Total area: 9,984,670 sq km
Land area: 9,093,507 sq km
Water area: 891,163 sq km
Climate description: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain description: mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
Arable land use: 4.7%
Permanent crop land use: 0.5%
Irrigated land: 8,700 sq km
Total renewable water resources: 2,902
Total freshwater withdrawal: 44.72
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 1,386
Natural hazards description: continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains. Volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
Environmental current issues: metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
Total labor force: 19,726.59
% of labor force in agriculture: 2%
Agricultural products description: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
Land area: 9,093,507 sq km
Water area: 891,163 sq km
Climate description: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain description: mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
Arable land use: 4.7%
Permanent crop land use: 0.5%
Irrigated land: 8,700 sq km
Total renewable water resources: 2,902
Total freshwater withdrawal: 44.72
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 1,386
Natural hazards description: continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains. Volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
Environmental current issues: metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
Total labor force: 19,726.59
% of labor force in agriculture: 2%
Agricultural products description: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products