The icons, animals, foods and institutions that make Canada uniquely Canadian.
Ice hockey is Canada's official national winter sport and arguably the country's most deeply held cultural institution. Invented in Canada in the 1870s, it is played by over 600,000 registered players and watched by millions more.
Lacrosse is Canada's official national summer sport and one of the oldest team sports in North America, originating with Indigenous peoples who played it for spiritual and training purposes long before European contact.