Oh, Canada, the land that sounds almost made up. Famed for its politeness, endless maple syrup, and free healthcare, the country seems like a dream already. But when you add the more villainous side to the mix, like the geese that are always prepared for combat and the seemingly never-ending cold, it’s like you’re in a fairytale land. Add a bunch of wild animals and plaid and you've got yourself a weird Disney movie.
This inoffensive weirdness is reflected in the many Canadian memes floating around the internet. They’re always a little self-deprecating, a little modest, and never too in-your-face. The ones you’ll find in the list below were acquired at Only in Canada, a Facebook group with over 438,000 members. Scroll down to enjoy the selection.
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🎶🎵"We're so cute la la la 😁 come and pet us la la la 😍 now you're murdered la la la"☠️🎶🎵
It's highly likely the goose made a nest on the moose, and hisses whenever a predatory comes near, thus protecting the moose. Because nothing is more fierce than an angry, hissing goose.
Those bloody antlers are so heavy, what's one goose or two more...
One of the most beloved Canadian things all around the world is, of course, maple syrup. But while it has the love of most of the world’s sweet-toothed population, it needs more attention from scientists. That is because the liquid gold is a mystery to this day. The syrup is made by boiling maple sap, which seems straightforward enough. However, a lot of the chemical reactions caused by the heat are still unknown because sap is so complicated. That’s why replicating the flavor is so difficult.
Replicating the flavor might be necessary as reservoirs of this deliciousness is limited. Just in 2021, we all experienced a worldwide maple syrup shortage. To manage it, Canadians, more precisely, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, tapped into their strategic reserve to fix the problem. They released an additional 50 million tons of the good stuff. It’s not the first time they had to do it, too. Three years before that, in 2018, they had to dip into their stockpile as well.
When work had booked me a room on a farm in southern germany, everytime I went out to smoke and didn't just stand by the door, but wandered around a bit, the geese would come and try to scare me off. AHs!
Yeahh..... geese are KNOWN to be bigger d*cks than cats!! (and that's not ducks!)
Close, it's talking in the trash...good dinner conversation is a must
Load More Replies...I've heard a lot about Canada Geese. may the force be with you
Load More Replies...True. I've never been treated better anywhere. That includes places in Africa, Asia and Europe!
Load More Replies...What if maple syrup is mind control juice the Canadians will use to take over the world
Well, I'm screwed. Not going to give up my pancakes and maple syrup for no one!
Load More Replies...If I get to have universal healthcare, then come on down.
The reason why shortages happen is because the harvest period highly depends on weather. It can only happen for a limited time during the year, when the temperatures are above freezing during the day, but still drop below 32°F at night. Back in 2021, the spring harvest period was too short to collect enough supply, which caused the unfortunate situation.
It’s important to note that, if done responsibly, sap harvesting does not affect the growth of the tree. After all, it takes about 42 gallons of sap to get 1 gallon of syrup. That is why there are strict rules in place to regulate it. One can only tap 1–1.5 quarts of sap per tree, or one tenth of a tree’s sugar. Maples have to be over 8 inches in diameter to be tapped and even the biggest ones can only be tapped up to three times a year.
I read somewhere that Killer Whales are considered moose predators as they grab them while swimming
You're gonna need a bigger board, eh! (As an American, I've been taught that you make anything Canadian simply by adding the word "eh" at the end)
That moose wouldn't hurt you in the water like that. Now, you see a Grizzly - you better freaking move!
I once raised two of the 'you are doomed'. They were so tiny cute yellow fluffballs I thought they were ducks at first. I have never seen two animals poop so much relative to their body mass.
We were lucky enough to live near a pond and we just always figured we had to deal because the geese were there before us. Also, goslings are the cutest pterodactyls ever!
Load More Replies...Pretty sure a grizzly isn't going to care how "big" you look! Hahaha now black bears are little scaredy cats!
Being a big fan of America's hat I love this post. The hedgehog made me cry with laughter, the goose made me shiver with fear.
The produced syrup is classified according to color and taste. The deeper the color, the later in the season it’s harvested, the stronger the flavor it has. And it can be used everywhere, not just on pancakes and waffles. That is why the myth that Canadians use it every day is not so far from the truth. People put it in their morning coffees, use it in salad vinaigrettes and marinades, and replace the sugar with it in baked goods.
Most dogs just want to smell stuff or pee every 10 steps but they don't follow there pee trails
Canada: I did my part, what about you? other countries: uh, well you see...
Load More Replies...That's kind of incorrect it's 40/50% if you will find nice people here in Canada
I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay. I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers, I put on women's clothing, And hang around in bars.
I have 12 or 13 myself. My love of flannel way predates Grunge.
Load More Replies...This is pretty much how my in laws are. They're Swedish northerners and that's pretty much the Canada of the nordics. I love it!
One of the many reason why I love my fellow BPs, a bunch of Monty Python geeks like I.
When it comes to nutritional value, it’s important to remember that maple syrup is a sweetener that’s high in sugar, so it’s not going to be incredibly healthy. However, it does have some valuable nutrients in it such as calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, and manganese. One study also found that it has 24 different antioxidants, with darker ones having more than the lighter ones. So, replacing your average refined sugar with maple syrup does have some small benefits.
Pure Canadian
This is my husband's grandfather! His name is Lorne, he makes all kinds of instruments out of random stuff. Here's a documentary about him... https://www.nfb.ca/film/home_cooked_music/
Dude, contact me. I wanna build guitars together. Has Neil Young already bought that one?
Is that an actual name for Canadian people? I like it, it’s funny
Load More Replies...Got a job, pretty decently paid too... still too broke to afford ANY other accomodation.
Glad I'm the only sane teenager in the world, apparently. I swear, this teen stereotype is frickin' everywhere.
Ok but please mum and dad stop talking about trans people and stuff it hurts
My parents had this posted in our dining room when I was a teenager. All of their friends would laugh at it and I never understood why. Now that I'm an adult, I think it's hilarious 😂
Voted up for women's independence and choosing their own pathways in life.
Better looking than all the others combined. Still looks like it wants to kill me, slowly, and devour my soul with it’s non-moving eyes. BURN IT I SAY, BURN. IT!!!!!
I recall one Miss Universe pageant year, everyone else was in gorgeous, elaborate traditional dresses. Miss Canada was dressed like this Barbie. My mom was appalled XD.
Well couldn't do an actual native costume because that would be cultural appropriation 🙄
Load More Replies...I love it. Women don't have to wear ball gowns all the time to be beautiful!
Maple syrup has also been a target of a heist. You see, it is not only a delightful indulgence, but also an expensive delicacy. And wherever there’s money involved, there will be somebody trying to play dirty. That’s what happened in 2012 when a group of people siphoned off 18 million dollars worth of syrup off of the aforementioned Quebec stockpile.
Geese are not exclusive to Canada, not sure how this a Canadian thing.
Your geese go south for the winter. We in the South are not sorry to see them leave.
I live in Mass. And the Canada goose lives here a majority of the year that I have seen. Can confirm they're àssholes, they run after you and hopefully you don't get bit,they have a bunch of little teeth. Also hated having outdoor gym class because our playing fields at school would be littered with massive geese turds. You would try your best to avoid stepping in them but it was inevitable, 0/10 do not recommend
Geese in America too, my grandma had a deathly fear of them because she was constantly chased
This isn't true you won't die from geese up here just have a injury for a while if it's mating season for geese
I've told this story before, but anyway. When I was in Charlotte Town, PEI, it had snowed over night, so they had the plough out. They chose not to clear the main street first, because Tim Horton's was on another street, so that had to be done first.
When I lived in Port Elgin, ON, Canada, a dog would join the lineup at Tim Horton's drive through. He would hold his place in line until he got to the window. Then, he would put his front paws on the ledge and bark once. After he got his free Tim Bit (normally given to dogs in cars), he walked home. He did this once a day for the 4 years I lived in that town.
I find this obsession very odd. Tim's has taken a serious nose dive in quality in the past 20 years. Yet people still wait ridiculous amounts of time for burnt coffee and food that even Stouffer's wouldn't put in their meals.
Tim Nortons drive thru’s are so slowwwwwwwwwwwww i just want frozen strawberry lemonade :(
You only get long line if it's lunchtime in the early morning when they first open it's not that busy
Not necessarily. If it were Canada 20 % and 8 other countries had each 10 %.... Canada would have had the highest number of lakes, yet 80 % would not be in Canada. And depending on the sizes of the lakes it would be eighter more or less than the rest of the world's lakes put together....
Load More Replies...And that is why it stinks to move out of Canada because "let's go to the lake" does not mean a real lake.😭
Cause the Great Lakes are fake. And that's just one example.
Load More Replies...There is a great song about Canada. It goes, "there are rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and waaaater!"
I live in Canada, and my town is right in the middle of two big lakes
The criminals, led by Richard Vallières, did it gradually, over several months. At first, they were replacing the liquid in the barrels with water, but, later on, as they kept getting away with it, they would just leave them empty. The disappearance of the massive 3,000 tons was discovered accidentally, during the annual inventory. The inspector started climbing the barrels, expecting them to hold his weight. However, they did not and he almost fell to the ground. Once they realized that some of the syrup was gone, they called the police to identify the damage. That’s when they found out that 9,571 barrels out of 63,000 were gone.
Remember Walking To School In The Winter When We Were Kids? Our Parents Never Drove Us - Ever
Wake up an hour before we went to bed, so you weren’t late.
Load More Replies...Michigander. I can attest to this as well. It was leg day everyday during the winter! lol
Me too. My grandparents used to put trouble lights under the hood of the car, trying to make it easier to start in the mornings.
Load More Replies...School was only cancelled if the school bus was upside down in a snowbank, on fire,
Where I'm at in the northern interior of BC, they don't close school for absolutely any reason anymore, due to a child being sent to school when it was closed and no one there, and succumbing to hypothermia:(
Load More Replies...'F'n car wouldn't start. Or if it did, by the time it had warmed up enough, you were in second period.
...because our parents also walked to school in winter, but backwards and uphill..! XD
Great granpa: We had to walk 5 kilometers in -10º temperature through 1 meter of smow! Grampa: me too Dad: me too! Son: me too!
Given what has been said on other posts in this thread, this job applicant is resourceful, intelligent, and dexterous.
And loves trash. Maybe he can work for TMZ?
Load More Replies...Perhaps it's only the Canadian raccoons that are resourceful, intelligent, dexterous and cute. It could be the southern raccoons are rude, and boisterous, and um... have too many loud parties at the weekend.
Load More Replies...You'll never get the job unless you have relates from different countries
Can't Get More Canadian Than This
Very thin slices of what looks like peameal bacon (aka Canadian bacon) cut into the logo of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - our biggest tv/radio/net news network).
Load More Replies...A little out of context, but the movie 'Canadian Bacon' was pretty bad. However, I watch it every chance I get, because John Candy is in it, and I miss him. His Uncle Buck was pretty much my holy grail of good/bad influences.
It’s ham. We don’t call it Canadian bacon. We call it deli ham or ham roll. Not a thing here. 🇨🇦
Vallières was caught after the police were tipped off, together with 15 others related to the crime. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, the harshest penalty in Canada for anyone involved in a heist. The man also needed to pay 7 million US dollars, or all the profit he was able to make, to his victims. Vallières says he did it to get back at the federation. Apparently, they had fined him 1.3 million US dollars back in 2007 for selling maple syrup illegally. Unfortunately for him, he got too greedy to get away with his revenge plan.
Because they keep coming up with new rules to keep people from buying houses. My wife makes good money. Almost 3 times what I make. We go to get a mortgage for our first home, $150k. This is just a little over our combined annual income. But we don't make the right kind of income (wtf does that even mean) so we can't get one
Load More Replies...I recently read that Vancouver has the most expensive homes in the world with the average starting at $2,000,000 (american). I don't know if that's true, I'm just saying thats what I read.
It is true, and this includes all the Metro Vancouver area.
Load More Replies...Well, unfortunately, thats the USA as well (I'm from Western WA.) The cost of living is absolutely outrageous. To live in the city of Seattle proper, you must make a minimum of $116k a year. How many people make that much money?? Thats just for a one or two bedroom apartment. It's absolutely despicable that normal, hardworking people are being priced out of living. It angers me daily.
The USA is cheaper than Canada when it comes to housing. Cheaper to live in Manhattan than Vancouver.
Load More Replies...Uhm... correction.. this is only valid in... Vancouver and Toronto... everywhere else is still SOMEWHAT affordable (but my gawd the weather'll kill you.)
That's not even true most can't even afford that so they live with relatives or in a tent
I rent a hotel room for my family because of the rental conditions in western Washington want people to make 3× rent... I don't... Family of 4 can't rent a studio or 1 bedroom either but that's all we could afford and even that's around 1200 or more a month.
Load More Replies...I honestly think it's cruel to be dissing people that have come on bad times. Probably the worst things can get. I know I'm grateful every day I'm not in that situation. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now
Tent city in Victoria park Kitchener where I live and my God there's hundreds
and my nephew Harold is going to show you what happens when . . . suspender snap
Pull straight up against each other, but neither one blocking a driver's side door, the only way to do it!
"Dead" cigars? You mean like the ones people smoke or is that a term to refer to something else?
Load More Replies...Canadian cars are basically the same as American cars lol, we have a vastly similar market with a few tiny exceptions.
Load More Replies...When you think about it though, what a Canadian crime: a maple syrup heist. You can safely file it under the list of things Only in Canada. If you’re curious to see more of those, be sure to check out this and this post as well.
I'm Canadian and I was gonna say that. How dare they. Mr. Rogers is a level above.
Load More Replies...I couldn't care less about the rest, but don't you dare bring Mr. Rodgers into it. He's above our petty squabbles. He'd tell you that Mr dress-up is a fine individual and that we all can bring joy into the world in our own way and it's not a competition
According to what I've read on Mr. Dress-up, he and Fred Rogers were friends who were trying to get their program on TV. They went to Canada to pitch the idea after not getting very far in the States. PBS contacted them and Fred went back to the US. Mr. Dress-up decided to stay in Canada and eventually received Canadian citizenship (he is originally from Lewiston, Maine). Everything I know about simple line drawings I learned from Mr. Dress-up when I watched the show in the 1980s with my children. We lived in Downeast Maine and got 3 Canadian channels on TV. Including hockey! Mr. Dress-up was the BEST!
Load More Replies...Apple pie is Canadian?! The first known recipe for apple pie is from 1381. It was included in Chaucer's A Cook's Tale (Canterbury Tales). Half points for the telephone, as it was invented by a Scot who lived in Canada. And many places have coloured money.
I think they were comparing to the States who claim they invented the world. (Seriously, there is a growing number who think the USA is 2023 and Jesus was American).
Load More Replies...1 and 2 ARE sold in the USA, if you know where to look. Yes, I know what kind of Smarties the op means. They are fun!!
I only know smarties as the little roll of candy kind of like sweet tarts. What are they in Canada?
Load More Replies..."Tim Hortons beats Dunkin' Donuts". Is this really something to brag about? Our s****y coffee and donut chain is better than your s****y coffee and donut chain!
And both comend themselves as being better than crispy cream.....
Load More Replies...I will have you know that as a Canadian that lives in, what many consider, the coldest province, that I have never had my tongue frozen to something metal! I watched other people do it, but I like having a tongue lol
Yeah, every generation of gradeschool kids has that one or two sacrificial kids who will demonstrate why it isn't a good idea. It's a right of passage early on learn from others mistakes - It's less painful.
Load More Replies...3. Baseball evolved from Rounders. An English game. 4. Hockey was an English game, you guys just did it on Ice. 5. Basket ball was inspired by the Sweedish Game Ringboll, which (as I understand it), is very much like netball. 5. Apple Pie was invented in England in the 1300's, inspired by French and Dutch pastries and puddings (some believe inspiration may have come from the Ottoman empire). 11. Wasn't Superman the result of a collaboration of 2 men, one American and one Canadian? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Actually, I wasn't impressed by this list. Particularly the point about the telephone... by a country that doesn't even have its own prefix.
Load More Replies...Problem anywhere honestly 😂 and packing for anything for me, including camping
Go Canada! You’re Looking At The Longest Covered Bridge In The World!!
The Hartland-covered bridge in New Brunswick holds the record. Built in 1909 the covered bridge over upper ward creek in New Brunswick has been a charming part of the landscape for over a century.❤️🇨🇦❤️
We also have the worlds' shortest covered bridge! (Latchford, ON) LOL
And it's adorable! Every time I'm in the area, I make a point of going to see it.
Load More Replies...The photo isn't dated but it looks like it was taken after our family visited New Brunswick from Ontario circa 1971-'72, from what appears to be steel supports and the guardrail added, the walls fully enclosed, and the white paint stripped off. This was the same bridge when my Mom (who took the picture), Dad, brother, our dog Inky, and I were there in the early 1970s. :) newbrunswi...978e23.jpg
Why does it say ward creek? I just looked at it on google maps and it spans the St. John river. Which makes more sense than a 1282 foot long bridge over a creek. Second question - why the sign for a Canadian bridge listing feet? Y'all are always banging on about how the metric system is better. lol (I mean, it probably is - but why feet in this instance?)
What's that in bananas? (Yeah, ok, I am capablenof dividing by 3. 400m is a very long bridge.)
Surprised no silly conservative has been like "is that to protect him from the abortionist?"
Oh please stop, this post is about memes from Canada, a different country, and not about the current US Republican Party and their policies. Can we please just have a fun little break from all that? 😅
Load More Replies...Football starts in high school this week and college the next!! Can you tell I'm in the south?
Yes because Canadians care far less about American football :p it’s quite boring to watch
Load More Replies...I don’t actually understand why people like summer so much, especially because I live in Florida, I hate summer, it’s even weirder because there are so many people I see wear pants in the summer, in Florida!
I guess if you have warm to hot, sunny weather all year round it's just normal for you. Where I am we get about 3 months of summer, and one of those months is the only ideal time to go swimming at the lake. By August it's getting cooler, days are shortening, wasps are chasing us everywhere, and there is a lot of rain during those 3 months, or drought, endless humidity, heat and smoke from wildfires.... yeah, summer has been sucking for the past few years. But, and that's a big BUT, at least getting outside is a breeze without having to consider time in putting on snow pants, snow boots, parka, toque, earmuffs, scarf, gloves, mittens and then trying to get to the bus stop through piles of snow or driving on slippery, unplowed streets trying to guess where the curb is supposed to be and the other lanes. Winter sucks unless you're doing a fun winter activity, like tobogganing and skating. Even then, you can only enjoy those during a short span when it's not -40 with a biting windchill. We used to have better winters. Our winters have also sucked in the past few years.
Load More Replies...Too bad no Canadian team has won the Stanley cup in something like 30 years.
The dramatic elementary school kids getting into actual physical fights over snow forts that are almost as tall as an adult 😊😊😊😊
I used to work at a hockey arena and the Timbits hockey fights were my fave 😊 two lil kids try to swing a punch, both knock themselves Charlie Brown-style over on their butts, then coach comes over to squat and talk it out. So cute.
Load More Replies...i thought canada was too cold for t shirts........................ring in
Tbf this is a thing in any country where manual transmission in cars are in the majority. I did it myself 10 mins ago after dropping my missus off at work.
I did this before I left for work. I live in the USA. You need to make sure its in neutral or you're going to have a very eventful startup.
Learned on a manual. First three cars were manual. Can hardly find one anymore
Load More Replies...American here. I can drive these on the tree or on the floor. But then again, I am old
I did it in my mom's car and in mine when I was younger and I always lived in the US. Both were stick shifts
You can tell somebody who wasn't Canadian made this post
Load More Replies...Made Only In Canada
I crave these in the way that I used to crave cigarettes... I devour them when I find them and then feel horrible afterwards. But they are unnaturally delicious.
My best friend (grew up here in Canada with her since we were 6) moved to Japan. I occasionally send her a care package loaded with ketchup chips and all-dressed chips and other Canadian goodies!
Load More Replies...Hmm, different to the UK ketchup crisps, is that food colouring? Walkers-Ke...d8a79f.jpg
We had these in South Africa for years. First tasted them when I moved to SA in the 80s.
Simba chips with All Gold. Or better still, Mrs Ball's
Load More Replies...Actually we have a Dutch version of this: Heinz tomato ketchup chips. They're crinkled and they're great.
Maybe that's why we have a brand called old Dutch that have the only good version of ketchup chips!
Load More Replies...Actually this is perfect because I like to dip my potato chips in ketchup. And I am from America, just to clarify.
Somehow better than all the CSA flags that were displayed during the convoy protest
Canadian conservatives that want to be American Republicans and think the rest of us should follow suits off they go
The Rest Of The World Is Missing Out
Wait, this isn't in other countries? (And the French literally says, "loaf of meat of macaroni and of cheese")
If Google translate is right, and it's often not, pain de viande translates to meatloaf which adds a whole new dimension to this bizarre lunchmeat
That Is Not Good. Why Trudeau Picture On Pair Of Socks??
"Designed in Canada" with no regard for licensing or copyright infringement or permission to use a celebrity's likeness. There's no way Bob Dylan or Justin Trudeau agreed to be featured on socks!
Trudeau is an elected official, not a celebrity. He does not have that protection.
Load More Replies...Oh, Trudeau SOCKS! THAT'S what all those Albertans were chanting!
there definitely is, but most of it is uninhabitated
Load More Replies...Weird, we get Canada Geese in the UK but they mostly just stand in a field not bothering anyone. Clearly saving all the aggro for the motherland 😝
Invasive species that I think was deliberately 'imported'... it's still early. They will make a negative impact. They really are quite aggressive. Not 'evil' just very assertive. You have no predators for them in the UK, (unless there's a few wolves still roaming about.) It's more about taking food and nesting sites from other critters.
Load More Replies...A few of these have nothing at all to do with the post, or Canada.
Where is a picture of the huge moose, where Canada started an argument with Norway for the biggest statue of a moose in the world?
I don't know where a picture is but if you've ever been a child in your neighborhood got locked down because it was a full grown male moose wandering around well you know that's Canada
Load More Replies...Some of these are not exclusively Canadian, but the ones that are do my heart glad
Load More Replies...Only in Canada: the largest heist ever committed in Canada involved the theft of 3,300 tonnes, worth C$18.7 million (not adjusted for inflation).... of maple syrup. You can't make this $hit up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist
there definitely is, but most of it is uninhabitated
Load More Replies...Weird, we get Canada Geese in the UK but they mostly just stand in a field not bothering anyone. Clearly saving all the aggro for the motherland 😝
Invasive species that I think was deliberately 'imported'... it's still early. They will make a negative impact. They really are quite aggressive. Not 'evil' just very assertive. You have no predators for them in the UK, (unless there's a few wolves still roaming about.) It's more about taking food and nesting sites from other critters.
Load More Replies...A few of these have nothing at all to do with the post, or Canada.
Where is a picture of the huge moose, where Canada started an argument with Norway for the biggest statue of a moose in the world?
I don't know where a picture is but if you've ever been a child in your neighborhood got locked down because it was a full grown male moose wandering around well you know that's Canada
Load More Replies...Some of these are not exclusively Canadian, but the ones that are do my heart glad
Load More Replies...Only in Canada: the largest heist ever committed in Canada involved the theft of 3,300 tonnes, worth C$18.7 million (not adjusted for inflation).... of maple syrup. You can't make this $hit up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist
