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Canada Tourism Listing Service

Canada Tourism Organization (CTO) lists over 25,000 accommodations available throughout Canada and supplies links to the Official Provincial tourism websites and Regional Tourism District websites throughout Canada.

Besides Hotels, Motels, Inns, Bed and Breakfasts, Cabins and Cottages, Hostels, Lodges, Resorts, RV and Campgrounds, we also list many other tourism related businesses. Our categories include Attractions, Events, Bars & Nightclubs, Dining, Golf Courses and 12 other tourist related services.

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Paid Listing are displayed first, ahead of free listing and only Paid Listings have a web link to your website, map and description. Click Here to get Listed with a website link to your Tourism Business.

A Condensed History of Canada

Canada (from an Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement") is the second largest country on earth at 9,984,670 sq. km. (after Russia).

Canada is one of the world's highly developed countries with a diversified economy that is reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade - particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship.

Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while still retaining ties to the British crown. Canada was originally formed as a federal dominion of four provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the lower sections of current day Ontario and Quebec.

Currently, Canada's borders extend from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean and borders the entire length of the northern United States (8,893 km), as well as Alaska (2,477 km) in the far north west. Canada's vastness stretches over six time zones.

Canada has ten provinces and three far north territories and is a governed by a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick.

Canada's population as of 2009 was 33,487,208 people with approximately 90% of the population concentrated within 160 km of the US border. So, now what?

Passports are required in Canada.

Visitors to Canada

Visitors to Canada including US citizens or US permanent residents must carry a valid passport. Citizens from the Countries other than the US, Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia may also require a visa to enter Canada. A visa is a additional travel document which gives someone permission to travel into a specific country and stay there for a set period of time, a cost is attached to obtaining a Canadian Visa and can be processed in many foreign countries.

If you are traveling with children, you must carry identification, such as a birth certificate, proof of citizenship or student visa for each child under 18 years old.

Canadian dollar currencies.

Currency

Legal tender in Canada are dollars similar to the US, Australia and New Zealand. Canada uses a one dollar (loonie) and two-dollar (toonie) coin, Paper money comes in $5 bills (blue), $10 bills (purple), $20 bills (green), $50 bills (red) and $100 bills (brown).

Additional coins under 1 dollar come in 1¢ (penny), 5? (nickel), 10? (dime) and 25? (quarter) coins.

Most businesses accept US dollars and coins, American Express, MasterCard and Visa. ATM (Interac) machines are widely available.

What not be Bring

Handguns and weapons, such as mace and pepper spray, are prohibited from entering Canada. US citizens may bring a non-restricted firearm such as a hunting rifle or shotgun if it is being used for in-season hunting, competition purposes, in-transit movement or as protection against wildlife in remote areas of Canada.

In addition, many agricultural items are restricted or prohibited entry to Canada. Many fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, meats, dairy products and plants from other countries cannot be brought into Canada.

Canadian law requires that you declare all agricultural products you bring into Canada to customs officers when you arrive, whether it is by land, water or air. Permission is required to import plants to Canada, with the exception of houseplants from the United States. Despite rumours to the contrary, Cannabis for personal use is still illegal in Canada.

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