R–21 RESOURCE PAGES CANADA British Columbia Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Toronto Whitehorse Yellowknife Iqaluit Quebec City Fredericton Halifax Charlottetown St. John’s Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Quebec Canada Facts CONFEDERATION July 1, 1867 The first provinces to form Canada were New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. The provinces agreed that forming Canada would strengthen the economy, create a stronger government, provide protection from the United States, and supply more money to build a transcontinental railroad. It took 132 years for all of the other provinces and territories to join Canada. SIZE 9,984,670 km2 Canada’s total area makes it the second-largest country in the world. POPULATION 35,151,728* people OFFICIAL LANGUAGES French and English CAPITAL Ottawa FLAG National Flag of Canada • It flew for the first time on February 15, 1965. • It uses Canada’s national colours (red and white) and a leaf from the national tree (maple). CANADA DAY July 1 • It is a national holiday to celebrate Canada becoming a country. NATIONAL ANTHEM “O Canada” • It was proclaimed as Canada’s national anthem on July 1, 1980. • It was first sung in 1880 in French in Quebec City. • There are official English, French, and bilingual versions. * Population source: www.statcan.gc.ca (2016 Census) Map of Canada
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