Beat the Heat
This classic icy, fruit-flavoured treat comes frozen inside a long plastic tube and has sparked endless childhood debates over whether the blue or red flavour is the best.
Mr. Freeze
Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds shattered summer box office records worldwide playing this foul-mouthed, red-suited Marvel anti-hero.
Deadpool
This beautiful, mountainous national park in Alberta is Canada's oldest and a massive global hotspot for summer tourism.
Banff National park
This 4-word phrase is the universal passive-aggressive opening line for a follow-up email when someone hasn't replied to you yet.
Per my last email...
This superstar singer from Windsor, Ontario, released the massive, timeless hit "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
Shania Twain
This iconic Canadian convenience store frozen slush drink is a summer staple, famously celebrated every year with a "free day" on July 11th.
The Slurpee
Directed by James Cameron (who grew up in Ontario), this 1991 summer sci-fi sequel popularized the phrase "Hasta la vista, baby."
Be Specific!
Terminator 2
his area of central Ontario is arguably Canada's most famous "Cottage Country," known for its pristine lakes, rocky shorelines, and heavy highway traffic on Friday afternoons.
Muskoka
This is the absolute first troubleshooting question almost every IT support team will ask you to do whenever a computer program or website suddenly stops working.
Lead singer Chad Kroeger fronts this Alberta-born rock band, whose 2001 track "How You Remind Me" became one of the biggest radio hits of the decade.
Nickelback
What popular summer fruit is technically a vegetable and is a botanical cousin to cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash?
Watermelon
This 1993 dinosaur epic directed by Steven Spielberg held the title of the highest-grossing film ever released during a summer window for years.
Jurassic Park
This type of traditional Hawaiian party or feast features food, music, and hula dancing.
Luau
Invented by 3M, these small, square, colorful pieces of paper are stuck all over computer monitors worldwide for quick reminders.
Post-It Notes
This iconic rock band from Kingston, Ontario, fronted by the late Gord Downie, is widely considered the ultimate soundtrack to a Canadian summer campfire.
The Tragically Hip
Invented in Ontario in 1969, this spicy, clam-infused tomato juice beverage is arguably Canada’s most famous summer patio drink
This beloved Canadian actor from Ontario voiced the stuntman character "Duke Caboom" in the massive summer hit Toy Story 4.
Keanu Reeves
This world-famous maritime road trip destination takes travelers along the coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
If a meeting "could have been an email," this is the slang term for the visual presentation software most likely used during it.
Powerpoint
This Toronto-born pop icon rose to global fame with the 2010 hit song "Baby" and has been a staple of summer radio ever since.
Justin Bieber
While most people think of British Columbia or Ontario for hot weather, this prairie province actually holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Canadian history at 45°C
Saskatchewan
In 2023, two massive, completely opposite movies were released on the exact same day in July, sparking the viral internet phenomenon known by this joint name.
Barbenheimer (Barbie + Oppenheimer)
Canada contains roughly 60% of the entire world's supply of these natural geographic features, making it a paradise for summer canoeing.
Lakes
This iconic 1999 comedy movie features a group of miserable office workers who plot to destroy a frustrating, constantly jamming printer.
Office Space
This legendary Canadian progressive rock trio from Toronto is famous for complex musical hits like "Tom Sawyer" and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
Rush