Happy Canada Day from Canada Abroad!
Canadian Experience
by Deanne Acres-Lans
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July 1, 2015
Did you know that July 1st is Canada Day?
Canada officially became a country of its own on July 1, 1867. Today Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories with a total population of 35,344,962 people.
Some other fun facts about Canada are:
- We have a Prime Minister not a President
- The real Winnie the Pooh is from Canada and was named after Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Canada holds the record for the most gold medals ever won at the Winter Olympics, since taking 14 Golds at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
- Canada has a desert in British Columbia
- Canada has 6 time zones
- Canada has the world’s longest coastline
- Canada has been invaded by the United States twice, and we are still our own country!
- Canada (then a British colony) burnt down the original White House in the United States
- One of our territories use to have license plates shaped like Polar Bears
- Canada has the most lakes of any country in the world
- We wear toques not beanies
- Canada is the second largest country in the world
- Half of Canada is covered in forest
- We say “eh”
- We have poutine and you must try it!
- Canada has the world’s smallest jail
- Calgary is famous for its’ Chinooks – a weather phenomenon that can raise the temperature by 10 degrees in a matter of minutes, which is a bonus for anyone not use to the cold!
- Canada’s life expectancy is 81.24 years
Happy Canada Day from Canada Abroad!
by Deanne Acres-Lans
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July 1, 2015
Deanne Acres-Lans is 100% Canadian. She was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada and previously lived in South Africa for 8 years. Eventually, the call of Canada was too strong to ignore, and Deanne is now based in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Deanne has over twelve years of immigration experience, both working for the Canadian Government and in her own private practice.