Author: Muriel Schmidt

What Is Voluntary Departure Canada?

Voluntary departure permits an individual who is otherwise removable to depart from the country at their own expense within a designated amount of time, in order to avoid a final order of removal. What are the consequences of voluntary departure? A non-citizen who fails to leave the U.S. by the date specified for their voluntary […]

Does Australia Have A Longer Coastline Than Canada?

Australia’s coastline is 25,760 kilometers, or a little over 16,000 miles, long. No. It is not the longest in the world. Canada is the country with the longest coastline (152,100 miles) and Monaco has the shortest coastline (3.5 miles). Who has the longest coastline Canada or Australia? Coastline: Canada’s coastline is the world’s longest, measuring […]

Where Does Toilet Water Go In Canada?

Wastewater flows into a sewer pipe that connects to larger pipes under your streets, which then connect to treatment plants. There are more than 15,000 km of sewer pipes in Metro Vancouver (enough to stretch across Canada and back!) The goal of wastewater treatment is to protect and maintain healthy waterways. Where does the water […]

Are Canada’S Forests Carbon Sinks?

For the past century, Canada’s managed forests have been a significant carbon sink, steadily adding carbon to that already stored. Do carbon sinks include forests? A carbon sink absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The ocean, soil and forests are the world’s largest carbon sinks. How much of a carbon sink are forests? Fortunately, the […]

What Are The Watersheds In Canada?

Canada’s five ocean watersheds are colour-coded on the map: Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Each of these five massive landscapes contains a hierarchy of watersheds. This map depicts 594 watersheds, most of which are connected and ultimately flow into an ocean. What are the main watersheds in Canada? […]