Canada
LanguageEnglish, French
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.ca
Easily confused with:America, Finland, SwedenQuizzes for this area:Canada State Quiz, Canada City Quiz, Area code quiz (Canada)
Whole area5
Clues that work anywhere in this area
Signs★★★
If the inverted-triangle YIELD sign or the ONEWAY sign has no text on it, it's Canada. If YIELD is written out, it's the US.
See alsoUSA
Easy-to-find landmarks★★★
Community mailboxes are common. Look for "CANADA POST" written somewhere on them.
Narrowing down the region20
Once you know the area: which part of it
Area Code
Phone area codes narrow down the region
Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.
License Plate
Licence plate colours by province and territory
In the game plates are blurred, so only colours and bands show. The plates on the map are that blurred look. Hover or tap a state to see the plate unblurred and whether a front plate is required.
- Hatched = no front plate required10
- Blurred = how it looks in the game (hover to sharpen)
Simplified drawings: only the colours and bands as they appear blurred, not the real artwork. Light and angle change the colours.
British ColumbiaBC
Front plate required
White with blue text and a small flag at the top left; plates front and back
AlbertaAB
No front plate (rear only)
Plain white with red text
SaskatchewanSK
No front plate (rear only)
White with green text and yellow wheat at the bottom
ManitobaMB
Front plate required
Green on both sides (trees), yellow at the bottom (wheat); plates front and back
OntarioON
Front plate required
White with blue text and a small crown; plates front and back (the 2020 blue plate is rare)
QuebecQC
No front plate (rear only)
White with blue text and a small fleur-de-lis; rear only
New BrunswickNB
No front plate (rear only)
Red text with gold and sky-blue bands at the top
Nova ScotiaNS
No front plate (rear only)
White with blue text and a grey sailing ship in the middle
Prince Edward IslandPE
No front plate (rear only)
White with green text and a red patch at the bottom left (a flag)
Newfoundland and LabradorNL
No front plate (rear only)
White with black text and a blue plant at the bottom
YukonYT
No front plate (rear only)
White with black text, a gold prospector on the left and a sky-blue band at the bottom
Northwest TerritoriesNT
No front plate (rear only)
A white plate cut in the shape of a polar bear, with blue text
NunavutNU
No front plate (rear only)
Night-sky navy at the top, white below with black text (bear-shaped until 2012)
See them all13
- BC British ColumbiaFront plate requiredWhite with blue text and a small flag at the top left; plates front and back
- AB AlbertaNo front plate (rear only)Plain white with red text
- SK SaskatchewanNo front plate (rear only)White with green text and yellow wheat at the bottom
- MB ManitobaFront plate requiredGreen on both sides (trees), yellow at the bottom (wheat); plates front and back
- ON OntarioFront plate requiredWhite with blue text and a small crown; plates front and back (the 2020 blue plate is rare)
2020 年の少数 - QC QuebecNo front plate (rear only)White with blue text and a small fleur-de-lis; rear only
- NB New BrunswickNo front plate (rear only)Red text with gold and sky-blue bands at the top
- NS Nova ScotiaNo front plate (rear only)White with blue text and a grey sailing ship in the middle
- PE Prince Edward IslandNo front plate (rear only)White with green text and a red patch at the bottom left (a flag)
2013〜2022 - NL Newfoundland and LabradorNo front plate (rear only)White with black text and a blue plant at the bottom
2007〜2021（青い文字） - YT YukonNo front plate (rear only)White with black text, a gold prospector on the left and a sky-blue band at the bottom
- NT Northwest TerritoriesNo front plate (rear only)A white plate cut in the shape of a polar bear, with blue text
- NU NunavutNo front plate (rear only)Night-sky navy at the top, white below with black text (bear-shaped until 2012)
〜2012（熊の形）
Terrain
Things on the road
Language & Script★★★
STOP and ARRET together point to New Brunswick or Ontario.
Agriculture
Plants & farming★★★★
Fields of bright yellow flowers stretching to the horizon mean canola (rapeseed). They are concentrated in three provinces: Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
Watch outThe flowers only bloom for a few weeks in summer. Outside that window the field is green or freshly cut, so a lack of yellow doesn't rule this out.
Plants & farming★★★★
A deciduous forest strung with thin tubing running from tree to tree is a maple sugar bush. The main producing province is Québec, followed by New Brunswick and Ontario.
Plants & farming★★★★
Orchards and vineyards terraced up a hillside, with a long, narrow lake in view, very likely mean the Okanagan region of British Columbia. The area was originally mostly apple and other orchards, but vineyards have been increasing in recent years.
Watch outDry hillsides and orchards are common and don't feel especially "Canadian." Also, areas where both a lake and vineyards are visible at once aren't all that widespread, so be careful.
Plants & farming★★★★
Fields of distinctly reddish soil covering the whole island mean Prince Edward Island. It accounts for a quarter of Canada's potato production.
Watch outReddish soil also turns up in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, so don't rely on soil color alone.
Examples12SourcesPrince Edward Island - Wikipedia (potato production)
Plants & farming★★★
Flat wheat fields stretch across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Examples12SourcesCanada - Crop Production Maps (USDA)
Plants & farming★★★
Soybeans and corn are common around Toronto.
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Industry & Resources
Where Industry & Resources clues apply2
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Landscape★★★★
Pumpjacks and gas-gathering pipes scattered across fields or grassland, in crude oil country, mean Alberta (followed by Saskatchewan).
SourcesPetroleum industry in Canada - Wikipedia (production share by province and oil field locations)
Landscape★★★★
A massive pale waste-rock pile, a shaft headframe, and a long rail spur in the middle of flat fields mean the Cali mine. The mines are almost entirely concentrated in Saskatchewan.
Quebec
Language & Script★★★
A speed limit sign with French text means Québec.
Road★★★
White-and-orange road cones point to Québec.
Examples1SourcesComprehensive Canada - Davis Savage
British Columbia
Signs
Road signs by province (routes and speed limits)
Hover or tap a region for a larger drawing and how to tell it apart. These are not blurred in the game, so learn the shape and colour as they are.
Route markers are public-domain drawings from Wikimedia Commons; the rest are simplified drawings of shape and colour only.
Sources of the sign drawings (Wikimedia Commons)13
- File:BC-97.svg — Public domain, Denelson83
- File:Alberta Highway 2.svg — Public domain, Svgalbertian
- File:Saskatchewan Highway 11 (jct).svg — Public domain, User:WhosAsking, User:TwinsMetsFan, User:Svgalbertian
- File:Manitoba Highway 1.svg — Public domain, Trans-Canada Highway shield.svg: Makaristos / derivative work: Svgalbertian
- File:Ontario 401 crown.svg — Public domain, NE2
- File:Quebec Autoroute 20.svg — Public domain
- File:Qc132.svg — Public domain, Jackaranga
- File:Nova Scotia 104.svg — Public domain, Fredddie
- File:PEI Highway 2.svg — Public domain, Svgalbertian
- File:NL Route 90.svg — Public domain, Fredddie
- File:Yukon Highway 6.svg — Public domain, Clorox
- File:NWT-3.svg — Public domain, Original: Yellowknife_Highway_Shield.svg by Rl91, derivate by AleXXw
- File:TCH-blank.svg — Public domain, TCH-16_(BC).svg: User:Denelson83 derivative work: Eco84
British ColumbiaBC
White shield with the provincial crest; the Yellowhead route has a yellow flag
British ColumbiaBC
km/h written on the white sign
AlbertaAB
White shield with the Alberta script; secondary roads use a white oval
AlbertaAB
Standard (MAXIMUM and the number)
SaskatchewanSK
Blue shield with white wheat sheaves; secondary roads white with green wheat
SaskatchewanSK
Standard
ManitobaMB
White shield with green Manitoba; secondary roads use a black oval
ManitobaMB
Standard; at the Ontario border the missing black band tells them apart
OntarioON
White shield with a crown (King's Highway); county roads are a white square
OntarioON
A black band at the bottom with km/h (or BEGINS) in white
QuebecQC
Blue shield with a red band for autoroutes, green shield for routes; both carry a fleur-de-lis
QuebecQC
MAXIMUM as elsewhere, but French words are sometimes added
New BrunswickNB
Green shield with white number and NB
New BrunswickNB
Standard
Nova ScotiaNS
Blue shield for 100-series, white shield for trunk routes, brown rectangle for collectors
Nova ScotiaNS
Standard
Prince Edward IslandPE
White shield with three green trees
Prince Edward IslandPE
Standard
Newfoundland and LabradorNL
White rectangle with a green border and ROUTE
Newfoundland and LabradorNL
Standard
YukonYT
White square with a coloured number (colour varies by route)
YukonYT
Standard
Northwest TerritoriesNT
Navy rectangle with a white polar bear and NWT
Northwest TerritoriesNT
Standard
NunavutNU
Standard (towns only)
Trans-Canada HighwayTCH
Green shield with a white maple leaf; seen in every province, so it does not narrow the province
See them all
- BC British ColumbiaWhite shield with the provincial crest; the Yellowhead route has a yellow flag
Yellowhead Hwy - AB AlbertaWhite shield with the Alberta script; secondary roads use a white oval
secondary - SK SaskatchewanBlue shield with white wheat sheaves; secondary roads white with green wheat
secondary - MB ManitobaWhite shield with green Manitoba; secondary roads use a black oval
secondary - ON OntarioWhite shield with a crown (King's Highway); county roads are a white square
county - QC QuebecBlue shield with a red band for autoroutes, green shield for routes; both carry a fleur-de-lis
autoroute route - NB New BrunswickGreen shield with white number and NB
- NS Nova ScotiaBlue shield for 100-series, white shield for trunk routes, brown rectangle for collectors
100-series trunk collector - PE Prince Edward IslandWhite shield with three green trees
- NL Newfoundland and LabradorWhite rectangle with a green border and ROUTE
- YT YukonWhite square with a coloured number (colour varies by route)
Highway 1 Highway 2 - NT Northwest TerritoriesNavy rectangle with a white polar bear and NWT
- TCH Trans-Canada HighwayGreen shield with a white maple leaf; seen in every province, so it does not narrow the province
- BC British Columbiakm/h written on the white sign
- AB AlbertaStandard (MAXIMUM and the number)
- SK SaskatchewanStandard
- MB ManitobaStandard; at the Ontario border the missing black band tells them apart
- ON OntarioA black band at the bottom with km/h (or BEGINS) in white
- QC QuebecMAXIMUM as elsewhere, but French words are sometimes added
- NB New BrunswickStandard
- NS Nova ScotiaStandard
- PE Prince Edward IslandStandard
- NL Newfoundland and LabradorStandard
- YT YukonStandard
- NT Northwest TerritoriesStandard
- NU NunavutStandard (towns only)
Signs★★★
A speed limit sign with a white background and km/h text points to British Columbia.
Ontario
Bollard★★★
Bollards with a diamond (◆) plate are common in Ontario.
Saskatchewan
Utility Pole★★★
Utility poles with a 2:1 crossarm split, alternating 2:1 → 1:2 → 2:1, are common in Saskatchewan.
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Regions
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Basics
General facts about this placeCompanies
Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.Logos you may spot
- Pembina Pipeline
A major midstream oil and natural gas company.
- Canadian National Railway
CNR is Canada's largest railway company, and the only railway in Canada that crosses the continent is CNR.
- Teck Resources
Engaged in metals and mining.The company mainly handles coal, zinc, and copper for steelmaking (more than 90% of its revenue), and also handles secondary products such as lead, gold, and molybdenum.
- Nutrien
The world's second largest fertilizer manufacturer.No. 1 in potash fertilizer production, and No. 2 in the world in nitrogen fertilizer production.
- Cameco
It is the largest listed uranium mining company in the world (it is believed).Canada is the second largest producer of uranium after Kazakhstan..
Official site (IR)Upstream sector of uranium resources - Published in IEEJ March 2020
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