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10 Mind-Boggling Facts About Canada

You might know a lot about your hometown or favourite city, but these surprising facts about Canada will make you look at our beautiful country in a whole new way.

By Daniel Reid

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Forests in CanadaPhoto: Shutterstock

Canada has 10 per cent of the world’s forests

Sure, everyone knows we have a lot of trees but did you know that Canada actually has 30 per cent of the world’s boreal forest and 10 per cent of the world’s total forest cover? An incredible 396.9 million hectares of forest and other wooded land can be found across the country – about 68 per cent of Canada’s forests are coniferous. The best part of all? Most of Canada’s forest land is publicly owned.

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