonies would remain direct possessions of the Swedish crown, and that this area was colonized as a base for all Swedish ships going to Canada after Iceland.