Learn everything from sea to sea about the glorious and free nation of Canada. 🍁
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Fun Facts To Get You Started[]
- Canada uses its infamous Maple Leaf Flag since 1965. Before that, the red ensign, a british colonial flag, was flown.
- Canada has more donut-eating people than any other nation. I don't blame them! 🍩
- Canada is the second-largest country in the world, beat only by the gigantic nation of Russia, which you can fit 2 Canada's inside.
- Canada has 10 provinces & 3 territories, all territories being in the northern region of Canada. The last province to join Canada was Newfoundland & Labrador, previously being the country of Newfoundland.
- The first white settlers in Canada were actually French, but after the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763), the French were overtaken by the British, thus making Nouvelle-France into British North America, a British colony becoming independant in 1931.
- Canada has a parliamentary government, consisting of two chambers: the House of Commons & the Senate. The House of Commons has 338 members, while the Senate has 105.
A Finished Wiki for Everybody[]
The Canada Wiki is a Fandom website for all things Canadian, and Fandom’s leading source of information on Canada for students, teachers, homeschoolers, immigrants, tourists, and anybody looking for understandable and clear info on this wonderful country that's more than just maple syrup. Now, have some fun!
What's Here?[]
Canada is a nation like any other, and it has all the exact same essential things you'd expect any other nation to have, including people, money, an official language (or two) and a military. This wiki is where to find essential info on a few big concepts. There’s an unlucky belief that Canadian history is too boring to care about. Although, those who study it usually leave quite suprised. Canada is gigantic, but luckily it can be divided into smaller pieces that are easier to understand. Let's look at those pieces. When you think of Canada, what happens to come to mind? Moose-Mounted Mounties wearing red serges? The maple leaf forever? Weird animals like beavers and half-white-half-black geese? Maybe why moose are not called meese? Learn all about them here in this wiki. Learn how the Canadian government works. Here we find summaries of the various institutions and people who run the country, both elected and not. If you're wondering why Canadians act the way they do, or are just looking to fitA series of simple, to-the-point charts showing relevant Canadian political and historial data. in, this is a good place to start. A look at the things and ideas that help give the country its memorable character.
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