Canadian Information

A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Canada gained legislative independence from Britain in 1931 and formalized its constitutional independence from the UK when it passed the Canada Act in 1982. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world’s longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.

Table 1 – Canadian Prime Ministers

No	Canadian Prime Minister	Term	Party
1	John A. Macdonald	1867-1873	Conservative
2	Alexander Mackenzie	1873-1878	Liberal
3	John A. Macdonald	1878-1891	Conservative
4	John Abbott	1891-1892	Conservative
5	John Thompson	1892-1894	Conservative
6	Mackenzie Bowell	1894-1896	Conservative
7	Charles Tupper	1896	Conservative
8	Wilfrid Laurier	1896-1911	Liberal
9	Robert Borden	1911-1920	Conservative
10	Arthur Meighen	1920-1921	Conservative
11	Mackenzie King	1921-1926	Liberal
12	Arthur Meighen	1926	Conservative
13	Mackenzie King	1926-1930	Liberal
14	R.B. Bennett	1930-1935	Conservative
15	Mackenzie King	1935-1948	Liberal
16	Louis St. Laurent	1948-1957	Liberal
17	John Diefenbaker	1957-1963	Conservative
18	Lester Pearson	1963-1968	Liberal
19	Pierre Trudeau	1968-1979	Liberal
20	Joe Clark	1979-1980	Conservative
21	Pierre Trudeau	1980-1984	Liberal
22	John Turner	1984	Liberal
23	Brian Mulroney	1984-1993	Conservative
24	Kim Campbell	1993	Conservative
25	Jean Chretien	1993-2003	Liberal
26	Paul Martin	2003-2006	Liberal
27	Stephen Harper	2006-2015	Conservative
28	Justin Trudeau	2015-	Liberal

Table 2 – Top 5 Canadian Lakes by Area

Lake	Size	Location
Lake Superior	82,100 km2 (31,700 sq mi)	Ontario 28,700 km2 (11,100 sq mi)/USA 53,400 km2 (20,600 sq mi)
Lake Huron	59,600 km2 (23,000 sq mi)	Ontario 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)/USA 23,600 km2 (9,100 sq mi)
Great Bear Lake	31,328 km2 (12,096 sq mi)	Northwest Territories
Great Slave Lake	28,568 km2 (11,030 sq mi)	Northwest Territories
Lake Erie	25,700 km2 (9,900 sq mi)	Ontario 12,800 km2 (4,900 sq mi)/USA 12,900 km2 (5,000 sq mi)

Table 3 – Top 5 Canadian Mountains by Height

Mountain	Location	Height
Mount Logan	Yukon	5956 m
Mount Saint Elias	Alaska	5489 m
Mount Lucania	Yukon	5260 m
King Peak	Yukon	5173 m
Mount Steele	Yukon	5020 m

Table 4 – Top 5 Canadian Rivers by Length

River	Location	Source	Mouth	Length
Mackenzie River	Northwest Territories	Thutade Lake	Beaufort Sea	4,241 km
Yukon River	British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska	Teslin Lake	Bering Sea	3,185 km
Saint Lawrence River	Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Quebec	Seven Beaver Lake	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	3,058 km
Nelson River	Manitoba	Bow Glacier	Hudson Bay	2,575 km
Slave River	Alberta, Northwest Territories	Thutade Lake	Great Slave Lake	2,338 km