Discover Canada
With its majestic mountain ranges, vast plains, rural havens and bustling cosmopolitan centers, Canada offers a diversity that is reflective both its geography and its citizens.
As a nation built through immigration and multiculturalism, Canada places a high emphasis on diversity and tolerance. Canada is home to immigrants from all over the world, representing a wide variety of ethnic, cultural and linguistic groups. Today, Canada is focused on attracting skilled workers, entrepreneurs, investors and students to continue its strong economic growth.
Canada is the second-largest country in the world, spanning six time zones and stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans, it covers almost 10 million square kilometers (9, 984,670 to be exact). The country is made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories that you can read about in this section. The population is 32.8 million. 77 percent of Canadians live in cities and towns, most within 200 km (125 mi) of the U.S. border. Some of the major cities are: Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
