Ten Things to Do Before You Go to Canada

1.) Know who the Prime Minister of the country is.

2.) Know the five major cities of the province or territory you're visiting (so you'll have a general idea of where you're going and where you want to go.) For example the major cities in Ontario are Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, North York and London.

3.) Know how big Canada is; this isn't usually for Americans but it can be for Europeans. The whole of European can fit into Canada so you'll difficulty seeing all provinces in a week.

4.) Know how cold it will be--if you're traveling to Canada during the months of December, January or February you can expect temperatures as low as 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit.) The Canadian winter is legitimate.

5.) Know all the Canadian provinces and territories by name.

6.) Memorize the Canadian anthem.

7.) Sing old fashion Canadian songs that even Canadian immigrants don't know; such as The Maple Leaf Forever and Come on You Brave Canadians. (Although Americans might have a problem with the latter.)

8.) Don't Expect to find maple syrup or a lumber jack around--they're not as common as you might think. But the part about the great northern wilderness is true, in fact over half of Canada is known as "crown land" which means it officially belongs to the monarch whose authority is used to give away that land as our population grows.

9.) Practice being polite--many of us would be thankful if you would!

10.) And lastly, if you really plan on visiting Canada then please watch this video.