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Welcome to Facts About Canada

Your one-stop hub for clear, well-sourced information about Canada—its people, places, history, government, and daily life. Dive into provinces & territories, quick facts, and practical guides for residents and visitors.

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Canada • Government of Canada • Prime Minister of Canada • Provinces of Canada
History of Canada • Geography of Canada • Culture of Canada
Visitor guides: Cost of Living in Canada (2025) • Visitor Health Insurance for Canada (2025)
Tools: Recent changes • Random article • All pages

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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — The Charter guarantees fundamental freedoms, democratic, mobility, legal, equality, and language rights at the federal level. See how it’s applied by courts and how it shapes daily life in Canada. → Read more »

Current events in Canada

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Did you know?

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories spanning six time zones.
The Trans-Canada Highway is one of the world’s longest national highway networks.
The beaver and the maple leaf are widely recognized national symbols.
Canada is officially bilingual at the federal level (English and French).

Provinces & Territories

Western Canada	Central Canada	Atlantic Canada	Northern Territories
British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba	Ontario Quebec	New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador	Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut

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Government & Civics

Life in Canada

Geography & Travel

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Use the sections above to jump into topics. Keep this page clean, concise, and evergreen.
Add breaking updates to Current events with links to internal articles that provide citations to official sources (e.g., canada.ca, statcan.gc.ca).
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+* [[History of Canada]] • [[Geography of Canada]] • [[Culture of Canada]]
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+* Visitor guides: [[Cost of Living in Canada (2025)]] • [[Visitor Health Insurance for Canada (2025)]]
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+* Canada has '''10 provinces''' and '''3 territories''' spanning six time zones.
+* The '''Trans-Canada Highway''' is one of the world’s longest national highway networks.
+* The '''beaver''' and the '''maple leaf''' are widely recognized national symbols.
+* Canada is officially '''bilingual''' at the federal level (English and French).
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+! style="width:25%;" | Central Canada
+! style="width:25%;" | Atlantic Canada
+! style="width:25%;" | Northern Territories
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+| [[Ontario]]<br>[[Quebec]]
+| [[New Brunswick]]<br>[[Prince Edward Island]]<br>[[Nova Scotia]]<br>[[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
+| [[Yukon]]<br>[[Northwest Territories]]<br>[[Nunavut]]
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+; <span style="color:#b91c1c;">'''Government & Civics'''</span>
+* [[Government of Canada]]
+* [[Parliament of Canada]] • [[Elections in Canada]]
+* [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]
+* [[Healthcare in Canada]]
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+; <span style="color:#b91c1c;">'''Life in Canada'''</span>
+* [[Cost of Living in Canada (2025)]]
+* [[Education in Canada]] • [[Immigration to Canada]]
+* [[Transportation in Canada]]
+* [[Taxes in Canada]]
+</div>
+<div style="background:#f5f7fa; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:10px; padding:16px;">
+; <span style="color:#b91c1c;">'''Geography & Travel'''</span>
+* [[Geography of Canada]] • [[Climate of Canada]]
+* [[National parks of Canada]]
+* [[Travel in Canada]] • [[Visitor Health Insurance for Canada (2025)]]
+* [[Cities of Canada]]
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+* Add breaking updates to '''Current events''' with links to internal articles that provide citations to official sources (e.g., ''canada.ca'', ''statcan.gc.ca'').
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