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Canada, as a rich Western country, has both a large domestic and foreign tourist industry. Canada is known for its large, majestic landscapes and several record-holding landmarks. Some of the major attractions of the country include its cities but it is probably better known worldwide for its extensive, lightly populated or unpopulated areas of wilderness and its natural sights.

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Canada's provinces and territories

British Columbia

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Ontario

Quebec

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Yukon Territory

Northwest Territories

Nunavut Territory

Neighbouring Countries

See also

External links

Canada's provinces and territories

British Columbia

British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, along the Pacific Ocean. The winters are relatively warm compared to the rest of Canada. Skiing is popular within the province. Vancouver is a multi-cultural city, with a large proportion of the population of Asian origin [1]. Being a harbour city, Vancouver enjoys landscapes of mountains and ocean.
Whale watching and and wine tours are common. British Columbia is also a popular location for many of Hollywood's filming locations.

Alberta

Alberta is a province in Canada's western prairies next to the Rocky Mountains. Its two major cities are Calgary and Edmonton, the provincial capital. Edmonton is well-known for West Edmonton Mall, until recently the largest mall in the world. Another world-class attraction is the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, housing the largest collection of dinosaur fossils under one roof in the world. Alberta also contains significant natural scenery, including 5 of Canada's 13 UNESCO World heritage sites. These are Banff and Jasper National Parks, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, Dinosaur Provincial Park and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Alberta has no provincial sales tax.
Alberta is an important skiing destination for tourists. It boasts several world-class ski resorts. Canada Olympic Park, with its downhill ski and ski jumping facilities, is located in the city of Calgary.

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan offers two major cities, Regina and Saskatoon. The prairie province also has the most golf courses and water bodies per capita than most provinces. Statistically the warmest summers with the most sunlight hours in Canada occur in Saskatoon as well. Natural attractions include Cypress Provincial Park, the Great Sand Hills, Scottie the Dinosaur (the largest intact Tyrannosaurus Rex found in North America).

Manitoba

A visit to Canada would not be complete without visiting a Manitoba Social. A social is essentially a large party, held in a hall with a DJ playing 80s and 90s hits as well some new hits, cheap drinks, dancing and free food is served. Entry into a social is cheap (usually $10 CAN) and these events are held throughout the year for various reasons, but are mostly a form a fundraising for weddings or charities.
In Manitoba, sports fans can see the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose or the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play. See the Assiniboia Downs for live horse racing.

★ Le Musée de Saint-Boniface is the oldest building in Manitoba, built in the mid-1800s as a hospital

★ Louis Riel statue near the Manitoba legislative building. See a figure of Manitoba's leadership.

★ Churchill is a popular attraction due to the large polar bear population.

Ontario

Ontario, the most populated province in Canada, is also home to the nation's capital, Ottawa. In addition, Ontario contains Canada's largest city, Toronto, which is the provincial capital and one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Toronto embraces Lake Ontario. Toronto's CN Tower overlooks the harbour. The forests and numerous lakes of Central Ontario and Northern Ontario also provide popular hiking and camping destinations.
'Site of Interest in Toronto'

★ Queen's Park

★ Royal Ontario Museum

★ Ontario Science Centre

★ Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome)

★ Air Canada Centre

★ Hockey Hall of Fame
'Site of Interest in Ottawa'

★ Parliament Hill

★ National War Memorial (Canada)

★ National Art Gallery

★ Canadian War Museum

★ Canadian Aviation Museum

★ Canadian Museum of Nature

★ Canadian Museum of Civilization

★ Chateau Laurier

★ Scotiabank Place
'Other Sites of Interest in Ontario'

★ Science North and Dynamic Earth in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

★ Niagara Falls

★ Marineland

★ Muskoka Lakes
'Sites of Interest in the Kingston Area'

★ Fort Henry

★ Kingston's Old Town

★ Upper Canada Village

★ The Thousand Islands

★ Boldt Castle

Quebec

Quebec, a majority francophone province is a major tourist draw. Quebec City is a taste of old France in the new world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Montreal, the third largest Francophone city in the world, boasts several tourist attractions. Here are some of the main province's attractions:

★ Canyon Sainte-Anne

★ Château Frontenac

★ ''Juste pour rire''

★ Old Montreal

★ Olympic Stadium

★ Montreal Opera

★ Redpath Museum

★ Saint Joseph's Oratory

★ Underground city, Montreal
Montreal is home to the

★ Montreal Alouettes, Canadian Football League

★ Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is renowned for its warm, sandy beaches especially along the Northumberland Strait. Moncton, the province's largest urban centre and known as the Hub of the Maritimes, is home to a number of attractions and popular day trips including,

★ Tidal bore

★ Magnetic Hill

★ Palais Crystal Palace

★ Magic Mountain Water Park

★ Hopewell Rocks

★ Parlee Beach

★ Fundy National Park

★ Kouchibouguac National Park
Saint John, which is at the mouth of the St. John River, is the site of Reversing Falls, Market Square and welcomes numerous cruise ships in its port every summer and fall. Whale watching and the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island are also draws.

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI) is the birthplace of Lucy Maude Montgomery's character, Anne of Green Gables, and a recreation of her literary home serves as a museum to the character. PEI is also famous the world round for its potato farms and rich red mud beaches.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador attracts many tourists because of its icebergs and fjords. It was settled by Leif Ericsson, an Icelandic sailor, in 1000 A.D. Remains of this settlement can still be found in L'Anse aux Meadows, northern Newfoundland. Europeans settled in 1497, headed by an expedition by John Cabot.
The province's capital, St. John's, Newfoundland is the oldest English-founded city in both Americas. It contains many historical locations, such as Cabot Tower, receiver of the first wireless trans-Atlantic message in 1901.
Just outside St.John's lies Cape Race, the most eastern point in the Americas. From this point, London, United Kingdom is closer than Vancouver, British Columbia.

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is known for its lovely scenery; most renowned is the Cape Breton Highlands. The historic 18th century Fortress Louisbourg is also a major draw [2].
Halifax, the provincial capital, has several major attractions, such as the Pier 21 museum, Citadel Hill, and the Public Gardens. The Halifax Metro Centre is home to numerous events both sport-related and otherwise, such as the Nova Scotia International Tattoo. Downtown Halifax is considered the prime tourism district in Halifax, with most historic attractions located here as well as the waterfront harbourwalk, a continuous 3km stretch of boardwalk home to street vendors, entertainers, the Casino Nova Scotia, and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Downtown Halifax is also the location of several major hotels.

Yukon Territory

With its history of the Klondike Gold Rush, First Nations culture and spectacular wilderness, the Yukon Territory has an extensive tourism industry, welcoming over 300,000 visitors a year. Tourist attractions include the gold rush town of Dawson City, Kluane National Park and Reserve and a number of attraction in Whitehorse and other communities. Opportunities for wilderness adventure tourism and ecotourism abound (hiking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, ), but the territory is also served by a well-developed road network, with most places accessible by road.

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories attractions include:

★ Aurora Borealis

★ Northern Life Museum

★ N.W.T. Mining Heritage Society

★ Wood Buffalo National Park

★ Tuktut Nogait National Park

★ Nahanni National Park Reserve

★ South Nahanni River

★ Canol Heritage Trail

★ Aulavik National Park

★ Coppermine River

★ Mackenzie River

Nunavut Territory

Nunavut is probably the most expensive of all the tourist destinations in Canada. Attractions in Nunavut include:

★ Auyuittuq National Park

★ Quttinirpaaq National Park

★ Sirmilik National Park

★ Ukkusiksalik National Park

★ Ovayok Territorial Park

Neighbouring Countries

★ Canada shares the world's longest undefended border with the United States.

★ A marine border is shared with both Greenland (a Danish territory) and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (a French overseas collectivity).

See also

★ Backpacking (Canada)

External links

★ Canadian Tourism Commission (Official Government Website)

★ Canadian Tourism and Travel - Ski, Golf and Hotels in Canada

★ Tourism British Columbia (BC)

★ Tourism Vancouver (BC)

★ Tourism Victoria (BC)

★ Travel Alberta (AB)

★ Tourism Calgary (AB)

★ Tourism Toronto (ON)

★ Tourism Montreal (QC)

★ Tourism Yukon (YT)

★ Nunavut Tourism

★ Travel Canada's Northwest Territories

★ Official 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Site