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Image 1Köppen climate classification types of Canada (from Canada)

Image 2Terrestrial ecozones and ecoprovinces of Canada. Ecozones are identified with a unique colour. Ecoprovinces are subdivisions of ecozones and are identified with a unique numeric code.

Image 3The maple leaf is the symbol most associated with Canadian identity. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 4The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson. Oil on canvas, 1916, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. (from Canada)

Image 5The top 168 ethnic or cultural origins self-reported by Canadians in the 2021 census (from Canada)

Image 6A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Image 7British Columbia Parliament Buildings (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 8Health expenditure and financing by country. Total health expenditure per capita in US dollars (PPP).

Image 9A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) satellite truck, used for live television broadcasts (from Canada)

Image 10Diplomatic missions of Canada (from Canada)

Image 11Canada population density map (2014) (from Canada)

Image 12Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Québec, at the Saint-Denis Theatre (from Culture of Canada)

Image 13War of 1812 heroine Laura Secord warning British commander James FitzGibbon of an impending American attack at Beaver Dams (from Canada)

Image 14Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe (1771) dramatizes James Wolfe's death during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City. (from Canada)

Image 15Manitoba Legislative Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 16Map depicting the elected provincial political parties represented at the riding level. Updated after the 2023 Manitoba general election. (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 17Canada by province and territory, showing the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 who had a bachelor's degree or higher, and the percentage point change from 2016 to 2021 (from Canada)

Image 18A small sampling of Canadian foods. Clockwise from top left: Montreal-style smoked meat; maple syrup; poutine; Nanaimo bar; butter tart; and peameal bacon. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 19The House of Commons in its temporary location, the West Block

Image 20Saskatchewan Legislative Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 21Ontario Legislative Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 22The mother beaver on the Canadian parliament's Peace Tower. The five flowers on the shield each represent an ethnicity—Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. (from Canada)

Image 23Quebec's National Holiday (French: La Fête nationale du Québec) is celebrated annually on June 24, St. John the Baptist Day. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 24Quebec Parliament Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 25The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, west of Parliament Hill (from Canada)

Image 26Standard Theatre, 482 Queen Street West, Toronto, 1906 (from Culture of Canada)

Image 27Tom Thomson, The Jack Pine, Winter 1916–17. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 28The Canadian-built Space Shuttle robotic arm (left), referred to as Canadarm, transferred the P5 truss segment over to the Canadian-built space station robotic arm, referred to as Canadarm2. (from Canada)

Image 29CBC's English-language master control point, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, in Toronto (from Culture of Canada)

Image 30Monument to Multiculturalism by Francesco Pirelli, in Toronto (from Culture of Canada)

Image 31Breakdown of Canada's population from the 2016 census by province/territory (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 32Alberta Legislature Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 33"Ye Gude Olde Days" from Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game, 1899

Image 34Monument to Multiculturalism by Francesco Pirelli, in Toronto (from Canada)

Image 35The Toronto financial district is the second-largest financial centre in North America, the seventh-largest globally in employment and the heart of Canada's finance industry. (from Canada)

Image 36Map of territorial claims in North America by 1750. Possessions of British America (pink), New France (blue), and New Spain (orange); California, Pacific Northwest, and Great Basin not indicated. (from Canada)

Image 37Demonstrators in Calgary, Alberta, protesting the coalition of opposition parties attempting to take control of Parliament during the 2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute (from Culture of Canada)

Image 38Approximately 98 percent of Canadians can speak either or both English and French: (from Canada)

Image 39A topographic map of Canada, in polar projection (for 90° W), showing elevations shaded from green to brown (higher)

Image 40The Canadian men's national ice hockey team celebrates shortly after winning the gold medal final at the 2010 Winter Olympics. (from Canada)

Image 41"O Canada we stand on guard for thee" Stained Glass, Yeo Hall, Royal Military College of Canada featuring arms of the Canadian provinces and territories as of 1965 (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 42Fur traders at work as depicted in 1777 by Claude J. Sauthier (from Culture of Canada)

Image 43Freedom of religion sculpture by Marlene Hilton Moore at the McMurtry Gardens of Justice in Toronto (from Canada)

Image 44One of the national symbols of Canada, the beaver is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first Canadian postage stamp, c. 1859. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 45Aerial view of Canadian Parliament Buildings and their surroundings (from Canada)

Image 46Animated map showing the growth and change of Canada's provinces and territories since Confederation in 1867 (from Canada)

Image 47Nova Scotia Province House (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 48The mother beaver on the Canadian parliament's Peace Tower. The five flowers on the shield surrounded by maple leafs each represent an ethnicity—Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. (from National symbols of Canada)

Image 49Canadian peacekeeper in 1976 wearing the distinctive flag of Canada and UN blue helmet (from Culture of Canada)

Image 50Newfoundland and Labrador Confederation Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 51A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (from Culture of Canada)

Image 52Ice hockey being played at McGill University, in Montreal, 1884 (from Culture of Canada)

Image 53Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher, and environmental activist. (from Culture of Canada)

Image 54Prince Edward Island Province House (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 55A Canadian McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet in "special markings" used by the 2014 CF-18 Demonstration Team (from Canada)

Image 56The Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings on Parliament Hill (from Culture of Canada)

Image 57A Canadian war bond poster that depicts an industrious beaver, a national symbol of Canada (from Culture of Canada)

Image 58A map of Canada showing the percent of self-reported indigenous identity (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) by census division, according to the 2021 Canadian census (from Canada)

Image 59 (from Canada)

Image 60Political map of Canada showing its 10 provinces and 3 territories (from Canada)

Image 61Ottawa Jazz Festival inside Rideau Centre, 2008 (from Culture of Canada)

Image 62A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) satellite truck, used for live television broadcasts (from Culture of Canada)

Image 63Territorial evolution of the borders and the names of Canada's provinces and territories (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 64New Brunswick Legislative Building (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 65The governing political party or parties in each Canadian province. Multicoloured provinces are governed by a coalition or minority government consisting of more than one party. (from Provinces and territories of Canada)

Image 66A 1904 postcard showing the Grand Opera House and Majestic Theatre, Adelaide Street, in the current Toronto Theatre District (from Culture of Canada)