Canada Day!!

Interesting Facts about Canada!

Life Expectancy

The life expectancy here in Canada according to recent studies show men live to be to the average of 77 years where as the women have a longer life expectancy and live to be around 84 years.
Biggest Province

Our biggest province here is Quebec which covers an area over 1,365,128 square kilometres.
Highest Populated Area

Our province with the biggest population is Ontario with an outstanding 12.5 million people. Quebec is the second highest populated area with 7.6 million people.
Canadian Sports Inventor

Did you know that basketball was invented by a Canadian named Dr. James Naismith. Dr. Naismith was originally from a small town in Ontario called “Almonte” in which I grew up. He invented the game while working in Boston with college students.

Canada’s Size

Canada is the second largest country in the world next to Russia. The area size of Canada is a whopping 9,984,670 square kilometres.
Immigrants In Canada

A little over 16% of Canada’s population are immigrants which equals to roughly 5.5 million people. The total population of people in Canada is nearly 32 million people if not more.

Deepest Lake In Canada

The deepest lake we have here in our country is Great Slave Lake. This lake is located in the Northwest Territories and is a little over 614 metres deep.

Largest City

The largest city here in Canada is Toronto. This city is home to over 5 million people and Toronto residents hold more university educations than any other country in the world.

Best City To Live In

According to studies and research, Vancouver in British Columbia is tied with Zurich Switzerland for having the highest quality of life of any other city in the world.
Quality Of Life

According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has got the highest quality of life in the world making it an ideal place to live and raise a family!