Category: Canada

The better-known chapter of that history is probably Canada’s participation in the Manhattan Project during the Second World War (WWII), when our country supplied and refined uranium for use in U.S. facilities. Canada continued to be a supplier of uranium for military purposes for two decades after the war. Where did the uranium for the […]

Canadian English follows American punctuation practices in most respects: e.g., using double quote marks as standard, or adding a full stop to abbreviations like Mr. Does Canada use British or American English in writing? Canadian spelling of the English language combines British and American rules. Most notably, French-derived words that in American English end with […]

Yukon Act. On 13 June 1898, the Yukon Territory Act created Yukon as a separate Canadian territory and placed its capital at Dawson City. How did Rupert’s Land became part of Canada? The HBC signed the deed of transfer surrendering its territory to the British Crown on 19 November 1869. The Crown, in turn, ceded […]

Jacques Cartier, (born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, France—died September 1, 1557, near Saint-Malo), French mariner whose explorations of the Canadian coast and the St. Lawrence River (1534, 1535, 1541–42) laid the basis for later French claims to North America (see New France). Who claimed most of Canada as New France? The first official settlement of Canada […]

They were Loyalist Americans who supported Britain against the patriots who wanted independence from Britain. So when they moved to Canada, they naturally continued to support British rule. Another factor was the War of 1812, where Americans invaded Canada, and burned and looted the capital York (Toronto). When did Canada stop being a British colony? […]

Walmart Canada was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. Walmart is honored to be one of Canada’s largest employers, operating Walmart Supercentres, Walmart discount stores and distribution centers. How many Walmarts are in Canada? Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Walmart Canada is proud to serve Canadians from coast to coast. We have expanded […]

Dominion of Canada is the country’s formal title, though it is rarely used. It was first applied to Canada at Confederation in 1867. What is the official name for Canada? He advocated, in the fourth Canadian draft of the British North America Act, the name “Kingdom of Canada,” in the text is said: The word […]

Canada is about 3 times bigger than India. We have positioned the outline of India near the middle of Canada. Is Canada richer than India? India has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2017, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $48,400 as of 2017. In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed […]

Pierre Elliot Trudeau is the father of the Official Languages Act, which in 1969 made Canada officially bilingual. When did Canada require bilingual packaging? 19741974: The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act requires the use of both French and English on all consumer packaging across the country; bilingual packaging remains one of the most visible aspects […]

A History of Language Suppression For centuries, Canadian government policies have jeopardized Indigenous languages. While there are more than 70 Indigenous languages currently spoken in Canada, they are largely endangered, as the majority of them maintain fewer than 1000 fluent speakers. Why are we losing Indigenous languages in Canada? The most infamous cause for the […]