CANADA
| Self-governing Dominion of the Commonwealth. One of the OECD countries. | |
| CAPITAL | Ottawa. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, St. John’s, Toronto, Vancouver. |
| POPULATION | 31,902,268 (July 2002 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | English; French. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Single
phase:120–240v. 60 cycles. Three phase:120–208, 220, 440 and 500v. 60 cycles. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Canadian dollar (CAD) = 100 cents. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 2.49770 CAD = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | There are seven time zones ranging from 3½ hours to 8 hours behind GMT (daylight saving time operates from last Sat. in April to last Sat. in October). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 1. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1 July; 11 Nov; 25, 26 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Victoria Day; Civic or Provincial Holidays; Labour Day; Thanksgiving Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday. |
| ENQUIRIES | Canadian High Commission,
Macdonald House, 1 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 4AB. Tel: 020 7258 6600, fax: 020 7258
6333, website: www.canada.org.uk Immigration and visa section: 38 Grosvenor Square, London W1X 0AA. Tel: 09068 616644. Customs and Excise Division, Canadian Mission to the European Community, Avenue de Tervuren 2, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: 00 322 741 0670, fax: 00 322 741 0694. |
| AGENTS-GENERAL: | Quebec: 59 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JH. Tel: 020 7766 5900, fax: 020 7930 7938. |
| BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION | 80 Elgin Street, Ottawa K1P 5K7.
Tel: 00 1 613 237 1530, fax: 00 1 613 237 7980, 00 1 613 232 0738, e-mail: generalenquiries@BritaininCanada.org
- website: www.britainincanada.org |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of
Commerce: 38 Grosvenor Street, London W1. Tel: 020 7258 6576, fax: 020 7258 6594. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce: 55 Metcalf Street, 160 Ottawa K1P 6N4. Tel: 00 1 613 238 4000, fax: 00 1 613 238 7643. |