Canada

Interesting Facts About Canada

• Canada is the second-largest country by total area and has the longest coastline of any country in the world.
• The first inhabitants of North America are believed to have migrated from Siberia via the Bering land bridge at least 14,000 years ago, with Old Crow Flats and Bluefish Caves being among the oldest known sites of human habitation in Canada.
• Indigenous peoples in present-day Canada include the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis, with the Métis originating in the mid-17th century from the unions between First Nations people and European settlers.
• The Indigenous population declined by 40 to 80 percent following European colonization, largely due to European diseases, conflicts over the fur trade, and loss of Indigenous lands.
• First Nations and Métis peoples played a critical role in European exploration and the North American fur trade, assisting European coureurs des bois and voyageurs.
• Canada's capital is Ottawa, with its three largest metropolitan areas being Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

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