The Trans Canadian Highway Route running between Victoria (BC) and St John’s (NF) is the world’s longest national highway with a length of 7,821 km (4,860 mi

Kicking Horse Pass (on the Alberta-BC border, the continental divide) with an elevation of 1643 m is the highest spot on the Trans-Canada.

The Trans-Canada Highway links several provincial highways, some of which are 4-lane divided, but many are still 2 lanes. It connects BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and in Newfoundland.

Must see along the way:

Signal Hill & St John’s Harbour, Newfoundland is the most eastern end of this continent, and there is nothing beyond but oceans and occasional icebergs & whales to be seen from this high bluff.

Gross Morne National Park, Newfoundland is an UNESCO World Heritage Site for its geological wonders and awe-inspiring fjords.

Fort Louisbourg National Historical site, East of Sydney, Nova Scotia is a much fought-over and fully restored French fort that was captured by General Wolfe before he could safely proceed west to Quebec City to fight the Battle of the Plains of Abraham which gave North America to the British

Fundy National Park encompasses some of the last remaining wilderness in southern New Brunswick.

Hartland Covered Bridge, New Brunswick is the world’s longest covered bridge, at 391 metres.

Quebec’s Route 132 and Quebec City, from 400 year old villages to the fortress, boardwalk and Chateau Frontenac hotel are all worth seeing.

Parliament Hill & Byward Market in Ottawa, Ontario, the nation’s capital city has many national museums and art galleries.

Sudbury’s Superstack, Copper Cliff, just west of Sudbury is the world’s tallest smokestack, built in the 1970’s to throw the hydrogen sulfide emissions high into the atmosphere.

Historic Fort William, South end of Thunder Bay is one of the most historically significant trading posts run by the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Royal Tyrell Dinosaur Museum Drumheller interprets the history of the planet, and animal & plant life on it using fossils uncovered in Alberta.

Lake Louise is stunning, a beautiful blue-green lake cradled between high mountain peaks covered in glaciers.

Spiral Tunnels, Just west of Continental Divide, British Columbia drops 2,000 feet in just a few miles.

Stanley Park Downtown Vancouver is one of the largest urban parks in the world, has a great view of downtown Vancouver, the North Shore Mountains, and the Lion’s Gate Bridge.

Car rental options in Canada include Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Dollar and Enterprise.

Geography:

Canada is the second largest in the world, with Ottawa as its capital. It covers most part of the North America. Its geography and ecology are very vast with more number of lakes than any other country, which contains fresh water. It also has water glaciers. Volcano eruptions and earthquakes are regular in this region.

Climate:

It has a variety of climate changes. It has hot summers and cool winters. There will be a reasonable rainfall in the winter. There will be snowfall almost for six months in a year.

Economy:

With high per capita income, Canada is considered as the wealthiest nation with high per capita income, in the world. It has a mixed market and has largest foreign importers. Its currency is Canadian Dollar. It is the largest supplier of agricultural goods.

Culture:

Canadian culture has been influenced by French, British and aboriginal cultures. It is well known for its languages, music and art. English and French are its two official languages. The other languages include Chinese, Italian, Spanish, German, and Punjabi.

Some of the galleries and museums include Royal Ontario Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Art Gallery of Ontario and the other tourist destinations include Mont Royal Park, Banff National Park, Granville Island, Niagara Falls, Stanley Park and lots more.

Canada has a traditional cuisine of British, American, English Canada and French. Sea foods and Savoury foods are quite popular here.

Hockey and Lacrosse are the official sports in Canada. The other sports are football, baseball, golf, volleyball, skiing, and basketball.

Nightlife in Canada is very popular with a number of people partying in the pubs, clubs and bars which provides music and dance.

Transport:

The Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Railways are the two major railway companies which operate in the entire North America. The passenger services are provided in both urban and remote rural areas.

Most cities have bus services and even tourist passes are available with reasonable fares.

Port of Vancouver, which is the busiest port in Canada, carries nearly 68 percent of domestic and international shipping.

Toronto Pearson International Airport is located 27km of Downtown Toronto in Ontario. It handles nearly 32.3 million passengers. There is a continuous operation of domestic flights to all major and secondary cities. It has two terminals. Bus, car, vans and taxis are available at the airport. Facilities such as restaurants, shopping, duty free shopping, internet, ATMs, accessories, banking and finance, books, baby change facilities are provided.

The car rental companies present at the Toronto Pearson International Airport are as follows:

• Avis car rentals
• Budget car rentals
• National car rentals
• Hertz car rentals
• Dollar car rentals and
• Enterprise car rentals.