IN THIS EMAIL:

• Read a heartfelt note from our editor about our new "This is Canada" series
   

• Wade Davis reflects on Canada through stories of resilience, Indigenous knowledge, and the cultural mosaic that defines our nation

• Listen to a new episode of the Here and There podcast were the hosts unravel the quest to a world-changing BBQ

• Join Maple Leaf Adventures on an unforgettable journey in Vancouver island

This is Canada: A letter from the editor

Introducing Canadian Geographic's "This is Canada" series 

In a heartfelt editor’s letter, Alexandra Pope introduces This is Canada — a new Canadian Geographic series exploring what it means to belong in this country. Rooted in personal reflection and national storytelling, the series invites readers to consider how identity, place, and connection shape the Canadian experience.

Our immensely popular Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition is accepting entries until June 30, 2025.
 

This year, we are awarding our grand prize winner the opportunity to take on a two-year term as a Canadian Geographic Emerging Photographer-in-Residence. During this time, they will have up to three winning images in print, be promoted in Canadian Geographic’s masthead, have opportunities to shoot on assignment and more! We also have four category winners and runners-up, who will also have their images published in our November/December 2025 issue.
 

As always, we’re looking for your best shots of wildlife in Canada — plus non-animal wildlife!  The Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year will be selected from among entries to all four categories. Visit the competition website to read the full list of rules and read about the four categories.  

Space, land, winter — these are the overwhelming realities of Canada, and they have shaped who we are. Join us on an exploration of Canadian identity in Wade Davis' latest feature in our July/August issue.

How a king, a president, a railway empire and a hot dog helped save the free world

Departing July 21, 2025

Explore Vancouver Island’s rugged and beautiful north coast. Go beyond our classic Wild Side itinerary and dive deeper into learning about weather systems and local culture. Highlights of this voyage include the Brooks Peninsula (a glacial refugium), Solander Island (home to puffins), Kyuquot Sound (including sea otters and the village of Kyuquot), lush inlets and sandy beaches, as well as a cruise around the northernmost tip (Cape Sutil) and on the protected eastern coast. Wildlife commonly spotted on this voyage includes otters, black bears, whales, sea lions, and seabirds. 

This trip is for those who love to adventure beyond the norm. It explores a mostly un-roaded area. You’ll walk in the rainforest, beachcomb on the sand, boat into wild creeks that empty into the sea, and cruise around the Brooks Peninsula, which juts out almost to the offshore continental shelf. Seven miles off Brooks, the coastal world changes to the oceanic one, and on a fair day we might cruise to the shelf, where the ocean turns from green to blue, and wildlife goes to feed in the upwelling (albatross, puffins, fulmars, dolphins).