CANADAMore about Canada Information about travelling to CanadaCanada is located in Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US |
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Facts about Canada
General info about Canada
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services, as well as responding to separatist concerns in predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.
Languages spoken English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% What about drugs? illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector Ethnic division British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 0.3% (2003 est.) Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north Resources iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Economy As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principle trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs nearly 80% of Canadian exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power. Given its great natural resources, skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada has enjoyed solid economic growth, and prudent fiscal management has produced consecutive balanced budgets from 1997 to 2007. In 2008, growth slowed sharply as a result of the global economic downturn, US housing slump, plunging US car sales, and drop in world commodity prices. Public finances, too, are set to deteriorate for the first time in a decade. Tight global credit conditions have further restrained business and housing investment, despite the conservative lending practices and strong capitalization that made Canada's major banks among the stongest in the world. Environment air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities Cities in Canadaabbotsford acton acton vale airdrie aklavik albanel alberton alexandria alfred alliston alma almonte altona amherst amherstburg amos amqui antigonish armstrong arnprior arthur asbestos ashcroft assiniboia athabasca atikokan attawapiskat aylmer ayr bagotville baie-comeau baie-saint-paul banff barraute barrhead barrie bassano bathurst bay roberts beamsville beauceville beaupre beausejour beaverlodge beaverton bedford belleville beloeil berthierville berwick betsiamites biggar black diamond blackfalds blairmore blenheim blind river bobcaygeon boissevain bolton bon accord bonaventure bonavista bonnyville botwood bow island bracebridge bradford brandon brantford bridgetown bridgewater brighton brockville brooks brownsburg buckingham burgeo burns lake cabano cache creek caledon east caledonia calgary calmar campbell river campbellford campbellton camrose canmore cannington canora cap-aux-meules cap-chat capreol caraquet carberry carbonear cardinal cardston carleton place carlyle carman carnduff caronport carstairs casselman castlegar catalina causapscal chandler channel-port aux basques chapais chapleau charlottetown chase chatham chemainus chesley chester chesterville chilliwack chute-aux-outardes clairmont claresholm clermont clinton clyde river coaldale coaticook cobourg cochrane colborne colchester collingwood contrecoeur cookshire corner brook cornwall courtenay cowansville crabtree cranbrook creemore creston crossfield crystal beach cumberland dalhousie dalmeny danville dauphin davidson dawson creek deep river deer lake delhi deloraine desbiens deseronto devon didsbury digby disraeli dolbeau donnacona drayton valley dresden drumheller drummondville dryden duncan dunnville durham east angus edmonton edmundston edson eganville elk point elliot lake elmira elmvale enderby englehart erin espanola essex esterhazy estevan eston exeter fairview farnham fenelon falls fergus ferme-neuve fernie flin flon foam lake forest forestville fort erie fort frances fort nelson fort saint james fort saint john fredericton fruitvale gambo gananoque gander gaspe georgetown geraldton gibsons gimli glace bay glencoe goderich golden granby grand bank grand bend grand centre grand falls grand forks grand valley grande prairie grande-riviere gravelbourg gravenhurst grenfell grimshaw guelph gull lake hagersville haileybury haines junction halifax hamilton hampton hanna hanover hantsport harbour breton hare bay harriston harrow hastings hauterive havelock havre-saint-pierre hawkesbury hay river hearst hebertville hensall high level high prairie high river hinton hope hornepayne houston hudson bay humboldt huntingdon huntsville indian head ingersoll inuvik invermere inverness iqaluit iroquois iroquois falls irricana jasper joliette kamloops kamsack kanata kapuskasing kedgwick kelowna kelvington kemptville kenora kensington kentville kerrobert killam killarney kimberley kincardine kindersley kingston kirkland lake kitchener kitimat la malbaie la ronge la sarre la tuque labelle lac du bonnet lac-au-saumon lac-megantic lachute lacolle lacombe ladysmith lake cowichan lakefield lamont langenburg langham lanigan laurentides lavaltrie leamington leduc les escoumins lethbridge lewisporte lillooet lindsay liniere listowel little current lively liverpool lloydminster london longlac louisbourg louiseville lucan luceville lucknow lumby lumsden lunenburg macamic macklin madoc magog magrath malartic manitouwadge maniwaki maple creek marathon marieville markdale marmora marystown maskinonge matagami matane mattawa mayo meadow lake meaford medicine hat melfort melita melville merritt metabetchouan middleton midland mildmay millbrook millet milton milverton minnedosa mitchell moncton mont-joli montague montmagny montreal moose factory moose jaw moosomin morden morinville morris morrisburg mount forest murdochville nakusp nanaimo nanticoke nanton napanee napierville neepawa nelson new glasgow new richmond new waterford nicolet nipawin norman wells normandin north battleford north bay norwich norwood notre-dame-du-lac okotoks olds oliver omemee one hundred mile house orangeville orillia ormstown oromocto oshawa osoyoos ottawa outlook owen sound oxbow oxford paisley palmerston pangnirtung papineauville paris parkhill parksville parrsboro parry sound peace river peachland pemberton pembroke penhold penticton perth petawawa peterborough petrolia picton pictou pierreville pilot butte pinawa pincher creek plaster rock plessisville ponoka pont-rouge port alberni port dover port elgin port hardy port hawkesbury port hope port perry port stanley port-cartier portneuf powassan powell river preeceville prescott price prince albert prince george prince rupert princeton princeville provost quebec quesnel rawdon raymond red deer redwater regina renfrew revelstoke richmond ridgetown rigaud rimbey rimouski rivers riviere-au-renard riviere-du-loup roberval roblin rockland rocky mountain house rodney rosetown rossland sackville saint andrews saint anthony saint john saint leonard saint marys saint paul saint quentin saint stephen saint thomas saint-agapit saint-alexandre saint-ambroise saint-andre-avellin saint-anselme saint-augustin saint-cesaire saint-denis saint-donat-de-montcalm saint-fabien saint-felicien saint-felix-de-valois saint-gabriel saint-gedeon saint-georges saint-germain-de-grantham saint-henri-de-levis saint-honore saint-hyacinthe saint-jacques saint-jean-de-dieu saint-jean-port-joli saint-jerome saint-jovite saint-marc-des-carrieres saint-michel-des-saints saint-pacome saint-pascal saint-pie saint-prosper saint-raphael saint-raymond saint-remi saint-sauveur-des-monts saint-tite sainte-adele 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