‘O Canada’: This Online Page Shares Memes About Life In Canada That Sum Up The Country Perfectly
Welcome to the Facebook page that features two of my favorite (and probably yours too!) things: Canada and memes. Join them together and you have pure entertainment dipped in maple syrup, mixed with a bunch of people notorious for being too nice for this world and wrapped in cultural quirks that only happen here.
“Funny Canadian Memes” is a corner of Facebook with more than 120k followers who provide Canada aficionados with their daily dose of humor.
Below we wrapped up some of the funniest Canadian memes, so scroll down and upvote your favorite ones. Also, shout out to our beloved Canadians out there, if you find these memes relatable, please hit us up in the comments!
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To find out more about the Canadian lifestyle and its quirks, Bored Panda spoke with Casie Stewart, a Canadian award-winning content creator who has been documenting her life since 2005 via her blog ‘This is My Life.’ Her social entrepreneurship and dedication to social media won her 2016 Voice Pioneer at the Canadian Screen Awards by The Canadian Academy of Cinema & Television. Today, Casie is represented by the National Speakers Bureau of Canada.
Casie told Bored Panda that Canadian humor is pretty sarcastic and light-hearted. “We like to make jokes and it's true, we say 'sorry' a lot,” she said. “I grew up in Canada and I absolutely love living here. We have a great quality of life! My home is Toronto and my favorite city in Canada,” Casie told us.
Buddy planted larch trees in the Douglas Fir forest to create a smiley face. It returns each fall and makes a happy showing
When asked about her favourite Canadian cultural quirks, Casie said that one funny thing is “that ‘yeah, no’ means no, and ‘yeah, no for sure’ means yes,” she laughed. “We also spell things a bit different here than in the USA, ex honour, humour, and favourite all have a U,” Casie added.
The weather is also a big thing when it comes to Canadian life. “In Canada, we have 4 distinct seasons so we get to experience a really hot summer, beautiful Autumn colours (and fashion!), then a cold snowy winter, plus the spring where everything comes back to life,” she explained.
It took me, an American, WAY too long to realize they are referring to hockey. I thought Canada had some kind of awesome bloodbath gladiator deathmatch sport that I didn't know about.
Deer are dumber than a box of hammers and will jump directly in front of your car when they weren't even near the road to begin with.
Canadian women are on another level. Picture: Hugo Lorini
Sure they're not Geordie lasses? Oh, hang on, they're wearing too many clothes...
Driving unplowed curvy hilly backroads going home at midnight with snow deep enough on the road that it sweeps over the front of your car and over the windshield in an endless opaque wave, with the side window open so you can actually see anything, in near whiteout snowfall and well below freezing temperature, all while driving fast enough to keep your momentum to get over the hills, but slow enough not to drive off the road into a ditch, and knowing that if you mess up and get stuck, there probably won't be another vehicle along for hours and you're in for a real long walk. Yeah, real winter in the country is fun.
same thing at the beach in Australia if you eat hot potato chips and the seagulls notice.
That's actually pretty accurate, except that the Facebook part should read "We know you bought a toaster yesterday. Here are some 20 ads for toaster ovens if you wished to buy 5 more"
The UK actually has the lowest drinking age of 5. You can drink alcohol at home/private parties at 5. You can drink alcohol with a meal at a restaurant at the age of 16 but you can't outright buy alcohol by itself until you are 18.
Actually, there's no drinking age in France. 18 is the legal age to sell or serve alcohol. In private, children are under their parents' responsibility.
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just so people arent too confused The legal drinking age is 19. If you are under 19, a parent or spouse can give you an alcoholic drink like a glass of wine.
It's very dependent on your state here in the US. Most states have caveats to the law that allows for minors to drink alcohol with parent permission, for religious ceremony, or when medically necessary(if you somehow get injected with hydraulic fluid a shot of vodka can save your life) my state even allows parents to order alcohol for their children so long as the establishment allows it. The only state I know of that allows no exceptions is alabama. Their drinking age law explicitly states there are no exception and points out that religious and medical reasons are still illegal
"Standard drinks per week per person are calculated for each person of legal drinking age in Canada. The legal drinking age is 19 years and older in every province and territory except Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta where it is 18 years and older." __ https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220215/dq220215a-eng.htm
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Legal drinking age was 19 where I lived. But admittedly my parents had been supervising me drinking since 14. I hated most drinks I tried. I think my taste buds changed when i turned 30.
Isn't it like 19 in Canada? Used to be when we crossed the Blue Water Bridge to drink legally since it would be two more years before we could in the U.S.
19 most places in Canada, 18 in Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba
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You can be stopped, fined or arrested by police if you're under 18 and drinking alcohol in public. If you're under 18, it's against the law: for someone to sell you alcohol. to buy or try to buy alcohol.
Yeah, in the US you have to be 21 to buy alcohol or cigarettes. BUT you can join the military at 18 and be taught how to kill people.
In Germany (and Switzerland, probably others) 16 is the legal age for beer and wine, but not liquor
Pretty sure it's the same in the US. Legal age to buy is 21 but at your home with your parents I believe it ok to have alcohol.
Actually, the laws are different in the US from state to state. I learned one year while visiting NM that I could order a drink in a dance club if my parents were present (I was 16, my sister was 14). I know that it's not illegal for a kid to drink at home here in TX, under a parent's supervision...
I thought the drinking age in Canada was 19? I swear it was when I was around that age. I lived in Pennsylvania (USA) and we’d go across the border to legally drink some times. I also remember traveling to Toronto with my family when I was 19 or 20 and drinking. There’s really no drinking age?
Okay so according to my very thorough two minutes of googling, there is no NATIONAL drinking age. Instead it is set by each individual Territory/Province. Three are 18 years old and the rest are 19 years old, including Ontario which is where I think I’ve been before.
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The legal drinking age in MOST of Canada is 19. Quebec is the exception.
Was visiting our Italian friends and their 11 y.o. son had a glass of wine with us. The dad asked the 4 y.o. if she wanted some, but she declined.
Depending on where you are, its 19. When we went to Spokane where it was 21, we couldn't drink beer cos I was only 19. Dad snuck me an American beer in the hotel. Ahhh memories.
Maybe I'm missing the joke, but in Canada, legal drinking age is 18 or 19, depending on the province. Maybe they're alluding to people drinking before they're old enough, but I don't think that's uniquely Canadian.
if you can;t give young people a universally quality of living, then at least allow them to get sh*t-faced legally.
The transport trucks in Ontario are notorious for anything before 10 am. You learn not to follow close as an entire car made of snow could come off their roof in 1 go
Go to Costco for bread, leave Costco with a 5' tall fully articulated skeleton named Billy Bones.
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Sooooo from this I've learned it's very cold, and expensive... and geese are a nuisance?
Yup, pretty much. Geese are insanely protective of their nests and territory… they will not hesitate to attack. Our summers are nice but this winter is expected to be a particularly brutal one. Expensive has been a recent thing for the most part… thanks COVID. Hey though, free health care and it is a beautiful country.
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Grew up on the border, and this holds true for many in the US. Ah, I'm nostalgic for my childhood now. But not the frostbite that one time. ;-P
I grew up near the Mexican border on the U.S. side. When I think of the border, I immediately think of the one the U.S. shares with Mexico. How interesting.
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My ex is from Canada and I wish i could live there with him. Shame I made some poor choices and now I'm stuck in England with no future... ex is currently travelling in vietnam then NZ. A year working in Oz...i wish i had the courage. I'd have traveled anywhere with him. Be careful what you settle for. The advertisement of "life" isn't worth it or anywhere near fun. See the world, learn and experience, life is for living. Don't be like me because you value tradition. Do.what.you.want! :-D
No offense meant, but I think a psychiatrist would have a lot of fun analyzing that message. Lots of intermixed complex emotions and repression.
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First! The number of repeats in this thread is extreme. But topic/pics/etc great
They forgot to post this (ice canoeing as traditional extreme sport here in Quebec) Ice-canoei...a9179c.jpg 
The australia one is correct, as an australian SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH THE HEAT
While some of these are hilarious, how anyone with even a partially functioning brain could think there are mountains in Saskatchewan, defies belief. I did lol - literally - at some of these. There are many more out there I’m sure. After being raised in the UK until my teens, living in Winterpeg for years and now living in ND via Chicago, my heart is Canadian. Love Canada and her people!
I'm a Nigeria ive heard so much of Canada is one of my favourite places to visit
Snow, yes that very uniquely Canadian experience. You certainly don't see that stuff in any other country in the world.
I would love to see more posts on how others deal with winter and add to list of how to enjoy such beautiful season. Fondue and mulled wine in many parts of Europe, etc.
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Want to conserve paper? Write a list of countries that didn't commit genocide
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Don't mix-up ALL OF Canada with the Roman Catholics, thank you. Like Andy Frobig said above: Want to conserve paper? Write a list of countries that didn't commit genocide.
Load More Replies... Sooooo from this I've learned it's very cold, and expensive... and geese are a nuisance?
Yup, pretty much. Geese are insanely protective of their nests and territory… they will not hesitate to attack. Our summers are nice but this winter is expected to be a particularly brutal one. Expensive has been a recent thing for the most part… thanks COVID. Hey though, free health care and it is a beautiful country.
Load More Replies... Grew up on the border, and this holds true for many in the US. Ah, I'm nostalgic for my childhood now. But not the frostbite that one time. ;-P
I grew up near the Mexican border on the U.S. side. When I think of the border, I immediately think of the one the U.S. shares with Mexico. How interesting.
Load More Replies... My ex is from Canada and I wish i could live there with him. Shame I made some poor choices and now I'm stuck in England with no future... ex is currently travelling in vietnam then NZ. A year working in Oz...i wish i had the courage. I'd have traveled anywhere with him. Be careful what you settle for. The advertisement of "life" isn't worth it or anywhere near fun. See the world, learn and experience, life is for living. Don't be like me because you value tradition. Do.what.you.want! :-D
No offense meant, but I think a psychiatrist would have a lot of fun analyzing that message. Lots of intermixed complex emotions and repression.
Load More Replies... First! The number of repeats in this thread is extreme. But topic/pics/etc great
They forgot to post this (ice canoeing as traditional extreme sport here in Quebec) Ice-canoei...a9179c.jpg
The australia one is correct, as an australian SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH THE HEAT
While some of these are hilarious, how anyone with even a partially functioning brain could think there are mountains in Saskatchewan, defies belief. I did lol - literally - at some of these. There are many more out there I’m sure. After being raised in the UK until my teens, living in Winterpeg for years and now living in ND via Chicago, my heart is Canadian. Love Canada and her people!
I'm a Nigeria ive heard so much of Canada is one of my favourite places to visit
Snow, yes that very uniquely Canadian experience. You certainly don't see that stuff in any other country in the world.
I would love to see more posts on how others deal with winter and add to list of how to enjoy such beautiful season. Fondue and mulled wine in many parts of Europe, etc.
Load More Replies... Want to conserve paper? Write a list of countries that didn't commit genocide
Load More Replies... Don't mix-up ALL OF Canada with the Roman Catholics, thank you. Like Andy Frobig said above: Want to conserve paper? Write a list of countries that didn't commit genocide.
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