Relocating to Canada: fast facts

Moving to Canada can be the experience of a lifetime.

The diverse country has much to offer from excellent living conditions, to fun leisure pursuits. 

If you are thinking of relocating to Canada, here are a few facts.

How big Is Canada?

Canada is a country in North America. It is the second largest country in the world and covers an area of more than 9,900 million square kilometers. It has a varied landscape including cities and rural areas. Most of its 35 million residents live within 100 km of the Canada-US border. Canada, stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north, is filled with vibrant cities including massive, multicultural Toronto; predominantly French-speaking 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

Is there an opportunity to have an outdoors lifestyle in Canada?

The Canadian landscape is diverse, with 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 some of the most famous natural scenes?

Rocky Mountains can be found in British Columbia and the sprawling Great Lakes of Ontario attract many visitors. 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 is Canada famous for?

Canada is known for the production of Maple syrup, providing more than three-quarters of the global supply. It is also known 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 games of basketball and ice hockey, sonar, the telephone, canola oil, the snowmobile, snowblowers, poutine, walkie-talkies, the foghorn, the electron microscope, the pacemaker, the alkaline battery, garbage bags, the paint roller, plexiglass, peanut butter, the pager, the Java programming language, and the Blackberry.

What are the property prices like?

Property prices in major cities such as Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal are well above the world average but other locations are in keeping with world averages.