How Well Do You Know the Average Canadian?

Scottish-born Canadian Angus MacAskill was 7 ft 9 in and the tallest recorded man who was not tall from a pathological reason. On average, women are 5 ft 4 in.

“Let us be English, or let us be French… but above all, let us be Canadians.” –John A. Macdonald

The average hourly wage paid to full-time Canadian employees was $27.70. Specialist physicians and dentists are among the highest paid.

“I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.” –Ryan Gosling, actor

Most households with pets in Canada have cats instead of dogs or any other animal. In at least one case, a Canadian farmer was allowed to claim pet food on his taxes because he was feeding his outdoor dog and cat so they would scare predators away from his other animals.

Worldwide, Canadians rank closer to the top (40th out of 200 countries). One study found that only 1/3 of the Canadians in it accurately reported their alcohol consumption to interviewers in part because of confusion about a serving.

“Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country and when they feel that Canada belongs to them.” –Pierre Trudeau, Canadian statesman

Toronto and Vancouver often affect home prices so much that a separate average is calculated that doesn’t include these two cities. In general, Canadians live in a single detached house.

The average Canadian will watch around 25,000 commercials each year. Most Canadians have one television in the main bedroom, and 128,000 Canadians admit having one television in the bathroom as well.

“There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an “all-Canadian” boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.” –Pierre Trudeau, Canadian statesman

From 1961 to 2014, taxes in Canada were raised by almost 2000%. Food has risen at a slower rate—only about 560%.

“Canada is not a melting pot. Canada is an association of peoples who have and cherish great differences, but who work together because they can respect themselves and each other.” –Vincent Massey

Each Canadian woman has her first child, on average, when she is 28 years old. Currently, Canada relies on immigration for population growth because the replacement-level fertility rate is 2.1 children per mother.

In 2009, Canada made a law called the Apology Act because of the frequency with which Canadians apologize. The act states that an apology is not an admission of fault for legal purposes, but simply an expression of sympathy.

“I grew up being a socialist, and I have problems with it because I grew up in Canada [and] I've spent a lot of time in Scandinavia, where I believe countries legislate out creativity… I came to America from Canada because Canada is stultifying boring and incredibly hypocritical.” –Shane Smith, CEO of Vice magazine

The average Canadian generally has enough cash on hand to make five purchases. The average Canadian withdraws $118 each time he or she uses the ATM, $236 at the bank teller, and $43 as cash back from a point-of-sale purchase.

The average Canadian is also close to 5 or more relatives (including the ones in the same household). The average Canadian also uses social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Canadians spent almost $20 billion Canadian dollars in the United States in 2015. Mexico was the second-most visited place with only 1/10 the number of Canadians visiting it compared to the number who visited the United States.

RRSPs are retirement plans similar to the American IRA, The Super in Australia and the British ISA. Canadians can contribute $26,010 each year (as of 2017).

“Canadian education is probably the best in the world if you can survive it. If you can’t, there is nothing left for you but the diplomatic corps.” –Peter von Ustinov, Canadian actor

Egg farms are highly regulated in Canada. One egg farm in the United States produces as many eggs as all the egg farms in Canada.

Water use has decreased from 90 gallons (342 liters) in 1991. Still, the average Canadian uses almost twice as much water as the average French person.

Although hockey is associated with Canada because the sport was invented there, soccer has been rising in popularity and beaten hockey for the past two decades. Most Canadians haven’t given up on their national pastime—they are just finding it too expensive for their children to participate.

The dollar coin has had a picture of the Canadian loon on it since 1987. The coin is composed of 91.5% nickel with 8.5% bronze plating.

Canadians are 99% literate, but only spend a little less than 6 hours a week reading. Americans spend about seven minutes less, but Australians spend 6 hours and 18 minutes reading each week.

The average Canadian plans to spend about $800 on Christmas gifts alone each year. Canadians plan to spend $1,500 on the entire holiday.

“The young people, who were all Canadians, immediately formed themselves into a committee of the whole from which they elected a working committee, which discussed the matter for about an hour. Though, as it was a committee, the time seemed to be a year and a day.” –Robertson Davies, author

In 2011, 74% of Canadian commuters used their own car, truck or van to travel to work. Another 5.6% were passengers in someone else’s vehicle. Only 12% used public transportation, and about 7% walked or rode a bicycle.

The average Canadian household stays home to eat, but the percentage of Canadians eating out is increasing. About one-third of all Canadian children help with the meal, usually by setting the table.

“Most Americans don’t understand Canadian political parties. Neither do most Canadians.” –Eric Nicol, Canadian writer and humorist

The average Canadian woman lives to be 84 and the average man 80. The average Canadian will die of coronary heart disease.

Canadians spend, on average, $31,100 on a wedding. Each guest spends about $703 USD to attend a Canadian wedding.

Most Canadians use the Internet to check email or check the weather. Canadians also spend 7 hours a week social networking.

Over 70% of Canadian people get ticked off seeing someone cut in line. About 66% get upset seeing people who neglect to clean up after their dogs, whereas bad manners and telemarketers irritate 58% of them.

Most of the waste produced by Canadians is organic: (29%) garbage, (17%) cardboard and boxboard, (13%) newsprint. Canadians are the world’s eighth highest electricity consumers, consuming almost 15,000 kWh per capita.