Category: Canada

Are There Counties In Canada?

So technically, Canada doesn’t have “counties,” they have “Census Geographic Units” but they serve essentially an identical purpose a counties do here in the states. Here’s half of Canada, and below it is the list of counties. Here are the 17 Canadian census geographic regions in order of population: Toronto, Ontario. What is the Canadian […]

What Cities In Montana Are Close To Canada?

Montana / Canada Border Crossings The most heavily travelled ports are Sweetgrass, Roosville, and Piegan. These three are also major trucking portals between Canada and the U.S. Sweetgrass is by far the most heavily used port and carries almost as much traffic as all the other ports in Montana combined. What is the closest city […]

What Is The Great Divide In Canada?

The main continental divide in Canada follows the ridge of the Rocky Mountains. A continental divide is a ridge or natural boundary of elevated terrain that separates the drainage basins of a continent. Continental Divides in Canada. Published Online February 6, 2006 Last Edited November 28, 2017 What is the Great Divide and what does […]

How Do You Legally Separate In Canada?

When people are married or are in an ‘adult interdependent relationship’ end their relationship and begin living apart from each other, they are separated. There is no such thing as a ‘legal separation’ in Canada, but being separated for a year is one of the grounds for divorce. How much does a legal separation cost […]

What City In Canada Is Located In Two Different Provinces?

Lloydminster, Canada. But Lloydminster, Canada, is unique in North America. Thanks to some spectacularly bad planning, Lloydminster is one city that officially sits in two provinces. What Canadian city is in two provinces? city of LloydminsterThe city of Lloydminster is known as the “Border City” since it is located on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, about 275 […]

Why Is Canada Called The Great North?

The general breakdown is that Canada is “Great” because it’s the second largest country in the world. It’s “White” because of the amount of Arctic frozen tundra and snow within the country. Finally, it’s “North” of the United States. Hence, the Great White North was born. Is Canada called the Great north? Northern Canada, colloquially […]