Supporting Introductory courses in Canadian Geography, Issues in Canadian Geography (CGC), and homeschooling
Population: 37,971,020 (2020 est.)
Area: 9,984,670 km2
Population Density: 3.92 people/km2
HDI: 0.922 (very high)
Average Life Expectancy: 82.25 years
GDP per capita: $52,144 (2020 est)
Canada – home of "the True North, strong and free!" North America's peaceful and well-behaved northern neighbour and the second-largest country in the world, Canada also has the longest coastline and the most lakes. Despite the cold winters, the Wharton School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania says Canada has the highest quality of life in the world!
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Canada Shared by Canadians (CanadaExplore 2:00)
Canada: The Ultimate Travel Guide (TourRadar10:51)
Touropia: 10 Best Places to Visit in Canada (16:21)
Introduction to Canada (TV4 Travel 2:53)
Timeline of Canadian History (UsefulCharts 16:35)
Canada & the United States: Bizarre Borders Part 2 (5:12)
The US-Canada Border Splits This Road Down The Middle (2:54)
United States vs Canada - Which country is more liveable? (5:30)
The History of Canada Explained in 10 minutes (Epimetheus)
Physical Environments
Visit Topographic Maps for detailed landscapes from across Canada, linked to gEarth views →
Physiographic Regions
Climate Regions
Climate - Köppen
Interactive Map of Climate Graphs
Longest Rivers
Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada Descriptions
Where terranes collide - The Geology of Western Canada (Geology: 25min)
An oldie, but very complete explanations
Canada: River Basins
(Decolonial Atlas)
Indigenous Canada
Native Groups, Territories & Treaties
First Nations Profiles Interactive Map
Inuit Profiles Map
How to talk about Indigenous People (CBC News 2:37)
Wab Kinew: Top 5 Stereotypes towards Indigenous people in Canada (Strombo 1:44)
Wab Kinew: 500 years in two minutes (CBC Docs 2:03)
Land Claims of the Six Nations of the Iroquois
Stories from the Land: Indigenous Place Names in Canada
CanGeo: Canada's Original place Names (gEarth)
University of Maine: Coming Home - Map of Indigenous place names in Canada
(Original Map: 109mb PDF)
Longest Place name in Canada (CBC Kids 3:05)
Demographics and Population
Population Density, 2015
Census Mapper
Extensive Statistics Canada Data for everywhere in Canada
Population Pyramid - Animated
Migration - Immigration and Inter-provincial Migration
Immigration Data
Note: Data is also available from Statistics Canada for income, Age & Sex, Aboriginal Peoples, etc.Alysha Brilla: Immigrant music video describing her experience as an immigrant to Canada (4:24)
Economics
Liveable Communities
GoodScore: Is your neighbourhood good for your health (CANUE)
Canada and the World
How Consumption is Threatening Species – Interactive World Map
MiningWatch.ca – Keeping an eye on Canada's Mining Industry around the world
Canadian Mining Assets, 2018
(Gov't of Canada)
Understanding Canada's legal claim to the Northwest Passage (CBC News 7:59)
Historical Canada
Significant Events in Canadian History from the Canadian Encyclopedia
North America 1791
Provinces & Territories Evolution - Animated
The History of Canada in 10 Minutes (10:03)
NFB: The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company (43: 27)
Though dated (1972) the Indigenous perspective is very helpful.