Author: Darrel Pratt

Halifax, Nova Scotia The capital city of Nova Scotia, Halifax, is famous for its rich fishing industry and abundance of places to dine on fresh local seafood. Where in Canada is known for seafood? Canada’s Prince Edward Island is renowned for its seafood. As the country with the world’s longest coastline (its incredible 202,080km coast […]

Ivan Pylypow and Wasyl Eleniak, who arrived in 1891, are generally considered the first two Ukrainian immigrants to Canada. Immigration grew substantially after 1896 as Canada promoted the immigration of farmers from Eastern Europe. Who was the first Ukrainian to come to Canada? Ivan Pylypiw1. Although the first officially recorded arrival of Ukrainian immigrants (Ivan […]

In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Year after year, the potato crop failed in Ireland. Where did most immigrants come from in the 1840s? Immigration in the Mid-19th Century In the 1840s, almost half of America’s immigrants were from Ireland alone. Typically impoverished, […]

Can Vegetarians use Canada’s Food Guide? Yes, Canada’s Food Guide is suitable for vegetarians. Does Canada Food Guide recommend meat? Protein foods, including plant-based protein foods, are an important part of healthy eating. Include foods such as beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, lean meats and poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs, lower fat milk and lower fat dairy […]

The Canfisco Group. The Canfisco Group harvests over 225 million pounds of a diverse range of fish species annually and operates facilities spanning from Western Alaska to Southern British Columbia. What is the biggest fishing industry in Canada? In 2015, Canada was the eighth largest fish and seafood exporter in the world, sending products valued […]

From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian West became home to millions of immigrant settlers seeking a new life. Who were the first settlers in Western Canada? In 1604, the first European settlement north of Florida was established by French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain, first on St. Croix Island (in present-day Maine), […]

July 17 – Construction of the Lachine Canal in Montreal begins. July – The Hudson’s Bay Company merges with archrivals, the Montreal-based North West Company, creating unemployment for a substantial proportion of their Métis workforce. No foreigners allowed in Russian-American waters, except at regular ports of call. What major events happened in Canada? July, 1904. […]

By law, nearly all products have a nutrition label in Canada. The nutrition label gives you information about the product including, its serving size, calories, and its percentage of the 13 core nutrients that Canada deems necessary. Is nutrition information required by law? Businesses must also provide, upon request, the following written nutrition information for […]

For the past four decades, Health Canada has instructed Canadians that a healthy diet consists of specific servings across “four food groups,” set against a rainbow background. But the new guide, unveiled Tuesday morning, not only does away with the four groups, it eliminates serving numbers and sizes altogether. How many food groups are there […]

There have been a few common themes in criticising the new Food Guide including that it does not provide specific-enough recommendations, it does not take into account the individual needs of all Canadians and it is not culturally and socially inclusive. What is one criticism you have of the Canada Food Guide? It does not […]