Author: Muriel Schmidt

In the event of a large-scale natural disaster, the Government of Canada provides financial assistance to provincial and territorial governments through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), administered by Public Safety Canada (PS). What Canadian organizations help with natural disasters? The Canadian Red Cross is a charity organization committed to helping people affected by emergencies […]

157,000 refugees. Backgrounder. After the Second World War, more than 157,000 refugees, known as displaced persons, and sometimes referred to as “DPs,” came to Canada. How many refugees did Canada take during ww2? Canada participated reluctantly and with the firm intention of making no commitments to admit any refugees. During the 12-year period of Nazi […]

Montreal was referred to as “Canada’s Cultural Capital” by Monocle Magazine. The city is Canada’s centre for French-language television productions, radio, theatre, film, multimedia, and print publishing. The Quartier Latin is a neighbourhood crowded with cafés animated by this literary and musical activity. What is the cultural capital of Canada? Cultural Capital of Canada: Award […]

pair is honour. In this case the Canadian standard is in agreement with the British. Honour, and other words spelled with a “u” (like flavour, labour) have become a Canadian badge of identity, a way to contrast with the United States (where honor, flavor, labor prevail). How do you spell maid of Honour in Canada? […]

For example, large amounts of PGMs (mostly palladium) are extracted from the Raglan nickel mine in northern Quebec and also in Manitoba. Today, 75 per cent of PGM production occurs in Ontario, with the remainder coming from Quebec, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador. Is palladium found in Canada? Key facts. Canada is a significant global […]

In Canada, the badger is found in southern British Columbia, all the prairie provinces and Ontario. In Ontario, the Southwestern population of American Badger is found in the southwestern part of the province, primarily close to Lake Erie in the Norfolk and Middlesex area. Are there wolverines in Canada? Wolverines are found across northern Eurasia […]

British Columbia. In Canada, they are most commonly seen off of the coast of British Columbia. While most sharks have five gill slits, as their name suggests, the bluntnose sixgill shark actually has six gill slits. Where are sharks found in Canada? There are 56 species of sharks, skates and rays (collectively known as elasmobranchs), […]

Automobiles and light trucks account for about 11 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions. How much of Canada pollution is from cars? The transportation sector is responsible for 27 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. Light-duty vehicles – the cars, vans and light-duty trucks we drive – are responsible for almost […]

For viewing trade, tariff data for country or region by year click here. Canada top 5 Export and Import partners. Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%) United States 197,728 48.84 China 57,055 14.09 Mexico 22,333 5.52 Germany 12,882 3.18 What are the top 3 exports of Canada? Canada Exports – Top Categories Crude oil—$68 billion […]

Both are affluent industrialized economies, with similar standards of living and industrial structure. However, the two economies diverge in size, per capita income, productivity and net savings. Canada is the largest single-country trading partner of the United States. How similar are Canada and the United States? Canada and United States are two of the largest […]