Category: Canada

Current highest short-term GIC rates available 30-day GIC: 3.40% (The Peoples Bank of Canada) 60-day GIC: 3.60% (VersaBank) 90-day GIC: 4.00% (The Peoples Bank of Canada) 120-day GIC: 4.00% (The Peoples Bank of Canada) 180-day GIC: 4.00% (The Peoples Bank of Canada) 270-day GIC: 4.25% (Meridian Credit Union) Which investment is best for short term? […]

Inuit developed bone, antler and ivory goggles to prevent blinding snow glare while they hunted. First Nations created the game of lawn darts using shucked new green corn with its kernels removed. Feathers were attached to the darts. First Nations discovered the first chewing gum, which was collected from spruce trees. What have indigenous people […]

There are 40,000 active players in Canada who regularly participate and compete in cricket. This popular sport is governed by the Cricket Canada association. Is cricket famous in Canada? Today, cricket is the fastest growing sport in Canada, with well over 40,000 cricketers across the nation. Do people play cricket in Canada? Over the years, […]

While the roots of ice hockey have been debated by historians over the years, many North American First Nation tribes played a version of the ice hockey we know today. Ice hockey was first observed by Europeans being played by Mi’kmaq (or Micmac) people in Nova Scotia, Canada in the late 1600s. Who is the […]

James Creighton. Beginning in Nova Scotia in the early 1800s, hockey began to evolve into the team sport we know today. Today, Canada remains the country most closely-associated with hockey. The development of the modern version of organized ice hockey played as a team sport is often credited to James Creighton. Who started hockey first? […]

National Lacrosse League Founded in 1998 as the Ontario Raiders. Founded in 2000 as the Albany Attack. Is there a professional lacrosse league in Canada? The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the […]

Businesses, government, and other entities comprised between 1.6% (Ontario) and 2.1% (New Brunswick) of owners, and owned between 7.6% (Ontario) and 10.0% (British Columbia) of the property stock. Most of these properties were held by corporations. What percentage of Canadian homes are owned by corporations? The share of housing held by corporations and institutions was […]

In 2016, there were 820,120 Status First Nations people in Canada. Of those, 40% (331,025) lived on reserve. Background. percent Status First Nations off reserve 46.5 Non-Indigenous population 9.6 Source: Statistics Canada, Census of population, 2006 and 2016. What is a non-status First Nation? “Non-Status Indians” commonly refers to people who identify themselves as Indians […]

Canada recognizes panic attacks as a disability if they have been diagnosed by a medical professional. The government further acknowledges that these conditions, panic attacks, and anxiety disorders are all particular to the individual, and each case must be addressed separately. Does anxiety disorder qualify for disability in Canada? Is anxiety a long-term disability? Canada […]

When a food contains both domestic and imported ingredients, the label would state “Made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients”. This claim may be used on a product that contains a mixture of imported and domestic ingredients, regardless of the level of Canadian content in the product. What is the difference between made in […]