1. INSTITUTE OF TOURISM
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Presented By :
Shobha Verma
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2. General Information Of Canada
➢Established - 1 July , 1867
➢Capital - Ottawa
➢ Largest City - Toronto
➢Population - 34,617,000
➢Entire Area - 99,84,670 Km2
➢Official Language - English , French
➢Time Zone - NA
➢Major cities - Dawson, Whitehorse, Ottawa,
Edmonton, Churchill, Quebec,
Montreal, Vancouver, Regina,
Calgary, Winnipeg, St. john’s,
Toronto, Halifax
➢Currency - Canadian Dollar ($)(CAD)
➢Type of Govt. - Confederation With
Parliamentary Democracy
4. ABOUT CANADA
• ‘Canada’ a land of vast distance and rich natural
resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in
1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
• Economically and technologically the nation has
developed in parallel with the us, its neighbor to the
south across an unfortified border.
• Canada faces the political challenge of meeting public
demands for quality improvements in health care and
education services as well as responding to separatist
concerns in predominantly Francophone .
• Quebec Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy,
resources while maintaining its commitment to the
environment.!
5. Canadian Attractions
We have taken a look at Canada’s many unique attractions
and picked these10 to recommend to visitors to Canada .
1.The Canadian Rockies
Straddling the British Columbia/Alberta border, this mountain
chain runs from the U.S. border to the northern end of
British Columbia.
6. 2. Niagara Falls
➢Niagara Falls is actually three separate,
massive waterfalls located on the Niagara
River at the southern tip of Ontario.
➢The Falls are one of the truly natural
wonders of the world. The sight and
thunderous sound of the cascading waters are
mesmerizing and the mystic power of the falls
will always stay with you.
7. 3.Pacific National Rim Park
Located on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast, the park
encompasses Long Beach, which is actually a 40-km stretch of wide.
The park provides access to nature at its rawest: Wet, wild and
dramatic scenery that can be observed from the comfort of warm,
luxurious hotels that dot the coastline.
8. 4. Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
➢ This 300 km trail through the highlands of Nova Scotia’s Cape
Breton, on Canada’s east coast, is actually a drive; a beautiful,
scenic loop carved into the side of mountains that rise high
above the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
➢Cape Breton has been rated one of the best Island
destinations in the world and this is in no small part to the Cabot
Trail that offers breathtaking vistas of Cape Breton’s rugged
coastline.
9. 5. Baffin Island (Oikiqtaaluk)
➢Canada’s largest island, and the fifth largest island
in the world, lying between Greenland and the
Canadian mainland, in the territory of Nunavut.
➢In our ever-shrinking world, Baffin Island still
offers pristine, raw nature at its most beautiful.
10. 6. Vancouver/Victoria
➢Vancouver is a metropolitan city in the southwest corner of British Columbia, on Canada’s
west coast. Victoria is a smaller city at the south end of Vancouver Island .
➢ These are among the prettiest and cleanest cities in the world. Vancouver is set
beautifully where the mountains meet the sea and for large parts of the year you can both
golf, sail, swim and go skiing
11. 7. The Prairies
➢The prairie is a vast steppe-land area between the Rocky Mountains and central
Canada. The northern stretches of this region are home to Canada's boreal forest.
➢ It’s hard to describe, On the prairies the sky surrounds 180 degrees of your sight line
in all directions.
12. 8. The Rocky Mountaineer
➢ A train vacation experience, the Rocky Mountaineer travels
from the coast of British Columbia to the Rocky Mountains in
Alberta, and vice versa.
➢ Quite possibly the best way to see Canadian wildlife by train
travel . The Rocky Mountaineer has won the prestigious World
Travel Award as "World's Leading Travel Experience by Train"
in both 2005 and 2006.
13. 9. Old Québec City
➢ Quebec means, 'where
the river narrows‘. Québec
City is the capital of
Québec, located on the St.
Lawrence River in Central
Canada.
➢ Québec's Old Town has
an old-world charm unique
in North America and is the
only North American
fortified city north of
Mexico.
14. 10. Bay of Fundy
➢ The Bay of Fundy is
an ocean bay
stretching
between the
provinces of New
Brunswick and
Nova Scotia.
➢ The Bay has the
highest tides in the
world and it's
estimated that 100
billion tons of
seawater flow in
and out each tide
cycle. That's a foot
every 10 minutes.
The waters of the
bay are populated
with many water
animals.
15. Visa Formalities For Visiting Canada
• Visitor form
• Family information form
• Schedule (if applicable)
• Use of representative(if applicable)
• Detailed information of visiting Canada
• Document checklist (visitor, business visitor seamen & religion workers)
• VFS consent form
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