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In 2001, there were 146,618 marriages in Canada, down 6.8% from 157,395 in 2000, but by 2020, there were only 98,355 marriages registered in Canada, which was the lowest total since 1938. Prince Edward Island had the highest crude marriage rate (6.5 per 1,000 people) and Quebec had the lowest (3.0).
Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
Cariboo camels. The Cariboo camels were a number of camels that arrived in British Columbia, Canada, as pack animals. The Bactrian camels were used on the Douglas Road and the Old Cariboo Road in 1862 and 1863 to haul freight during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Although the experiment was a failure, the Cariboo camels retained an almost legendary ...
Most air ambulance services in Canada are operated by third parties including NGO's and private contractors working on behalf of a provincial health authority. There are a mix of fixed wing and rotary wing/HEMS fleets used in Canada.The two largest providers are Ornge Air Ambulance in Ontario which operates 12 bases across the province and ...
Mountainous glaciated areas in Canada are along the British Columbia Coast: from the Alaskan border along the Portland Canal [1] to Indian Arm. [2] Kingcome Inlet is a typical west coast fjord. [3] In Newfoundland and Labrador, Saglek Fiord, [4] Nachvak Fiord, [5] and Hebron Fiord, [6] are in Labrador. While Western Brook Pond, [7] Trout River ...
Silverton's welcome sign. At 0.35 square kilometres (0.14 sq mi), Silverton is the smallest municipality in BC by area, and was the smallest by population 2002–2011. Zeballos has since held the latter title. When Silverton mayor Jason Clarke was asked to comment on the fact that the census population of 185 at 2016 was the same as 2011, he ...
The BCS Examination (Bengali: বিসিএস পরীক্ষা) is a nationwide competitive examination in Bangladesh conducted by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) for recruitment to the various Bangladesh Civil Service cadres, including BCS (Administration), BCS (Audit & Accounts), BCS (Taxation), BCS (Customs and Excise), BCS (Foreign Affairs), and BCS (Police) among ...
A French-language road sign in Repentigny, Quebec. French was named the official language of the province under the Official Language Act. Until 1969, Quebec was the only officially bilingual province in Canada and most public institutions functioned in both languages. English was also used in the legislature, government commissions and courts.