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is a North American country.
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is a North American country.
Canada may also refer to:
Historical locales
Canada may refer to historical regions now subsumed by Canada:- Canada, New FranceCanada, New FranceCanada was the name of the French colony that once stretched along the St. Lawrence River; the other colonies of New France were Acadia, Louisiana and Newfoundland. Canada, the most developed colony of New France, was divided into three districts, each with its own government: Quebec,...
, a French colony along the St. Lawrence River - The CanadasThe CanadasThe Canadas is the collective name for Upper Canada and Lower Canada, two British colonies in Canada. They were both created by the Constitutional Act of 1791 and abolished in 1841 with the union of Upper and Lower Canada....
, British colonies:- Upper CanadaUpper CanadaThe Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
- Lower CanadaLower CanadaThe Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
- Upper Canada
- The united Province of CanadaProvince of CanadaThe Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...
, formed from Upper and Lower Canada which then became Canada West and Canada East respectively
Current locales
Australia- City of Canada BayCity of Canada BayThe City of Canada Bay is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia and located in the metropolitan area of Sydney. The city was formed in December 2000, following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils...
, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia- Canada Bay, New South WalesCanada Bay, New South WalesCanada Bay is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Canada Bay is located 11 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of City of Canada Bay....
, a suburb of the city
- Canada Bay, New South Wales
Canada
- Upper Canada VillageUpper Canada VillageUpper Canada Village is a heritage park in the village of Riverside near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th-century village in Upper Canada.-History:...
, a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario
England
- Canada, a settlement in the parish encompassing Wellow, HampshireWellow, HampshireWellow is a village in Hampshire, England that falls within the Test Valley district. The village lies just outside the New Forest across the main A36 road which runs from the M27 motorway to Salisbury. The nearest town is Romsey and the nearest city Southampton...
United States
- Canada, KansasCanada, KansasCanada is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named for many Canadian immigrants coming to the area.-19th century:...
, an unincorporated community - Canada de los Alamos, New MexicoCanada de los Alamos, New MexicoCanada de los Alamos is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, a census-designated place (CDP) - Canada Creek Ranch, MichiganCanada Creek Ranch, MichiganCanada Creek Ranch is an unincorporated community in Montmorency Township, Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place used for statistical purposes...
, an unincorporated community - Little Canada, MinnesotaLittle Canada, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 9,771 people, 4,375 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,445.8 people per square mile . There were 4,471 housing units at an average density of 1,119.1 per square mile...
, a city - New Canada, MaineNew Canada, MaineNew Canada is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, a town - West Canada CreekWest Canada CreekWest Canada Creek is a river in upstate New York, USA. West Canada Creek drains the south part of the Adirondack Mountains and empties into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer...
, a small river in New York
Other
- Canada GlacierCanada GlacierThe Canada Glacier is a small polar glacier flowing southeast into the northern side of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land in Antarctica.- Geographical features :Canada Glacier's seasonal melting feeds Lake Fryxell to the West and Lake Hoare to the East....
, Antarctica - Canada ParkCanada ParkCanada Park is a national park stretching over 7,000 dunams, mostly in the West Bank, with a portion in the region that was a no man's land before 1967 and incorporated into Israel in 1967. It is maintained by the Jewish National Fund of Canada...
, a region of the West Bank - New Canada, Botswana, a neighbourhood of Gaborone, Botswana
- Barque Canada Reef, part of the disputed Spratly IslandsSpratly IslandsThe Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia , about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land...
in the South China Sea
Buildings and structures
- Canada, the warehouse section of the Auschwitz concentration campAuschwitz concentration campConcentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
- Canada Dock, Liverpool, a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool
- Canada HouseCanada HouseThe High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom in London is the diplomatic mission from Canada to the United Kingdom. It is housed in two buildings in London.-History:...
, the Canadian High Commission in London - Canada Square ComplexCanada Square ComplexCanada Square is a complex of three interconnected office buildings located at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including a small shopping concourse and a multiplex cinema.-2200 Yonge Street:...
, three interconnected office buildings located in Toronto - Canada SquareCanada SquareCanada Square is a public square at Canary Wharf, on the Isle of Dogs in London's Docklands. It is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the eastern end of Central London along the River Thames. Canada Square is surrounded by three of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom, including One...
, a square on Canary Wharf, Docklands, London- One Canada SquareOne Canada SquareOne Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...
, the tallest building in the UK, commonly known as the Canary Wharf Tower
- One Canada Square
- Canada WaterCanada WaterCanada Water is a freshwater lake and wildlife refuge in Rotherhithe in the Docklands in south-east London. Canada Water tube and bus station is named after the lake, and lies immediately to the north, while Surrey Quays Shopping Centre is also adjacent, sitting immediately to the south...
, an area in south-east London around the former Canada Dock of the Surrey Commercial Docks- Canada Water tube stationCanada Water tube stationCanada Water station is a London Underground and London Overground station in Rotherhithe, in south London, UK. It takes its name from Canada Water, a lake which was created from a former dock in the London Docklands....
, a London Underground station at Canada Water
- Canada Water tube station
Brands, companies, and organizations
- Canada DryCanada DryCanada Dry is a brand of soft drinks owned since 2008 by the Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group. For over a century Canada Dry has been known for its ginger ale, though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers...
, a brand of soft drinks - Canada FirstCanada FirstThe Canada First movement was organized in Ottawa in 1868 to promote the expulsion of traitors in the nation. It was at first supported by Goldwin Smith and Edward Blake...
, a movement organized in Toronto in the 1870s to promote the creation of a Canadian nationality - Canada.com, a web site operated by Canwest News ServiceCanwest News ServicePostmedia News is a national news agency with correspondents in Canada, Europe, and the United States and is part of the Canadian newspaper chain owned by Postmedia Network Inc.-History:...
- Dominion of Canada General Insurance CompanyDominion of Canada General Insurance CompanyThe Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company has been in operation since 1887. It one of Canada's oldest insurance companies, and one of the largest property and casualty insurers...
, a Canadian insurance provider
Music
- Canada (music group)Canada (music group)Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars, drums, cellos, glockenspiels, melodicas, rhodes piano, organ and accordions...
, American indie folk-pop band - Canada (album), by Barb Jungr and Michael Parker
- "Canada" (song)Canada (song)"Ca-na-da", or "The Centennial Song" was written by Bobby Gimby in 1967 to celebrate Canada's centennial and Expo 67, and was commissioned by the Centennial Commission...
, also known as "The Centennial Song", written to celebrate Canada's centennial - "C-A-N-A-D-A", a song by Raffi from the album BananaphoneBananaphoneBananawhoa is a popular children's album released by Raffi in 1994. The title track's lyrics describes the bananaphone. The song uses many puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone. The...
- "O CanadaO CanadaIt has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" , from the opera Die Zauberflöte , composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that Lavallée's melody was inspired by Mozart's tune...
", Canada's national anthem - "Ô Canada! mon pays, mes amoursÔ Canada! mon pays, mes amoursThe lyrics to "Ô Canada! mon pays, mes amours", a French-Canadian song, were written by George-Étienne Cartier, and are not to be confused with the other O Canada , which today is the official anthem of Canada. They were first sung in 1834, during a patriotic banquet of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste...
", a French Canadian song - "Blame CanadaBlame Canada"Blame Canada" is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut . In the song, the fictional parents of South Park, led by Sheila Broflovski, decided to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made fictional movie Terrance and...
", a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Boards of CanadaBoards of CanadaBoards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
, a Scottish electronic music duo
People
- Canada LeeCanada LeeCanada Lee was an American actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. A champion of civil rights in the 1930s and 1940s, he died shortly before he was scheduled to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He became an actor after careers as a jockey, boxer, and musician...
(1907-1952), American actor who pioneered roles for African-Americans - Geoffrey CanadaGeoffrey CanadaGeoffrey Canada is an African American social activist and educator. Since 1990, Canada has been president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization which states its goal is to increase high school and college graduation rates among students in Harlem...
(born 1952), American social activist and educator - Ron CanadaRon CanadaRon Canada is an American actor. He began as a television newscaster during the 1970s in the Baltimore-Washington area mainly on WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, until the early 1980s when he became an actor. He was a tour guide at NBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza...
(born 1949), American actor - Tom CanadaTom CanadaTom Canada is a Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He is currently the owner of the title of "Best CFL-applicable Name in the League".-High School years:Canada attended Mt...
(born 1980), Canadian football player
Taxonomy
The following species are named for their relation to Canada:- Canada BuffaloberryCanada BuffaloberryThe Canada Buffaloberry , also known as Russet Buffaloberry, Soopolallie, Soapberry, or Foamberry, is one of a small number of shrubs of the genus Shepherdia bearing edible red berries. One recognized form however bears yellow fruits...
, a shrub of the genus Shepherdia - Canada GooseCanada GooseThe Canada Goose is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body....
- Canada LynxCanada LynxThe Canada lynx or Canadian lynx is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. It is a close relative of the Eurasian Lynx . Some authorities regard both as conspecific. However, in some characteristics the Canada lynx is more like the bobcat than the Eurasian Lynx...
, a relative of the Eurasian Lynx - Canada WarblerCanada WarblerThe Canada Warbler is a small 13 cm long songbird of the New World warbler family.These birds have yellow underparts, blue-grey upperparts and pink legs; they also have yellow eye-rings and thin, pointed bills. Adult males have black foreheads and black necklaces...
, a small songbird
Television and radio
- Canada NowCanada NowCanada Now was the early-evening national news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007...
, an early-evening national news program aired on CBC Television - Hockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
, a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada - Made in CanadaMade in CanadaMade in Canada is a Canadian television situation comedy which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2003. Rick Mercer co-created the program and starred as mercenary TV producer Richard Strong....
, a Canadian television sitcom, syndicated as The Industry outside Canada - Report CanadaReport CanadaHosted by Heather Conkie, this 1978 Canadian television children's program was modeled after a news program. Conkie sat at a desk in front of a big map of Canada, and provided historical, geographical, and social information about the country. The show also featured drawings or posters sent in by...
, a show that aired on TVOntario - Sounds Like CanadaSounds Like CanadaSounds Like Canada was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Rogers, and in the summers by a rotating series of guest hosts...
, a radio program which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One - Trans-Canada NetworkTrans-Canada NetworkThe Trans-Canada Network was the name assigned to the main English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to distinguish it from the CBC's second network, the Dominion Network. Today, it is known as CBC Radio One...
, now known as CBC Radio One
Transportation
- Air CanadaAir CanadaAir Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
, an airline - Air Canada JazzAir Canada JazzJazz Aviation LP is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation....
- Air Canada JetzAir Canada JetzAir Canada Jetz is an airline headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It operates a premium business service for corporate clients and professional sports teams.- History :...
:Category:Air Canada
- Canada (ship)Canada (ship)Canada was a full rigged ship built in 1891 at Kingsport, Nova Scotia on the Minas Basin. She was one of the largest wooden sailing vessels ever built in Canada...
, a large wooden sailing ship built in Canada in 1891, several ships of the Royal Navy, a Cunard oceanliner America class steamship, one of the first Royal Canadian Navy ships - Canada Dock BranchCanada Dock BranchThe Canada Dock Branch is a 4 mile 59 chain long railway line in Liverpool, England. The line runs from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally built by the London and North Western Railway terminating at Canada Dock, with...
, a railway line in Liverpool, England - Trans Canada TrailTrans Canada TrailThe Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it will be the longest recreational trail in the world...
, a 18,078 km long trail in Canada - Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada HighwayThe Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
Other uses
- Canada (volume)Canada (volume)The canada was the fundamental unit of liquid volume of the ancient Portuguese Measurement System. It was used in Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system. It was equivalent to 4 quartilhos...
, an ancient Portuguese unit of liquid volume - Canada Act, an act of the U.K. parliament that patriated Canada's constitution
- Canada DayCanada DayCanada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act , which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire...
, Canada's national day, a federal statutory holiday - Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, a civilian honour - Canadarm, a robotic mechanical arm used on the Space Shuttle
- Canadarm2, a robotic mechanical arm used on the International Space Station
See also
- List of all pages beginning with "Canada"
- Cañada (disambiguation)Canada (disambiguation)Canada is a North American country.Canada may also refer to:-Historical locales:Canada may refer to historical regions now subsumed by Canada:* Canada, New France, a French colony along the St...
- Canadia (disambiguation)Canadia (disambiguation)Canadia may refer to:* Canadia Bank, a bank in Cambodia* Canadia: 2056, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series* Canadia , a stem group annelid, found in the Burgess Shale...
- Canadian (disambiguation)Canadian (disambiguation)Canadian may refer to:* Canada the country, or Canadians the people of Canada.Canadian can also refer to:-Language:* Canadian dialects. See: Spoken languages of Canada.** Indigenous languages** Canadian English** Canadian French** Canadian Gaelic...
- CanadianaCanadianaCanadiana is a term referring to things related to the country of Canada. It is most often used to refer to a class of books somewhat wider than Canadian Literature because it also includes books about Canada as well as Canadian non-fiction works....
- Name of Canada
- Upper Canada (disambiguation)Upper Canada (disambiguation)Upper Canada usually refers to the former British colony located in what is now part of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It may also refer to, or be associated with, the following:*Bank of Upper Canada, a Canadian bank that existed from 1821 to 1866...
- Kanada (disambiguation)Kanada (disambiguation)Kanada may refer to mean:*Canada, a country in North America *Kanada, the Hindu sage who founded the philosophy of Vaisheshika*Kanada Raga group, a group of ragas in Hindustani music...
- Kanata (disambiguation)Kanata (disambiguation)Kanata is an aboriginal word meaning "village" or "settlement". It is the origin of the name of Canada.Kanata may also refer to:* Kanata, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada* Kanata Irei , a Japanese actor* 52500 Kanata, an asteroid...
- Kannada (disambiguation)Kannada (disambiguation)Kannada may refer to:* Kannada language, one of the major Dravidian languages of India-See also:* Kannadiga, the native speakers of Kannada* Kannada grammar* Kannada literature* Kannada poetry* Kannada script-See also:* Canada...