Canada is the world's second largest country. It is beautiful, big, spacious, rugged, and varied. Its cities are large and modern. It is an advanced G-7 nation offering the best standard of living. It is a land known for its immense natural beauty and for big dreams coming true for immigrants. Canadians enjoy a standard of living among the highest in the world. More than 65 per cent of Canadians own their own homes. Media, entertainment and artistic endeavors are well-developed in Canada. Canadians are proud of their world-renowned and highly sophisticated broadcasting system which includes more than 1,000 AM and FM radio stations and some 719 television stations to serve, entertain and educate the listening and viewing audience.

Canada, federated country in North America, made up of ten provinces and three territories. Canada is a vast nation with a wide variety of geological formations, climates, and ecological systems. Canada is the second largest country in the world but has about the same population as the state of California, which is about 4 percent of Canada’s size. More than three-quarters of them live in metropolitan areas, the largest of which are Toronto, Ontario; Montréal, Québec; Vancouver, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario; Gatineau, Québec; and Edmonton, Alberta. French and English are the official languages, and at one time most Canadians were of French or English descent.
Historically, much of this wealth has been generated through the extraction and processing of natural resources, especially fish, furs, timber, minerals, and farm produce. Increasingly, however, manufacturing and service activities have been added, and Canada now has one of the most complex economies in the world. Canada is also highly integrated into the global economy through trade, with more than a third of its GDP dedicated to exports. While Canada’s prosperity is built on the resource and manufacturing industries, most Canadians work in service occupations, including transportation, trade, finance, personal services, and government. Canada has an advanced economy, and the majority of its citizens enjoy a high quality of life by world standards.

Because of its size, Canada has a great variety of climatic conditions. Part of the mainland and most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago are within Earth’s North Frigid Zone; the remainder of the country lies in the northern half of the North Temperate Zone. Climatic conditions range from the extreme cold of the Arctic regions to the moderate temperatures of more southerly latitudes. Average January temperatures range from -35°C (-31°F) in the far north to 3°C (37°F) in southwestern British Columbia. Similarly, precipitation ranges from near-desert conditions of less than 300 mm (12 in) per year in the far north to very wet conditions of more than 2,400 mm (more than 90 in) in parts of the west coast. Therefore, there is no single Canadian climate, but rather several regional climates.

The estimated population of Canada in 2008 was 33,679,263. At the time of the last census in 2001, the official population was 30,007,094, compared to about 28.8 million in 1996. The population growth rate from 1994 to 2003 was 1 percent per year; this was the eighth highest rate among the 30 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a list that makes up the most developed industrial countries of the world. Two-thirds of this growth was due to immigration. Canada’s liberal immigration program accepts newcomers from nearly every other country in the world.

Climate and weather in Canada

Canada's climate is not as cold all year around as some may believe. In winter, temperatures fall below freezing point throughout most of Canada. But the south-western coast has a relatively mild climate. Along the Arctic Circle, mean temperatures are below freezing for seven months a year.
During the summer months the southern provinces often experience high levels of humidity and temperatures that can surpass 30 degrees Celsius regularly.
Western and south-eastern Canada experience high rainfall, but the Prairies are dry with 250 mm to 500 mm of rain every year.

Education in Canada
Canada provides free education from elementary to secondary school. Post secondary, such as colleges and universities require for tuition to be paid although taxes do subsidise the full cost. Education falls under the jurisdiction of the provinces and is very similar to that of other western education systems.

French immersion programs where English-speaking children are taught classes in French are an option for some schools in Canada. There are private schools in Canada, some of which implement alternate teaching methods.Approximately 85% of Canadians complete high school and 65% continue to a post-secondary education. Universities in Canada attract students from all over the world.