CANADA

Presented By : Shobha Verma

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General Information Of Canada➢Established - 1 July , 1867 ➢Capital - Ottawa➢ Largest City - Toronto ➢Population - 34,617,000➢Entire Area - 99,84,670 Km2

➢Official Language - English , French➢Time Zone - NA➢Major cities - Dawson, Whitehorse, Ottawa,

Edmonton, Churchill, Quebec,Montreal, Vancouver, Regina, Calgary, Winnipeg, St. john’s, Toronto, Halifax

➢Currency - Canadian Dollar ($)(CAD)➢Type of Govt. - Confederation With

Parliamentary Democracy

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ABOUT CANADA

• ‘Canada’ a land of vast distance and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.

• Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the us, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border.

• Canada faces the political challenge of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services as well as responding to separatist concerns in predominantly Francophone .

• Quebec Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy, resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.!

Canadian Attractions

We have taken a look at Canada’s many unique attractions

and picked these10 to recommend to visitors to Canada .

1.The Canadian Rockies

Straddling the British Columbia/Alberta border, this mountain chain runs from the U.S. border to the northern end of

British Columbia.

2. Niagara Falls

➢Niagara Falls is actually three separate, massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River at the southern tip of Ontario.

➢The Falls are one of the truly natural wonders of the world. The sight and thunderous sound of the cascading waters are mesmerizing and the mystic power of the falls will always stay with you.

3.Pacific National Rim Park

Located on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast, the park

encompasses Long Beach, which is actually a 40-km stretch of wide.

The park provides access to nature at its rawest: Wet, wild and

dramatic scenery that can be observed from the comfort of warm,

luxurious hotels that dot the coastline.

4. Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)

➢ This 300 km trail through the highlands of Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton, on Canada’s east coast, is actually a drive; a beautiful, scenic loop carved into the side of mountains that rise high above the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.➢Cape Breton has been rated one of the best Island destinations in the world and this is in no small part to the Cabot Trail that offers breathtaking vistas of Cape Breton’s rugged coastline.

5. Baffin Island (Oikiqtaaluk)

➢Canada’s largest island, and the fifth largest island in the world, lying between Greenland and the Canadian mainland, in the territory of Nunavut.

➢In our ever-shrinking world, Baffin Island still offers pristine, raw nature at its most beautiful.

6. Vancouver/Victoria

➢Vancouver is a metropolitan city in the southwest corner of British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast. Victoria is a smaller city at the south end of Vancouver Island .➢ These are among the prettiest and cleanest cities in the world. Vancouver is set beautifully where the mountains meet the sea and for large parts of the year you can both golf, sail, swim and go skiing

7. The Prairies

➢The prairie is a vast steppe-land area between the Rocky Mountains and central Canada. The northern stretches of this region are home to Canada's boreal forest.➢ It’s hard to describe, On the prairies the sky surrounds 180 degrees of your sight line in all directions.

8. The Rocky Mountaineer

➢A train vacation experience, the Rocky Mountaineer travels from the coast of British Columbia to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and vice versa.

➢Quite possibly the best way to see Canadian wildlife by train travel . The Rocky Mountaineer has won the prestigious World Travel Award as "World's Leading Travel Experience by Train" in both 2005 and 2006.

9. Old Québec City

➢ Quebec means, 'where the river narrows‘. Québec City is the capital of Québec, located on the St. Lawrence River in Central Canada.➢ Québec's Old Town has an old-world charm unique in North America and is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico.

10. Bay of Fundy

➢ The Bay of Fundy is an ocean bay stretching between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

➢ The Bay has the highest tides in the world and it's estimated that 100 billion tons of seawater flow in and out each tide cycle. That's a foot every 10 minutes. The waters of the bay are populated with many water animals.

Visa Formalities For Visiting Canada• Visitor form • Family information form • Schedule (if applicable)• Use of representative(if applicable)• Detailed information of visiting Canada• Document checklist (visitor, business visitor seamen & religion workers)• VFS consent form

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