Category: Canada

Canada and Germany enjoy a close and friendly partnership, reflected in our active cooperation on the international stage as well as our healthy economic and investment relations. Are America and Germany friends? Today, Germany is one of the United States’ closest and strongest Allies in Europe. U.S. relations with Germany are based on our mutual […]

Since Canada was at war with Germany, German-Canadians were considered enemy aliens and were interned. The population of interned Germans also included Prisoners of War (POWs). How were German immigrants discriminated against? States banned German-language schools and removed German books from libraries. Some German Americans were interned, and one German American man, who was also […]

Largest Aboriginal language family is Algonquian People reporting a mother tongue belonging to the Algonquian language family lived across Canada. What is the most spoken Aboriginal language? Over 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages were spoken in 2021. 76,978 (9.5%) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reported speaking an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander […]

In Canada, the responsibility for water management is shared by the federal, provincial, and municipal governments, and in some instances, by the territories and by Aboriginal governments under self-government agreements. What level of government is responsible for pollution in Canada? The federal governmentThe federal government has the constitutional authority to control air pollution, primarily through […]

Environment and Climate Change Canada is the federal department in charge of conserving and protecting Canada’s water resources. Is Environment Canada federal or provincial? Constitutional jurisdiction Provincial environmental laws are based on provincial constitutional powers, such as over municipalities, local works and undertakings, property and civil rights, provincially owned (public) lands, and natural resources. Who […]

The Canadian Camping and RV Council says there are at least 50,000 full-time Canadian RVers who normally spend winters in the U.S. More than two million Canadian households own an RV and overall the industry was worth $6.1-billion to the Canadian economy in 2017, including vehicle sales, expenditures and travel, What percentage of Canadian households […]

Van life in Canada has been booming in recent years. Traveling in an RV or van is a big part of the culture in Canada. It is arguably one of the most affordable and exciting ways to travel long distances and explore large portions of a country. Can you live in a van in Canada […]

The Idling Control By-law limits idling to no more than one (1) minute in a 60-minute period. Vehicle emissions are a contributing factor in climate change. Is it illegal to idle your car in Canada? In Canada, more than 20 municipalities nationwide have implemented bylaws that require drivers to turn off their ignition after three […]

Since 2019, every jurisdiction in Canada has had a price on carbon pollution. Canada’s approach is flexible: any province or territory can design its own pricing system tailored to local needs, or can choose the federal pricing system. How much is Canadian carbon tax? In Canada, the federal government implemented a coordinated nation-wide carbon price, […]

Check out the many organizations offering information and services related to climate change. Eco-Solar Home Tour Society. Community Conserve. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Project Drawdown. Synergy Alberta. Canadian Biogas Association. International Living Future Institute. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. What organizations are fighting climate change in Canada? Sierra Club Canada Foundation Climate Change – […]