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North America · Country dossier
Canada
CapitalOttawa
CurrencyCanadian dollar (CAD)
PowerType A / B · 120 V
LanguagesEnglish, French
Canada is enormous — six time zones and long distances between cities — so domestic flights and the transcontinental railway do the heavy lifting. Many visitors need an eTA to fly in; plugs and voltage match the United States.
- Region
- Americas · North America
- Population
- 41.5M (41,548,787)
- Area
- 9,984,670 km²
Right now in Ottawa
Local time in Ottawa — America/Toronto
Canada spans 28 time zones.
Weather in Ottawa
Before you go
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Get data in Canada the moment you land — install the eSIM before you fly.
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SafetyWing
Travel medical cover you can start while already abroad.
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NordVPN
Keep banking and email private on hotel and airport Wi-Fi.
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Upcoming public holidays
National holidays in Canada over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.
Practical facts
- Languages
- English, French
- Calling code
- +1
- Internet domain
- .ca
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Time zones
- America/Atikokan, America/Blanc-Sablon, America/Cambridge_Bay, America/Creston +24 more
Power
Plug types: Type A, Type B
Voltage 120 V · Frequency 60 Hz
Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.
Airports in Canada
- YYZTorontoToronto Pearson International Airport
- YULMontréalMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- YVRVancouverVancouver International Airport
- YYCCalgaryCalgary International Airport
- YEGEdmontonEdmonton International Airport
- YHZHalifaxHalifax / Stanfield International Airport
- YOWOttawaOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- YWGWinnipegWinnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
- YQBQuebecQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport
- YYTSt. John'sSt. John's International Airport
- YZVSept-ÎlesSept-Îles Airport
- YZFYellowknifeYellowknife International Airport
+ 221 more airports — use search to find them.
Bordering countries
Know before you go
Source: Wikipedia — Canada, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.