Travel Canada

Moose, mounted police and everyone lives in igloos, of course

While those are still staple images used by the tourism industry, Canada has so much more to offer vacationers. Movie stars flock to the annual Toronto Film Festival. Dubbed 'Hollywood North', the city is the setting for a wide variety of international productions. Vancouver, snuggled beside the picturesque Rocky Mountains, will host the world for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Montreal has developed a reputation as one of the most cosmopolitan cities on the planet, with leading-edge fashion and world-renowned cuisine that can rival any city in Europe.

Regions

Central Canada

Celebrity sightings are a regular occurrence in Toronto, one of the most culturally diverse cities in North America. Sport enthusiasts can watch any of the city's major-league teams in action. Ontario is also home to Ottawa, the capital city and site for the country's national art galleries, museums and library. The Rideau Canal, holding the Guinness world record for the longest naturally-frozen ice rink, cuts through Ottawa and is the site for the Winterlude festival every February.

Eastern Canada

Encompassing the provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, the costal provinces boast some of the best seafood festivals in the world. The winter carnival in Quebec City, including one of only two ice hotels in the world, draws visitors from around the globe. The beaches of Prince Edward Island are among the best in the country and the area north of Montreal is the snow skiing capital of eastern Canada.

Northern Canada

Home to one of the world's most visually-recognizable aboriginal peoples, Canada's far north features some of the most untamed and unspoiled territory on the continent. Made up of three territories - Northwest, Yukon and Nunavut - the northernmost region of the country is largely untapped by visitors to Canada. You can follow in the footsteps of Klondike Gold Rush prospectors, wet a line in Great Slave Lake, one of the best fishing spots you will find, or discover Inuit art in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut.

Western Canada

The Pacific Ocean and majestic Rocky Mountains make up the westernmost coast of Canada. The prairie flatlands, with oceans of wheat and barley fields that seem to go on forever, form the imaginary eastern boundary of the region. Victoria, British Columbia's capital on Vancouver Island, is accessible only by air or boat from the mainland.