Category: Canada

Misuse of credit cards Arguably the most common cause for bad debt in Canada is credit cards. This is often because of the misuse of credit cards, using them at any opportunity without respect for the limits. It is all too easy to take advantage of the convenience of credit cards and worry about the […]

Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,900 as of 2017, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $48,400 as of 2017. How does the Russian economy compare to Canada? Comparison In 2020, Canada ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.93), and 12 in total exports ($371B). That same year, Russia ranked […]

As the oldest and largest geological region in Canada – forming between 570 million to 4 billion years ago and encompassing more than 7.7 billion square kilometres of land – it is where you’ll find several operating gold mines including: Eskay Creek Mine and Myra Falls in B.C. Is gold common in Canada? The top […]

For that reason, the central bank of almost every country in the world owns gold — some more than others — as part of their foreign exchange reserves. Almost every country that is, except Canada. Why did Canada get rid of its gold reserves? Flash forward 17 years and the BofC’s reasoning for selling its […]

Then, in January 1929, Canada ceased redeeming Dominion notes in gold, and thus effectively ended its adherence to the gold standard. Since that time its has either let the Canadian dollar float or pegged it to the US dollar, as in 1962-70. Is Canadian money backed by anything? Our currency is now created by debt. […]

Canada is currently the only G7 nation without any official gold holdings. How much gold does Canadian government have? The Department of Finance Canada announced today that Canada’s official international reserves decreased by an amount equivalent to US$1,468 million during March to US$86,100 million.Archived – Official International Reserves – April 3, 2020. Millions of US […]

Canada is the fifth3 largest wheat producer in the world. It’s grown on nearly 50,0004 farms from coast to coast. Does Canada produce more wheat than Ukraine? Canadian farmers already produce about 12 per cent of the world’s wheat, exporting to about 70 different countries, according to Dias. However, it’s a higher quality and has […]

Future Trends. Today, Canada’s population growth is the highest among the G7 countries. International migration has been Canada’s main source of population growth since 1993, and currently represents approximately two-thirds of this growth. What is the biggest reason Canada’s population is growing? International migrationInternational migration is said to be the primary driver of the most […]

2.1 Marriage requires the free and enlightened consent of two persons to be the spouse of each other. 2.2 No person who is under the age of 16 years may contract marriage. 2.3 No person may contract a new marriage until every previous marriage has been dissolved by death or by divorce or declared null […]

Recently, for example, a Canadian judge ruled that all three adults in a polyamorous relationship should be registered legally as the ‘parents’ of a two-year-old boy they are raising as a ‘throuple’. Is it legal to have a 3 way marriage in Canada? It is illegal to have multiple spouses in Canada. It is a […]