Canada is the largest English-speaking country in the world.

It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the West, the Atlantic Ocean to the East and the Arctic Ocean to the North.

It is composed of 10 provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan and 3 territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.

The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Canadian Flag or the Maple Leaf Flag (l'Unifolié in French), consists of a red ground with a white square at its centre in which sits a stylized, 11-pointed red maple leaf.

Its capital is Ottawa but the most famous cities are Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Half of the population live in the South of Ontario and Quebec, around the cities of Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.

Today, Canadians are over 37 million.

Yukon is the least populated province and Ontario is the most populated.

AIR TRAVEL DISTANCES 

(1 mile = 1.6 km)

Vancouver - Toronto: 2,614 miles

Toronto – Iqaluit: 1,452 miles

Victoria - Halifax: 2,781 miles

Canada is one of the most receptive countries to immigration among Western nations, making it a multicultural country.

The first peoples in Canada are called Inuits.

The term Inuit refers broadly to the Arctic indigenous population of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Inuit means “people,” and the language they speak is called Inuktitut.

Today, the 60,000 Inuits of Canada live in Nunavut, the largest and most northern territory in Canada. They live in small communities of no more than 1,000 people. They are often poor and located thousands of kilometres away from each other.

Canada is the second-biggest country on earth.

Over 80 per cent of the country’s land is uninhabited, and most Canadians live in a handful of large cities close to the U.S. border.

The more North you go, the colder, rockier, snowier, and less suitable for living the country gets.

Canada is dotted with thousands of lakes and rivers, many of which are surrounded by wetlands home to iconic Canadian animals such as the beaver and moose. 

Canada is home to many wild animals.
Beavers, moose and elk live in forests and near lakes.
Cougars can also be found in some parts of the country.
In the Arctic, polar bears and Arctic wolves live in very cold areas.
These animals are an important part of Canadian wildlife.

The largest beaver lodge ever discovered is 850 metres long, and located in Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park. 

Experts think that it’s been under construction by multiple generations of beavers since the 1970s.

Niagara Falls is the collective name of three big waterfalls on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada.

Niagara falls is very well known for both its beauty and hydroelectric power.

Although not very high, Niagara Falls is very wide, and is probably the most popular waterfall in the world. 

Canada Day is the national day of Canada. It celebrates the anniversary of July 1, 1867, the effective date of the Constitution Act, 1867, which united the three separate colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single Dominion within the British Empire called Canada.

Jacques Cartier was a French trader and explorer. He sailed three times to Canada.

He was the first European man to see Prince Edward Island, the St. Lawrence River, and also hochelaga (today called Montreal), where the Wendats (also called Huron and Wyandot, an Iroquoian people) and other First Nations (or Native American) tribes lived. In 1534 he reached Newfoundland and explored coast of Labrador.

The money is the Canadian dollar.   

1 CAD = 0,66 €

Canadians love sports and many people practise sports every week.
Ice hockey is very popular, especially in winter. In fact, it is the national winter sport of Canada.
Many Canadians also play soccer, basketball and baseball.
In winter, people enjoy skiing, skating and curling.
Sport is a great way to have fun, stay healthy and spend time with friends.

If you are looking for a good way to go on an adventure and learn English, why not try your luck on a gap year in Canada being a ski instructor or an au-pair?