Experiences and Traditions

• Sign up for the Application Canoo to get free access to places like the ROM, AGO, and national parks.
• Get Screeched in in Newfoundland (cod kissing optional, but highly encouraged)
• Take the VIA Rail across Canada—from Toronto to Vancouver or Halifax
• Attend a hockey game at any level—NHL, OHL, Junior A/B/C, or even local rec leagues
• Watch the NHL playoffs at a local bar and cheer (or boo) with fellow fans
• Road trip across provinces, from the Chemin de Cabot au Sea-to-Sky Highway
• Spend a weekend at a cabin in Muskoka, by a lake or under the stars
• Go to a sugar shack or tap a maple tree in the spring
• Watch a Canadian film like Strange Brew, Bon Cop Bad Cop, or binge Trailer Park Boys
• Visit Colline du Parlement in Ottawa or catch the Tulip Festival
• Take a ferry to PEI or ride the train through the Rockies
• Skate at Valcartier’s ice trail in Quebec
• Go to Centre Island, Tobermory, or the Beaches Boardwalk for a relaxing day
• Participate in Canada Day celebrations or get your free July 1st meal at Mandarin
• Hold a door open for a stranger and apologize when they jog to catch it—very Canadian
• Register to vote and start exercising your civic rights
• Do something kind, volunteer, or support a local Indigenous artist or cause

Eat and Drink Like a Canadian

• Have a McCain Deep ’n Delicious cake straight from the tub
• Try Chapman’s ice cream, Nanaimo bars, et butter tarts (debates about raisins welcome)
• Sip a Caesar, Forty Creek maple whiskey, Canadian Club, ou Crown Royal
• Eat poutine (ideally in Quebec) or create a full poutine bar
• Add maple syrup to anything—especially pancakes, bacon, et waffles
• Munch on ketchup chips, Cheezies, All-Dressed, ou Hickory Sticks
• Grill something and call it a BBQ, even if it’s just hot dogs
• Drink Molson Canadian, Steam Whistle, or craft beer from a local brewery
• Try Montreal smoked meat, donairs, fish and chips at a Legion, ou beaver tails
• Celebrate with a mukbang of your favourite local eats
• Bake treats and share them in a local potluck or park
• Go fishing, cook your catch over a fire, and listen for bears
• Pro tip: Avoid Butter Tart Ice Cream—many agreed it’s an abomination

Réflexions finales

There’s no one way to celebrate becoming Canadian—because being Canadian means bringing your own culture, traditions, and personality into the mix. Whether you go full plaid or keep it low-key with a butter tart and a Netflix binge, the important part is that you feel proud, welcomed, and at home.

Welcome to Canada. You belong here.