Author: Clint Curtis

Sailing across the Atlantic takes about 3-4 weeks but you can cut it down to two weeks if you get lucky, take shortcuts, and your sailboat is fast. If you’re without proper wind for a week or more, it can take you up to a month. How long would it take to get from France […]

Quebec offers more job opportunities in the following occupational categories: IT – Computer engineers, software engineers, computer programmers, interactive media developers, web developers, web designers. Which province in Canada has more IT job opportunities? List of Provinces in Canada for IT Jobs. Ontario has the most ICT employment, with 403,067 individuals working in ICT jobs. […]

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 set out the core elements of the relationship between First Nations and the Crown, established the recognition of First Nation rights in Canada, and laid the foundation of the treaty-making process. Why is 1763 memorable for Canada? The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on 7 […]

The Canadian Arctic has a unique geography making up 55% of the countries land mass and 67% of the country’s coastline. But what makes Canada’s Arctic so different from many of the other Arctic regions in the world are its islands. The Canadian Archipelago are made up of 36,563 islands. What is the Arctic region […]

Acadians are the ancestors of present-day Cajuns. Originally from the West Central part of France, they were peasants recruited as part of France’s efforts to colonize Canada in the 17th century. They settled in areas that are known today as the Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island). Did the Cajuns come […]

Families had several reasons for taking in famine orphans. Many Irish families were motivated by ethnic solidarity. Others were prompted by Christian charity. However, most families were grateful for extra hands on the farm or in the household. Why did Irish immigrants want to come to Canada? Irish Immigration. Pre-Confederation British North America became home […]

Jacques Cartier Born 31 December 1491 Saint-Malo, Duchy of Brittany Died 1 September 1557 (aged 65) Saint-Malo, Kingdom of France Occupation French navigator and explorer Known for First European to travel inland in North America. Claimed what is now known as Canada for the Kingdom of France. Which explorer claimed Canada for France? navigator Jacques […]

“The singing of Oh Canada is a required component of schools’ opening exercise (Education Act, section 304 and Ontario Regulation 435/00). The Regulation states that a student does not need to sing Oh Canada if a parent/guardian, or an adult student, requests that the student be exempted from doing so. Is O Canada mandatory in […]

Every country’s total area is split into land area and water area, and that’s where you can see that Canada is behind the USA in land area, with 9.094 million square kilometers to the USA’s 9.148 million square kilometers. Is Canada the largest US ally? Canada and the United States are key allies and defence […]

During the Second World War, Canadians defended the east and the west coasts and fought in a series of long and difficult campaigns — on land, at sea and in the air — to defeat the German, Italian and Japanese forces. What front did Canada fight on? the Western FrontCanadian infantrymen were on the Western […]