Beaver
Canada's national animal, the beaver builds dams strong enough to redirect entire streams, and its waterproof fur was so prized by European traders in the 1600s that it helped shape the whole history of the country.
Flag of Canada
Field Report
Canada sits just north of the United States and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Pacific, making it so wide that the sun is still rising on one coast when it is already setting on the other. It is a land of thick forests, frozen tundra, enormous prairies, and towering mountains, with cities full of people who have come from nearly every nation on earth. Many Canadians have heard about Christianity, but millions have never personally trusted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, which is why people around the world pray for Canada.
From the Field Notebook
Beaver
Canada's national animal, the beaver builds dams strong enough to redirect entire streams, and its waterproof fur was so prized by European traders in the 1600s that it helped shape the whole history of the country.
Moose
The moose is the largest member of the deer family and can wade chest-deep into cold lakes to eat underwater plants, using its long flexible nose almost like a snorkel.
Snowy Owl
The snowy owl hunts across Canada's vast Arctic tundra even in total winter darkness, using hearing so sharp it can locate a mouse hidden beneath a foot of snow.
Poutine
Poutine is a Quebec dish of crispy fries topped with cheese curds and warm gravy, and the squeaky texture of fresh cheese curds melting into the gravy is unlike anything else.
Nanaimo Bar
Named after a city in British Columbia, this no-bake dessert has three layers — a chocolate-coconut base, a creamy custard middle, and a firm chocolate top — and requires no oven at all.
Bannock
Bannock is a simple, hearty flatbread with deep roots in Indigenous and fur-trade history, often cooked over an open fire on a stick and eaten warm with butter or jam.
Canada has more lakes than every other country in the world combined, holding about 20 percent of all the fresh surface water on Earth.
Canada is the second-largest country by total area, yet its entire population of about 41 million people is smaller than the population of the state of California plus Texas combined.
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest undefended international border in the world, stretching nearly 9,000 kilometers.
Canada has two official languages — English and French — and the province of Quebec is home to more French speakers than most countries in France's own neighborhood.
Reindeer in Canada are called caribou, and some herds migrate over 5,000 kilometers every year, one of the longest land migrations of any animal on the planet.
Daily Life
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Missions Field Report
Canada is home to 245 distinct people groups — 54 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
A majority of Canada's people follow Christianity (70.6%). Evangelical Christians make up about 7.6% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Hindi
307,000 people
Punjabi
300,000 people
Gujarati
292,000 people
Jewish, English-speaking
238,000 people
Urdu
154,000 people
Prayer Journal
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