Nature
Home of the world's tallest tree
BC. The Hyperion tree, located in Redwood National Park, is the world’s tallest tree and stands at 379.7 feet (115.7 meters)
Peanut butter was created in this province
Quebec. Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal obtained the first patent for a method of producing peanut butter from roasted peanuts using heated surfaces in 1884.
The largest province
Quebec, at 1.668 million km2
Highest number of bars per capita
Newfoundland and Labrador. The province has been shown to have the highest number of bars per capita in Canada, with 3.87 bars per 10,000 people, followed by Quebec (2.66) and New Brunswick (2.26). This is buoyed by George Street in St. John's, which has long been reputed to have the largest number of bars and pubs per square foot in the country – but nobody has actually measured this to verify if it's true.
When you are here, you can never be more than 56kms from the ocean
Nova Scotia
Home of the Ceasar
Alberta. The Caesar was invented in 1969 by restaurant manager Walter Chell of the Calgary Inn (today the Westin Hotel) in Calgary. He devised the cocktail after being tasked to create a signature drink for the Calgary Inn's new Italian restaurant.
Where the world's first transatlantic flight took off
Newfoundland and Labrador. The world's first transatlantic flight took off from St. John's, in 1919. The pilots, John Alcock and Arthur Brown, touched down in western Ireland. The flight took almost 16 hours.
Which province has a UFO landing pad
Alberta. Located in the small town of St. Paul is a UFO landing pad in the heart of town. It was constructed in 1967, and a nearby UFO Tourist Information Centre was opened to accompany the site in 1990, ready to welcome Earthly and extraterrestrial visitors alike. It contains a time capsule that’s set to be opened in 2067, the 100-year anniversary of the pad’s founding.
Province with the most lakes
Alberta is home to 59,000 lakes
Home of the French fry capital
The small New Brunswick town of Florenceville-Bristol is also known as the "French Fry Capital of the World." One-third of the world's frozen french fries are made here by New Brunswick-based McCain Foods. You can also visit the Potato World Museum here, which helps underscore the importance of the spud to this town.
Fastest growing province
Alberta. Stats Canada released its population estimates for the second quarter of 2024, spanning April 1-June 30. They say Alberta was the fastest-growing province or territory during this period, increasing by 46,200 residents for a rate of 0.9 per cent.
Which province most resembles mars
Located in far northern Nunavut, on Devon Island, the Haughton Crater – caused by an impact some 39 million years ago – is considered by scientists to be one of the most Mars-like climates on Earth. As a result, the Haughton-Mars Project was established in 1997 to train astronauts for future Mars missions.
Home to the world's highest tides
Nova Scotia. In some parts of the province, the difference between high and low tide can be as much as 16 meters – that’s almost three times higher than the average elsewhere
Slurpee capital of the world
Home to world's longest street
Ontario. Yonge Street, running from Lake Ontario to the Minnesota border, is an impressive 1,896 km (1,178 miles) long.
Home of the inhaled affirmative
Nova Scotia. Also known as ingressive pulmonic speech
Saskatchewan. In 2001, needle-and-thread grass was designated Saskatchewan's official grass. It's a native bunchgrass common to the dry, sandy soils of the Northern Plains. The name comes from the shape of the seeds, which are sharply pointed and have long, twisted, thread-like fibres.
Hawaiian pizza was invented here
Ontario. Sam Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant who moved to Canada in 1954, created the first Hawaiian pizza at his restaurant, Satellite, located in Chatham, Canada.
Home to the Canadian Shield
Most of Quebec and extends into Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Home of the first indoor hockey game
Quebec. First recorded indoor hockey game took place on March 3, 1875 at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal