Leaving Italy and relocating to Canada can be the experience of a lifetime. The diverse country in North America, which is already home to thousands of migrants with Italian heritage, has much to offer from excellent living conditions, to fun leisure pursuits. If you are considering to relocate to Canada, here are a few facts: How big is Canada? Canada is the second largest country in the world and covers an area of more than 9,900 million square kilometres. It has a varied landscape with both urban and rural areas. Most of its 35 million residents live within 100 km of the Canada-US border. Canada is stretching from the United States in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. The country is filled with vibrant cities including the multicultural city of Toronto; predominantly French-speaking are Montréal and Québec City; Vancouver and Halifax on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, respectively; and Ottawa, the capital. It’s also crossed by the Rocky Mountains and home to vast swaths of protected wilderness What's the outdoor lifestyle like in Canada? As the Canadian landscape is quite diverse, there exist huge parks, hiking trails, mountains, forests and lakes throughout the country. This versatile landscape provides the opportunity to be involved in a range of outdoor activities – both on land and water. Sailing, water rafting, rock climbing and camping are a few of the popular outdoor pursuits in Canada. What are the popular natural scenes? The Rocky Mountains can be found in British Columbia, and also the sprawling Great Lakes of Ontario attract many visitors. The Niagara Falls is situated between the Canadian-American border between the province of Ontario and the State of New York and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world. What are the things that Canada is famous for? Canada is popular for the production of Maple syrup, providing more than three-quarters of the global supply. Furthermore, the country is popular for having more lakes than any other country; as a popular filming location and for cold weather sports. Famous inventions by Canadians include insulin treatments for diabetes and standard time. Famous Canadian inventions include the telephone, canola oil, the snowmobile, snow blowers, poutine, walkie-talkies, the games of basketball and ice hockey, sonar, the foghorn, the electron microscope, the pacemaker, the alkaline battery, garbage bags, the paint roller, plexi glass, peanut butter, the pager, the Java programming language, as well as the Blackberry mobile phone. What are the property prices like in Canada? The prices for real estate and properties in major cities such as Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal are well above the world average, however, other locations are in keeping with international average standard.