Author: Clint Curtis

1. Although the first officially recorded arrival of Ukrainian immigrants (Ivan Pylypiw and Wasyl Eleniak) in Canada has been documented as September 7, 1891, there is evidence of an earlier Ukrainian presence on the North American continent. Who brought the first Ukrainian immigrants to Canada? In 1892, a small group of immigrants organized by Ivan […]

Jacques Cartier’s orders for his first expedition were to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean in the area around Newfoundland and possibly find precious metals. He left Saint-Malo on 20 April 1534 with two ships and 61 men. When did Cartier sail to America? French navigator Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence […]

As a whole, the Canadian cattle and beef sector contributes $22 billion to GDP at market prices (2019-21), generating approximately 347,000 jobs in Canada either directly or indirectly, with every job in the sector yielding another 3.9 jobs elsewhere in the economy. How big is the meat industry in Canada? Meat, Beef & Poultry Processing […]

A tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. Are tomatoes legally a fruit? Botanically, a tomato is a fruit. However, in common parlance it is a vegetable; hence the United States Supreme Court ruled that a tomato is a vegetable for the purposes of the customs regulations. Can tomato grow in Canada? 100% of the […]

Canada received first place in the Quality of Life category due to respondents ranking the country first for having a good job market, second for being politically stable and third for having a well-developed public education system. Why does Canada have highest quality of life? The country is typically praised for its affordability, access to […]

1.5. Fruit production volume by commodity – metric tons 2016 2017 Highbush blueberries 78,062 69,835 Lowbush blueberries 133,128 93,067 Strawberries 26,598 28,455 Peaches 22,074 24,485 Which fruit is grown most in Canada? Canadian Fruit Statistics: Top 3 commodities by cultivated area (hectors): Blueberries*: 79,515; Apples: 17,377; Grapes**: 12,480. Top 3 provinces fruit farm cultivated area […]