{"id":20740,"date":"2020-07-01T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=20740"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:36:12","slug":"fun-facts-about-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/fun-facts-about-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy and cool facts about Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 1st marks Canada Day, and in honour of the celebrations we&#8217;ve uncovered ten fun facts about Canada. From a town run by polar bears to Ontario&#8217;s official Apology Act, this country is full of surprises. So, grab your snow boots and brush up on your French because Canada Day is all about celebrating &#8220;The Great White North&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Canada is ready for aliens<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you read that correctly, Canada is prepared for an alien landing. It was the first country in the world to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaul.ca\/visitors\/ufo-landing-pad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">landing pad<\/a> specifically for UFOs. The pad weighs just over 130 tons and hidden inside is a time capsule to be opened in 2067. If you&#8217;re a lover of all things sci-fi, then you can find this bizarre structure in St. Paul, Alberta.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162406.328.jpg\" alt=\"Alien landing pad in Alberta Canada\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162406.328.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162406.328-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162406.328-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after Paris<\/h2>\n<p><em>Oui oui, mon ami<\/em>, French is the official language of Montreal, with 65.8% of the population speaking it at home. It&#8217;s also one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec, with over 59% of the population able to speak both English and French. So what&#8217;s the history? Well, in 1535 Jacques Cartier (who now has a bridge named after him) arrived in Montr\u00e9al after navigating the St. Lawrence River and claimed it for France.<\/p>\n<h2>Santa Claus is Canadian<\/h2>\n<p>Sorry Finland, but the big man in the red suit is actually Canadian. In 2012, Canada&#8217;s Immigration Minister declared that Santa was a Canadian citizen. He also said that Santa&#8217;s suit is red and white to mirror the Canadian flag, and not the colours decided by Coca Cola. Canadian children can send their letters to Santa using this address: Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada.<\/p>\n<h2>Almost half of the country is covered in forests<\/h2>\n<p>Another fun fact about Canada &#8211; the country&#8217;s forests cover 347 million hectares of land, approximately 42% of the country. In fact, nearly 10% of the world\u2019s forests are in Canada. With nearly 10 hectares per person, Canadians enjoy more forest than most other countries in the world, over 17 times the world average.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/11-reasons-canadians-love-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11 things Canadians adore about their beloved Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T164558.761.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald Lake, Banff, Canada\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T164558.761.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T164558.761-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T164558.761-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Canadians like to finish a sentence with the word eh<\/h2>\n<p>Eh?<\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s home to the world&#8217;s polar bear capital<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to Churchill, the world&#8217;s polar bear capital. In northern Manitoba, in a little town called Churchill, you&#8217;ll find approximately 15,500 of the world\u2019s 25,000 polar bears. Often the town is home to more polar bears than people. The huge polar bear population is due to the town&#8217;s close proximity to Hudson Bay, an area where the bears live during winter. Often many locals leave their cars and homes unlocked, in case they need to make a quick exit when the polar bears are in town.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162931.937.jpg\" alt=\"Polar bear in Churchill\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162931.937.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162931.937-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T162931.937-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Quebec City is kind of a big deal<\/h2>\n<p>Quebec City is a city of firsts. When the city was built in 1695, with a 4.6 kilometre (2.9 miles) surrounding wall, it became the only walled city north of Mexico. What&#8217;s more, it was the first city in North America to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<h2>71% of the world&#8217;s maple syrup comes from Canada<\/h2>\n<p>They love the stuff. Canada produces 71% of the world&#8217;s maple syrup, 91% of which is produced in Quebec. Maple syrup is synonymous with Canadian culture ever since the country&#8217;s indigenous people taught early settlers how to harvest sap and boil it to make syrup. Today, there are more than 8,600 maple syrup businesses producing 13.2 million gallons a year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163039.868.jpg\" alt=\"Maple syrup poured over Pancakes with blueberries and banana\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163039.868.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163039.868-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163039.868-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>They have an apology act<\/h2>\n<p>Notoriously nice, Canadians are so polite that they had to introduce an Apology Act. In 2009, an act was passed which made apologies inadmissible in court. So, saying &#8220;sorry&#8221; meant &#8220;an expression of sympathy or regret&#8221; not \u201can admission of fault or liability in connection with the matter to which the words or actions relate.\u201d Otherwise, there&#8217;d be a whole lot of Canadians in trouble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163242.488.jpg\" alt=\"Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163242.488.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163242.488-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-design-2020-06-24T163242.488-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Canada has national parks bigger than countries<\/h2>\n<p>Wood Buffalo National Park is the country\u2019s largest national park. At 44,807 square kilometres (17,300 square miles) in size, it&#8217;s also the world\u2019s second-largest national park. Originally created as a home for bison, it\u2019s bigger than countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/7-best-experiences-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The seven best experiences to have in Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wow, Canada is one unique country. To discover more fun facts about Canada head to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/destinations\/north-and-central-america\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada destination guide<\/a>. Have you already been? Let us know what you learnt while you were there.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 1st marks Canada Day, and in honour of the celebrations we&#8217;ve uncovered ten fun facts about Canada. 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