Ten Differences Between Canada and America

1.) Religious majority: In Canada about 67% of people identify as Roman Catholics but in America about 46% identify as Protestant (which is the largest religious group.)

2.) Political leanings: Canada's conservatives are usually at least as Left-wing as the typical                                                   American Democrat.

3.) Political colors: In America Blue = Democrat and Red = Republican.
                                 In Canada  Blue = Conservative and Red = Liberal

4.) Major Federal Political groups: In America it's Republican or Democrat, but in Canada there's three parties: Conservative, New Democratic and Liberal.

5.) Colonial Genesis: The majority of early settlers who came to what would become America were English; the first settlers to what would become Canada were French.

6.) History of Independence: America declared independence in 1776 which was followed by a bloody war wherein thousands of American rebels and British loyalists lost their lives.

Canada's process is more complicated: it became a Principality 1867 with Britain`s permission, but it wasn't until 1949 that Newfoundland agreed to become a Canadian province (thus completing Canada.)

7.) Language: In Canada the major secondary language is French, in America it's Spanish.

8.) Population: America has a population of 320 million. Canada only has 35 million people.

9.) General Culture: In America there's more of a push to embrace a defined cultural identity. In Canada the cultural identity is to embrace your own culture as long as you accept a few basic Canadian values.

10.) States vs. Provinces: Canada is one state with 10 Provinces and three territories. America is not a single state but is made up of fifty.

A Province holds less power over itself compared to a state. And a territory has less power than a Province because of it`s small population. (In Canada only about 2% of Canadians live in the Northern Territories even though they include about 40% of the country`s land.)