Dear Member of the ACCC you will find an important information on Canada, Canadian regulations, different opportunities and offers as well information important for the businessmen and for travellersin this section.
To place an ad or a link on this section please contact our office in Montreal: info@armcanchamber.com
| Canada |
|
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea" |
Anthem: "O Canada"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen" |
|
|
| Capital |
Ottawa
 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.4°N 75.667°W / 45.4; -75.667 |
| Largest city |
Toronto |
| Official languages |
English and French |
| Recognised regional languages |
Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, Cree, Dëne Sųłiné, Gwich’in, Inuvialuktun, Slavey and Tłįchǫ Yatiì[1] |
| Ethnic groups |
80.0% White/European (English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, others)[2]
4.0% South Asian
3.9% Chinese
3.8% Aboriginal
3.3% Other Asian
2.5% Black/African
2.5% Others[3] |
| Demonym |
Canadian, Canadien/Canadienne (French ancestry), Canuck (informal) |
| Government |
Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy[4] |
| - |
Monarch |
HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| - |
Governor General |
Michaëlle Jean |
| - |
Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper |
| Legislature |
Parliament |
| - |
Upper House |
Senate |
| - |
Lower House |
House of Commons |
| Establishment |
| - |
British North America Acts |
July 1, 1867 |
| - |
Statute of Westminster |
December 11, 1931 |
| - |
Canada Act |
April 17, 1982 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
9,984,670 km2 (2nd)
3,854,085 sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
8.92 (891,163 km²/344,080 mi²) |
| Population |
| - |
2009 estimate |
33,620,000 [5] (36th) |
| - |
2006 census |
31,612,897 |
| - |
Density |
3.2/km2 (219th)
8.3/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2007 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$1.269 trillion[6] (13th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$38,613[6] (12th) |
| GDP (nominal) |
2007 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$1.436 trillion[6] (9th) |
| - |
Per capita |
$43,674[6] (14th) |
| Gini |
32.1 (2005)[7] |
| HDI (2006) |
▲ 0.967 (high) (3rd) |
| Currency |
Dollar ($) (CAD) |
| Time zone |
(UTC−3.5 to −8) |
| - |
Summer (DST) |
(UTC−2.5 to −7) |
| Date formats |
dd-mm-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy, and yyyy-mm-dd (CE) |
| Drives on the |
Right |
| Internet TLD |
.ca |
| Calling code |
1 |
Canada portal
provided by Wikipedia
|
provided by the Governmrnt of Canada
An additional information on Canada provided by CIA-The World Factbooks.
.svg)