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- Image 1The Canadian men's national ice hockey team celebrates shortly after winning the gold medal final at the 2010 Winter Olympics. (from Canada)
- Image 3The Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings on Parliament Hill (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 4Demonstrators in Calgary, Alberta, protesting the coalition of opposition parties attempting to take control of Parliament during the 2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 5Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe (1771) dramatizes James Wolfe's death during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City. (from Canada)
- Image 7CBC's English-language master control point, the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, in Toronto (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 8Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Québec, at the Saint-Denis Theatre (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 12War of 1812 heroine Laura Secord warning British commander James FitzGibbon of an impending American attack at Beaver Dams (from Canada)
- Image 13The mother beaver on the Canadian parliament's Peace Tower. The five flowers on the shield each represent an ethnicity—Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. (from Canada)
- Image 14The governing political party or parties in each Canadian province. Multicoloured provinces are governed by a coalition or minority government consisting of more than one party. (from Provinces and territories of Canada)
- Image 17A topographic map of Canada, in polar projection (for 90° W), showing elevations shaded from green to brown (higher)
- Image 18Freedom of religion sculpture by Marlene Hilton Moore at the McMurtry Gardens of Justice in Toronto (from Canada)
- Image 19Quebec's National Holiday (French: La Fête nationale du Québec) is celebrated annually on June 24, St. John the Baptist Day. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 21A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Image 22Köppen climate classification types of Canada (from Canada)
- Image 26The mother beaver on the Canadian parliament's Peace Tower. The five flowers on the shield surrounded by maple leafs each represent an ethnicity—Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. (from National symbols of Canada)
- Image 27A Canadian McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet in "special markings" used by the 2014 CF-18 Demonstration Team (from Canada)
- Image 28Territorial evolution of the borders and the names of Canada's provinces and territories (from Provinces and territories of Canada)
- Image 30Diplomatic missions of Canada(from Canada)Countries that host a Canadian Embassy or High CommissionInterests section and other representationsCountries that do not host Canadian diplomatic missionsCanada
- Image 32A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) satellite truck, used for live television broadcasts (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 33Map of territorial claims in North America by 1750. Possessions of British America (pink), New France (blue), and New Spain (orange); California, Pacific Northwest, and Great Basin not indicated. (from Canada)
- Image 34Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher, and environmental activist. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 35Breakdown of Canada's population from the 2016 census by province/territory (from Provinces and territories of Canada)
- Image 36A map of Canada showing the percent of self-reported indigenous identity (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) by census division, according to the 2021 Canadian census (from Canada)
- Image 37One of the national symbols of Canada, the beaver is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first Canadian postage stamp, c. 1859. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 40Health expenditure and financing by country. Total health expenditure per capita in US dollars (PPP).
- Image 41The maple leaf is the symbol most associated with Canadian identity. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 42Approximately 98 percent of Canadians can speak either or both English and French:(from Canada)English – 57%French – 21%Sparsely populated area (< 0.4 persons per km2)
- Image 43The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson. Oil on canvas, 1916, in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. (from Canada)
- Image 44The Canadian-built Space Shuttle robotic arm (left), referred to as Canadarm, transferred the P5 truss segment over to the Canadian-built space station robotic arm, referred to as Canadarm2. (from Canada)
- Image 45"O Canada we stand on guard for thee" Stained Glass, Yeo Hall, Royal Military College of Canada featuring arms of the Canadian provinces and territories as of 1965 (from Provinces and territories of Canada)
- Image 47A 1904 postcard showing the Grand Opera House and Majestic Theatre, Adelaide Street, in the current Toronto Theatre District (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 48The Toronto financial district is the second-largest financial centre in North America, the seventh-largest globally in employment and the heart of Canada's finance industry. (from Canada)
- Image 51Map depicting the elected provincial political parties represented at the riding level. Updated after the 2023 Manitoba general election. (from Provinces and territories of Canada)
- Image 53Canadian peacekeeper in 1976 wearing the distinctive flag of Canada and UN blue helmet (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 54The top 168 ethnic or cultural origins self-reported by Canadians in the 2021 census (from Canada)
- Image 55Canada by province and territory, showing the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 who had a bachelor's degree or higher, and the percentage point change from 2016 to 2021 (from Canada)
- Image 56A small sampling of Canadian foods. Clockwise from top left: Montreal-style smoked meat; maple syrup; poutine; Nanaimo bar; butter tart; and peameal bacon. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 58A Canadian war bond poster that depicts an industrious beaver, a national symbol of Canada (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 60Tom Thomson, The Jack Pine, Winter 1916–17. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. (from Culture of Canada)
- Image 61A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) satellite truck, used for live television broadcasts (from Canada)
- Image 63Animated map showing the growth and change of Canada's provinces and territories since Confederation in 1867 (from Canada)
- Image 64Terrestrial ecozones and ecoprovinces of Canada. Ecozones are identified with a unique colour. Ecoprovinces are subdivisions of ecozones and are identified with a unique numeric code.
- Image 66"Ye Gude Olde Days" from Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game, 1899
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{{Portal:Canada/Selected picture/Layout |image= |text= |author= |featuredpicture= |featuredcandidate= |link= }}
image = Justtheimagename.png
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author = Full link to author's userpage [[User:Example|Example]] for Wikipedia, [[:Commons:User:Example|Example]] for Commons.
featuredpicture = yes or leave blank
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The Death of General Wolfe depicting the 1759 Battle of Quebec of the Seven Years' War
Credit: Benjamin West
Credit: Benjamin West
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Northwest Crown Fire Experiment, Canada
Credit: (Photograph used by permission of the USDA Forest Service.)
Credit: (Photograph used by permission of the USDA Forest Service.)
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John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.
Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.
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A Canada Goose flying at Burnaby Lake Regional Park (Piper Spit), Burnaby, British Columbia.
Credit: Image by Alan D. Wilson, modified by Diliff (cropped and noise reduction applied).
Credit: Image by Alan D. Wilson, modified by Diliff (cropped and noise reduction applied).