The second largest country in the world, Canada occupies a generous portion of North America. Divided into ten provinces and three territories, Canada stretches from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and borders the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Along the wild west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the province of British Columbia has great whale watching, ancient old growth forests, and an abundance of wildlife. The Rocky Mountains, shared with the neighbouring province of Alberta, are renown for spectacular scenery and wildlife viewing. West of the Rockies, the vast prairies extend from Alberta through Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Central Canada is made up of the large provinces of Quebec and... (... more information below the photos)
City Hall Design Montreal Quebec Canada The Montreal City Hall, Hotel de Ville in French, is situated along the Rue Notre-Dame in Old Montreal, the historic part of Montreal, Quebec. This building was built between 1872 and 1878. |
Young Raccoon Picture Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada A cute animal which resembles a bandit with its black masked face, the raccoon is a native mammal of North America. This young raccoon is a resident of Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. |
Atlantic Puffin Birds Island Bonavista Peninsula Newfoundland Labrador A group of Atlantic Puffins nest on Bird Island, which is located just off shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse on Bonavista Peninsula in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada. |
Aurora Borealis Inukshuk Moon Churchill Hudson Bay Manitoba The amazing Northern Lights, also called Aurora borealis, dance across the sky above an inukshuk while the light of a full moon fills the sky above Hudson Bay near the town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Fleur De Lys Baie Verte Peninsula Newfoundland Canada The tiny town of Fleur de Lys is situated at the end of Highway 410 on the Baie Verte Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. A once lively town with a rich fishing heritage, Fleur de Lys now has a population of around 320 people. |
Sunset Rocky Coastline Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba The sun sets in the sky and casts shades of orange, pink and yellow across the rocky snow covered coastline of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Sunset in this area during the early winter months showcases the rugged coastline of the bay. |
Great Lakes Vacation Lake Superior Provincial Park Ontario Footprints stroll along the beach at Katherine Cove in Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. This is a peaceful, isolated vacation spot where you can walk on the beach and look out over Lake Superior - the largest of the Great Lakes. |
Chutes Croches Fall Parc National Du Mont Tremblant Quebec Province Canada Fall colored leaves surround the Riviere du Diable and Chutes Croches, a waterfall and river in the Parc national du Mont Tremblant in the beautiful province of Quebec, Canada. |
Geological Features Tablelands Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland A pristine stream cascades over the rocks in its path to create a pretty waterfall. This area of Gros Morne National Park - Tablelands, is steeped in geological treasures and features an area along the trail where the earth's mantle is visible. |
Fratercula Arctica Common Puffin Picture Newfoundland A species of seabird with several nicknames, the Common (Atlantic) Puffin is also known by its scientific name of Fratercula arctica. The Common puffin is found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe, Iceland, and North America such as in Newfoundland. |
Eternal Youth Statue Manitoba Legislative Building Winnipeg The statue of Eternal Youth atop the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is better known as the Golden Boy which was fashioned after the statue of Mercury by Jean de Boulogne. |
Louis Riel Statue City Of Winnipeg St Boniface Manitoba The Statue of Louis Riel sits in front of the Saint Boniface Museum in which was originally housed the Grey Nuns Convent School in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. |
Whispering Giant Statue Winnipeg Beach Manitoba Canada The Whispering Giant, a carved cedar tribute to the First Nations People of North American, can be seen in the town of Winnipeg Beach, a Provincial Recreation Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Canoe Adventure Float Plane Woodland Caribou Provincial Park Ontario When visitors to the Woodland Caribou Provincial Park are finished their week long canoe adventure through the lakes and rivers in the region, they are then picked up by a De Havilland DHC-3 float plane by Chimo Air Service on Irvine Lake. |
Shades Of Autumn Algonquin Provincial Park Canada The Shades of Autumn near Rock Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada are reminiscent of the work of Tom Thomson and A Y Jackson the famous Canadian painters who formed part of the Group of Seven artists. |
Discovery Harbour Cannon Penetanguishene Bay Ontario Canada A 19th century Cannon situated outside the Kings Wharf Theatre and Bayfields Charthouse in Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada, is a reminder of bygone days. |
Old Stone Wall Sainte Marie Among Hurons Complex Midland Ontario An old stone wall sits at the entrance to the French Jesuit settlement Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, which was in operation between 1639 and 1649. It is located near the modern town of Midland in Ontario, Canada. |
Fort Anne National Historic Site Annapolis Royal Bay Fundy Nova Scotia Fort Anne was built in 1634 and is now a National Historic Site, but back then it protected Annapolis Royal in the Bay of Fundy. This view is from the Fort which overlooks the Annapolis River. |
Guard Changing Halifax Citadel National Historic Site Nova Scotia The Changing of the Guard at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is a military ceremony which has been carried out for centuries. |
Citadel Military Rifle Demonstration Halifax Nova Scotia Canada The rifle firing demonstration is just one of many features to be seen when visiting the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Canadian Flag Sackville Landing Building Halifax Nova Scotia A large Canadian flag flies in the breeze and can been seen reflected in the windows of a building at Sackville Landing in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia. The Canadian flag is a symbol of Canadian pride and patriotism. |
Rose Coloured Glass Exterior Royal Canadian Mint Building Winnipeg Manitoba The sun bounces off the glass of the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the outside of the glass is a rose colour and so the building looks pink. The Winnipeg facility was an addition to the main Mint in Ottawa. |
Tourist Binoculars Minas Basin Walton Glooscap Trail Cobequid Bay Nova Scotia A tourist uses binoculars to get a good close-up view of the Minas Basin in the town of Walton off Highway 215 in the Fundy Shore Ecotour. This is along the Glooscap Trail near the Minas Basin in Cobequid Bay, Nova Scotia. |
Rocky Beach Delaps Cove Sunset Bay Of Fundy Evangeline Trail Nova Scotia The sun dips behind the horizon and shines its last rays of the day along the rocky beach at Delaps Cove, located in the Bay of Fundy along the Evangeline Trail in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Facade Architecture Ontario Legislative Building Toronto Ontario Canada Details of the facade of the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto includes faces carved into the stone wall, columns and intricate stonework set all around the arches. The Legislative Building is a fine example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. |
Moose Viking Trail Northern Peninsula Newfoundland A Moose, proper name Alces alces, looks up from grazing in a property in St Lunaire-Griquet off Highway 436, along the Viking Trail in the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland. These animals are known in Europe as elk, rather than moose. |
Indigenous Canadian Eskimo Dog Puppy Churchill Manitoba Canada A Canadian Eskimo Dog puppy, proper name Canis familiaris, looks right at the camera from outside its kennel in Churchill, Manitoba. These Eskimo Dogs are a large breed of dog indigenous to Canada. |
Willow Ptarmigan Bird Tundra Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Willow Ptarmigan, proper name Lagopus lagopus, almost blends in to the tundra near Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. These are gamebirds that are part of the grouse family and breed mostly in the forests and tundra regions. |
Peacekeeping Monument City Of Ottawa Ontario Canada The Peacekeeping Monument in the city of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada's capital city, commemorates the work Canada has done, and continues doing for International Peacekeeping. |
Monument To Multiculturalism Union Station Toronto Ontario Canada The Monument to Multiculturalism Standing outside Union Station on Front Street in the city of Toronto, Ontario in Canada was presented to the city by the National Congress of Italian Canadians. |
Entrance Columns Old City Hall Downtown Toronto Ontario Canada Ornate columns and steps line the front of the Old City Hall in downtown Toronto in Ontario. This is opposite the street from the New City Hall and stands at the corner of Queen Street and Bay Street. |
Aerial View Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park Ontario Canada The Ouimet Canyon, located in the Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park is 100 metres deep, 150 metres wide about two kilometers long and plays host to a variety of rare arctic dwelling plants. |
Rock Columns Cliff Face Lake Superior Thunder Bay Ontario Tall layered columns of rock face the vast expanse of water that is Lake Superior, which is the largest lake of all the Great Lakes. These columns of rock stand guard and look out over the great lake near Thunder Bay in Ontario. |
Aerial View Sleeping Giant Sibley Peninsula Lake Superior Ontario Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, was first named Sibley Provincial Park when it was established in 1944, but was renamed to Sleeping Giant in 1988. It is located on the Sibley Peninsula surrounded by Lake Superior, located near Thunder Bay. |
Beautiful George Lake Scenery Killarney Provincial Park Ontario The sun just dips behind George Lake in Killarney Provincial Park and for a moment it is a bright ball of light turning the surrounding scenery to a beautiful yellow and orange colour and making the entire lake sparkle with light. |
River Canoe Sunset St Marys River Sherbrooke Nova Scotia The tip of a canoe juts out into the St. Mary's River as the sun sets over the St. Mary's Riverside Campground in Sherbrooke; a town along the Marine Drive on Highway 7 in Nova Scotia. Canoeing is a popular activity in this area. |
Dramatic Coastal Cliffs Sunset Beach Canadian Maritimes The Dramatic Cliffs below the Cape d'Or Lighthouse have been shaped by the strong tides of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada - part of the beautiful Canadian Maritimes region. |
Balancing Rock Coastal Geology Nova Scotia Canada The Rock Balancing is a columnar basalt stack of rock which is perfectly balanced along the rocky coastline in Saint Marys Bay on Long Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and has defied gravity for thousands of years. |
Sunset Boars Head Lighthouse Long Island Bay Of Fundy Nova Scotia The sunset turns the sky to shades of pink and orange over the Boar's Head Lighthouse on Long Island, as seen from across Petite Passage between Digby Neck and Long Island in the Bay of Fundy from Highway 217 in Nova Scotia. |
Footprints White Sand Crescent Beach Lockeport Lighthouse Route Nova Scotia A series of footprints in the white sand of Crescent Beach show evidence that someone has enjoyed a tranquile and beautiful walk along the beach. This white sandy beach is located in Lockeport, off Highway 3 on the Lighthouse Route in Nova Scotia. |
Cabot Trail View Cape Breton Highlands National Park Nova Scotia When you stand at the Veterans Monument and look towards Cheticamp Island, you get a glorious view of the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in the Gulf of St Lawrence in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in Canada. |
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site Baddeck Cape Breton Canada The Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in the village of Baddeck, Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada showcases the amazing inventions and experiments of the Scottish genius. |
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... Ontario. Quebec celebrates Canada's unique French language and heritage. The historic city of Quebec is a favourite with visitors. Ontario is a province of lakes, dominated by the massive Great Lakes. Canada's largest city, Toronto is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario while the impressive Niagara Falls straddle the Canada-US border.
The provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador make up Atlantic Canada, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are also known as the Canadian Maritimes. Here, one can explore the maritime way of life through heritage sites and quaint fishing villages.
Northern Canada, land of ice and snow, is divided into three territories: the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. From northern lights to Inuit culture, the north has a special flavour all of its own.
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