Canada

The world's second-largest country by total area, Canada is in North America, with its southern and western border with the United States. Stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, Canada has more than half of all the lakes in the world, counting more than 3 million lakes and 31,700 big lakes with an area over 300 hectares. Canada also includes two of the biggest lakes in the world: Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake. Toronto is Canada's largest city with over 6 million people. Montreal, Canada's second largest city with over 4 million inhabitants, is also the second largest city in the world that has a French-speaking population - after Paris in France.

Travel Health Information

Visitors travelling to Canada by air are now expected to get an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) to enter Canada. You must be fully vaccinated to travel on federally-regulated transport, including international flights departing Canada. Terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Canada. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners. You should monitor media reports and remain vigilant. Severe snow storms are a regular occurrence during winter. Around 724,000 British nationals visit Canada each year with Most visits trouble free.