27/09/2023
Facts you may not be aware of about Canada
1. Canada has the largest landmass in the world after Russia.
Ontario, one of the provinces in Canada has more landmass is more than all of Nigeria.
Nigeria: 923,768 km2
Ontario: 1,076,395 km2
Canada: 9.985 million km²
Quebec has the largest landmass in Canada with a land mass of 1.668 million km²- even bigger than ON.
That is to say Canada is ten times bigger in landmass than Nigeria
2. Canada population is now 40m, and amost half of Canadian population live in Ontario.
3. The capital of Canada is Ottawa not Toronto.
4: Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
5. Canada also has the longest international border.
6. Canada’s national animal is actually a beaver.
7. Canada is one of the coldest counties in the world. The coldest ever recorded temperature in Canada is -63°C. That was in Snag, Yukon and yes: it was -63°C (-81.4°F). The coldest average temperature in Canada is in Eureka, Nunavut, where it’s -19.7 °C (-3.5 °F) on average, all year. Wow.
8. Canada has one of the highest immigration rates in the world, and rated as the most immigration friendly country.
9. Canada has one of the strongest passport in the world, taking the eight position in the world.
10. Canadians love mac and cheese.
11. One of the longest highways in the world is in Canada.
12. The maple leaf has been a symbol of Canada for a long time
13. Canada has six different time zones: Pacific Time, Mountain Time, Central Time, Eastern Time, Atlantic Time, and Newfoundland Time. This means that different time zones exist Canada.
14. If you were to drive across the landmass Canada, it would take you more than a month (without any days off). However if you would are exploring nature and stopping at interesting cities, atleast four months on the road.
15. Canada has launched an immigration pathway due tech professionals under the Texh talent strategy pathway. You don’t need a job offer for this.
16. Canada is a monogamous country. This means that it’s illegal to be married to more than one person at a time. So if you’ve two wives or husbands, only one can migrate right you and you MUST divorce the other.
17. Canada recognizes common law partnerships provided you can proof the existence of your relationship.
18. Canada does not recognize a marriage by proxy with the exception of Canadian force members. If both of you are not physically present during your ceremony, the marriage will not stand.
19. If you sponsor your spouse to Canada, through any pathway, you’re responsible for them up to three years when if you both are divorced after becoming a permanent resident. So be sure that person loves you for love and not for papers.
20. You can relocate with your spouse without bearing similar names, provided you’ve a marriage certificate to proof your union
21. As an student in Canada, your spouse can join you in Canada and will be given an unrestricted “open work permit” with a validity till the end of your permit.
22. Post Graduate Work permit are only given once in a life time. So before you apply for your PGWP, ensure you’ve mapped out a pathway that would enable you be eligible for permanent residency application.
23. Cost of living in Canada is very high, consumer spending is high and housing market is on the decline.
24. As a permanent resident, you get every benefit as a citizens except that you can’t vote nor be voted for.
25. Bearing similar names with a man is not proof that you’re legally joined as a spouse unless you’ve a physical evidence (marriage certificate) to show.
26. Healthcare in Canada is 90-99% free.
27. You may not see your friend or family staying in another province if there are no conscious plans to make this happen. Canada is so big, you can’t just pack and your bags and drop by your friend’s door.
28. Pregnant women get up to 18 months maternity leave, and up to 12 months. You choose which you go for paid by the government (up to 60% of your annual earnings), and some organizations top up the rest of your earnings. Men get up to twelve weeks paternity leave too.
29. Animals are treated like beloved children. Animals have rights, hospitals and holidays. It’s culturally normal to go on leave if your pet is ill, drspressed or is pregnant. There are vertinary doctors who diagnose animals.
30. Canada is a less unequal society. Female rights are recognized. Everyone is treated as an equal. A woman is the primary care provider for her child, and all earning/benefits go to her. A man may be the primary care provider if there’s sufficient evidence that the mother is incapable or mentally unstable.
31. Tilt Cove is the smallest city in Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s consist of only four people - Husband, wife, brother in law and sister in law.
Wife is the town clerk. Hubby, Don is the mayor. They live next door to her brother and wife, who’re the town councillors.
Which one of these didn’t you know, and tell me, would you want to live in Canada some day considering all of these?
Written by
Omobolanle Adeyemo
