Canada

As a prosperous nation, Canada boasts a large domestic and foreign tourist industry. The second largest country in the world, Canada's incredible geographical variation makes it a significant tourist attraction. Canada's three largest cities, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are major metropolitan areas, well-known for their culture and diversity. Canadian historic sites across the nation are also important to the tourist industry.



Toronto, Ontario embraces Lake Ontario and its CN Tower overlooks the harbour. The forests and numerous lakes of Central Ontario and Northern Ontario provide popular hiking and camping destinations.

Vancouver, the largest Canadian metropolitan area west of Toronto, is one of Canada's most multi-cultural cities, with a large proportion of people of Asian origin. Being a harbour city, Vancouver enjoys beautiful landscapes of mountains and ocean.

Victoria, British Columbia, located on scenic Vancouver Island, is a major Canadian tourist destination attracting millions of visitors each year. Popular activities for tourists are whale watching, enjoying the busking in the inner harbour area and visiting world famous Butchart Gardens.

British Columbia is also a popular location for the production of many Hollywood films, it is the third largest film center in North America behind California and New York.

Edmonton, the provincial capital. Edmonton is well-known for West Edmonton Mall, the largest mall in North America. Another world-class attraction is the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, housing the largest collection of dinosaur fossils under one roof in the world.

Alberta, with its significant natural scenery, boasts 5 of Canada's 13 UNESCO World heritage sites. These are Banff and Jasper National Parks, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Wood Buffalo National Park, Dinosaur Provincial Park and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. It is also an important skiing destination for tourists.

Quebec, a majority francophone province, is another major tourist draw. Quebec City is a taste of old France in the new world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Montreal, the second largest Francophone city in the world, has several tourist attractions.



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