Nova Scotia 1862
Nova Scotia 1862
‘This is so cool to see i live in NB go to NS all the time’–ageth
Canadian National Railways (1931)
Canadian National Railways (1931)
‘That’s awesome. Can’t believe they would stop at places like Quetico, which is basically completely uninhabited wilderness’
1856 map of British America
1856 map of British America
‘Russia found Alaska useless and wanted to sell the land but didn’t want it to go to Britain, a rival so they sold it to the US instead, thinking US could be a potential ally . How have the times changed’–Christiano1996
A literary map of Canada (1936)
A literary map of Canada (1936)
‘You can really see here how Manitoba, and in particular Winnipeg, were quite prominent centres in Canada back then (much like St.Louis was to the US, until it wasn’t)’–Norcan987
Saskatchewan population density (2016)
Saskatchewan population density (2016)
‘This map tells me some Saskatchewanians are already experts in “social distancing” and should have no problem surviving the pandemic’–wheatmonkey
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
“I’m from Prince Edward Island and you can really see the difference between us and the rest of the Maritimes. In Nova Scotia and New Brunswick if you go outside of a city you’re basically going to be in/near a forest. On PEI if you find yourself lost in the “forest” you can walk 30 minutes in any direction and you’ll wind up on a farm or the shore. Whenever you cross the Confederation Bridge the difference in scenery is night and day”–Mitby
Percentage of people who can speak both English and French in Canada
Percentage of people who can speak both English and French in Canada
“What the hell is happening in Northern Ontario. I never knew … Lots of Quebecois immigrants from the early 1900s”
Canada's Mountains
Canada’s Mountains
[3678 x 3020]
“And that’s why the roads in British Columbia are a shit show lol. There’s a few highways that just zigzag throughout the interior and the north. Blows my mind when I see how many roads they have in the USA”–Fixitman77
Canadian Gaelic in Atlantic Canada, 1850 and 2007
Canadian Gaelic in Atlantic Canada, 1850 and 2007
“Thanks OP for sharing something I never knew existed. Guess Nova Scotia is more than just a name”–MertOKTN
Ontario population density (2016)
Ontario population density (2016)
“Very interesting and beautiful map. A couple of labels of larger cities would have been great though”–theWunderknabe
Ethnicities of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1901 (produced 1906)
Ethnicities of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1901 (produced 1906)
“I wonder if Hungarians are included as Austrians and if Ukrainians are included as Russians due to their inclusion in their respective European empires.
I was surprised to not see any Ukrainians specifically due to the very sizeable minority we have in Canada, especially in the prairie provinces, however they may have migrated later in the century. (Perhaps during Stalin’s regime?)“–ElectroMagnetsYo
Highways, roads, streets and trails of Edmonton, Calgary and the surrounding region
Highways, roads, streets and trails of Edmonton, Calgary and the surrounding region (central/southern Alberta and Saskatchewan)
“The big circles are the Army base at Suffield”–Norcan987
Canadians with University Certificates, Diplomas or Degrees (2016)
Canadians with University Certificates, Diplomas or Degrees (2016)
“Meanwhile the job quality sucks here”–TemporaryScrotum
French ancestry in the United States (2000 census) and Canada (2016 census)
French ancestry in the United States (2000 census) and Canada (2016 census)
“There needs to be a different scale for Canada”–RawPinkFlesh
Ontario population density (2016)
Ontario population density (2016)
Quebec population density (2016)
Quebec population density (2016)
“That round lake thing in the middle of Quebec is the Manicouagan Reservoir and was formed by an asteroid some 200 million years ago. Crazy that you can still mostly see the crater”–untipoquenojuega
Nova Scotia population density (2016)
Nova Scotia population density (2016)
New Brunswick population density (2016)
New Brunswick population density (2016)
Prince Edward Island population density (2016)
Prince Edward Island population density (2016)
British Columbia population density (2016)
British Columbia population density (2016)
“Imagine the Okanagan valley merging into one metropolitan area”–poktanju
Alberta population density (2016)
Alberta population density (2016)
“How are you when it comes to the cold? If you can get past that you’d probably love it. Even in the big cities it never feels like you’re more than 30 minutes from solitude”–SomeJerkOddball
Manitoba population density (2016)
Manitoba population density (2016)
“I always knew Manitoba’s population density was extremely low outside of Winnipeg, but this is a lot lower than I expected”–TheClassyBandit
Newfoundland and Labrador population density (2016)
Newfoundland and Labrador population density (2016)
“Over 90% of the about 520 000 people live on Newfoundland”–Melonskal
Saskatchewan population density (2016)
Linguistic map of Canada
Linguistic map of Canada [6010 x 5016]
