Did You Know?

Some interesting facts about Canada.

The Dominion of Canada was created in 1867 and officially became a country in 1982

Canada is a federal state with a democratic parliament and a constitutional monarchy

In Canada, there are more than 100 national parks and historic sites

Mackenzie River is the longest river with 4241 km through the Northwest Territory

Canada has six time zones. East side with 3 hours and 30 minutes past GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) while pacific side with 8 hours behind GMT

Ottawa (Canada’s capital) has the coldest average temperature of any capital city in the world

$1 and $2 are represented by coins in Canada. They are called “loonie” (because there is a loon on it) and the “townie”

76.6% of Canadians live in cities and towns while 23.4% live in rural areas

The largest city in Canada is Toronto followed by Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Edmonton

The size of the average family is 3.1 people (including 1.3 children)

The largest ethnic groups are: British, French, German, Italian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, South Asian, Jewish, West Indian, Portuguese and Scandinavian

The most popular sports are: ice hockey, swimming, cross-country and alpine skiing, baseball, tennis, basketball, soccer and golf

The average person in Canada spends 12% of their time watching television. Big part of the population has TVs in the living room, bedroom and even in the bathroom

USA, United Kingdom and Mexico are the three choices of places for Canadians to visit

20 to 30% of the world’s annual uranium is produced in Canada since is the largest manufacturer of natural uranium in the world