Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America. It is the world's second-largest country by total area, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada shares land borders with the United States to the northwest and south. Canada is also a major tourist destination, and is one of the world's wealthiest countries. The country is renowned worldwide for its vast, untouched landscape and its unique culture.

Canadian culture has historically been influenced by British, French, and Aboriginal cultures and traditions. It has also been influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between the two countries. American media and entertainment are popular if not dominant in Canada; conversely, many Canadian cultural products and entertainers are successful in the US and worldwide. .Many cultural products are marketed toward a unified "North American" or global market. Canada is a geographically vast and ethnically diverse country. There are cultural variations and distinctions from province to province and region to region. Canadian culture has also been greatly influenced by immigration from all over the world.

There are many cities in Canada and some of which are: Toronto, the largest city and main commercial center, Montreal, Quebec’s largest city and cultural center; Vancouver, beautiful and busy West coast city, third largest in Canada; Ottawa, Canada’s national capital and fourth largest city, high tech center & tourist center; Calgary, fifth largest city and quickly growing; Winnipeg, transportation hub of Canada.

You are likely to arrive in Canada by air, most likely into Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver (the 3 largest cities, from East to West). But other airports in Canada also have international (mostly from the US) flights as well, particularly (from east to west), Halifax, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, and Victoria. Air Canada is the main national carrier.

The country’s currency is the Canadian dollar which consists of 100 cents. Canadian coins are of 1¢ (penny), 5¢ (nickel), 10¢ (dime), 25¢ (quarter), 50¢ (50-cent piece; rarely seen/never used), $1 (loonie) and $2 (toonie). Canadian notes come in $5 (blue), $10 (purple), $20 (green), $50 (red), $100 (brown) and $1,000 (pinkish) denominations.