Canada is another of North America's really big countries. Just North of the United States, Canada covers a vast area of diverse landscapes. Though very large in area, Canada is fairly sparsely populated. It's easy in Canada to find solitude. Canadian wildlife is abundant and varied.

Currently, our pics for Best Places to Live in Canada are in the province of British Columbia. Both are on the amazing inland waterway commonly know as the Inside Passage to Alaska. Though winter can be gray, wet and gloomy, summers are glorious. The scenery is big and dramatic, as more and more cruise ship passangers and discovering. The mountains soar from sea level to glacial peaks. Thousands of islands, large and small, are there for the exploring.