| There are many cities in Canada (urban
populations in brackets). Here is a small selection; others are listed
under their regions.
Ottawa (1.1 million, 2006) - fourth largest city in Canada;
national capital, high tech centre, tourist centre
Calgary (1.0 million, 2006) - fifth largest city and quickly
growing; oil, cowboys, development; home of the Calgary Stampede, the 1988
Winter Olympics
Edmonton (1.0 million, 2006) - sixth largest city; capital of
Alberta; northernmost metropolitan area in North America with a population
greater than one million; home of the West Edmonton Mall - Canada's and
one of the world's largest entertainment and shopping centres.
Halifax (373,000, 2006) - capital of Nova Scotia, major port city
Montreal (3.6 million, 2006) - Quebec's largest city and Canada's
second largest metropolitan area; beautiful city park called Mount Royal;
half of the Island of Montreal is French (East end), and the other half is
English (West Island); fashionable cultural and arts centre; multicultural
and multilinguistic downtown area; internationally acclaimed restaurants;
fabulous old-world architecture; fun loving "Joie de Vivre" culture; home
of the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1967 World's Fair.
Quebec City (715,000 2006) - capital of Quebec, the Old Town is
superb with a strong European feel, buildings and churches dating back to
the 17th and 18th centuries and cobblestone streets - declared World
Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Toronto (5.1 million, 2006) - Canada's largest city and the main
commercial centre. Toronto is home to the world famous Yonge-Dundas Square
(similar to New York's Times Square and London's Piccadilly Circus) and
the historical Old Toronto's Distillery District. The UN as well as UNESCO
ranks Toronto the most multicultural and multilingual city in the world.
Dubbed the city of neighborhood's, Toronto boasts 6 different Chinatowns,
3 Little Italys, 2 Little Indias, 2 Little Koreas, The Danforth (Greektown),
J-Town (Japan), "Lawrence of Arabia" (Arab) and large Afghan, Iranian, Sri
Lankan, Caribbean and African communities among many many others. Toronto
is also home to Canada's economic gateway to the world, the Toronto Stock
Exchange.
Vancouver (2.1 million(Metropolitan Area), 2006) - beautiful and
busy west coast city; third largest metropolitan area in Canada; home of
the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Winnipeg (695,000, 2006) - capital of Manitoba, Transportation hub
of Canada and Gateway to the West. Canada's midwestern Chicago.
Source : http://wikitravel.org/en/Canada |
