Author: Clint Curtis

Do I need a Canadian Visa? How do I apply for a Canadian Visa? F-1 and J-1 student visa holders may need a visa, even for a one-day trip to Canada. Although ISS cannot review or advise you on the specifics of the Canadian visa process, we can provide resources and general tips for travel. […]

Express Entry applicants receive the AOR by default after they submit their application. They typically receive the document within ten minutes of their PR application submission. On the other hand, for a sponsorship or citizenship application, an AOR might take longer than usual, perhaps a few months. How long does it take to get an […]

Spring and summer are wetter than winter. Ontario and Quebec have more rainfall than the interior plains because the air masses pick up water vapour from the Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. What season does it rain the most in Canada? The weather during the fall is usually […]

No. Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, cannot apply for an eTA to enter Canada. You will need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight to Canada. A valid Canadian passport is the only reliable and universally accepted travel document. Can I travel to Canada with certificate of citizenship? No. Canadians citizens, including dual citizens, […]

Some countries may not flush anything, including toilet paper. In Canada, we like to flush our used toilet paper with our waste. The most important thing you can do to prevent clogs is to limit the amount of toilet paper per flush, even if it results in multiple flushes. What country does not flush toilet […]

Provinces and territories In many, but not in all provinces, these bodies also regulate tariffs and service quality of water and sewer utilities. Under the Constitution Act, 1867, the provinces are “owners” of the water resources and have wide responsibilities in their day-to-day management. Is water private in Canada? The vast majority of Canadian water […]

Overall, Canada may be considered a freshwater-rich country: on an average annual basis, Canadian rivers discharge close to 9% of the world’s renewable water supply, while Canada has less than 1% of the world’s population. Why is Canada water rich? Canada’s fresh water can be found in the form of rivers, lakes, groundwater, ice, and […]

Toilets are the largest household water user with 24% of all indoor water use, using between 4.8 litres to 20 litres of our region’s drinking water every time they’re flushed. How much water does a toilet flush use in Canada? Older Toilets Use More Now, toilets are designed to flush using only 1.6 gallons of […]

Greenland sharks can be found in Canada’s Arctic, a place that is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world due to climate change. The long-term impacts of this are largely unknown but melting ice is allowing for more activity in the Arctic, including an increased fishing pressure. Are there sharks in Canada […]

Related information. Canada is richly endowed with water. Possessing one of the largest renewable supplies of freshwater in the world, it has access to upwards of 20% of the world’s surface freshwater and 7% of the world’s renewable water flow. What percentage of Canada has clean water? Canada clean water access for 2020 was 99.04%, […]