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The Seven Wonders of Canada was a fun competition held in 2007 by CBC Television and CBC Radio One. They wanted to find out what Canadians thought were the country's "seven wonders." People nominated their favorite places and things, and then everyone could vote online for a short list of ideas.

After the public vote, a group of judges – Ra McGuire, Roy MacGregor, and Roberta L. Jamieson – chose the final seven wonders. They looked at how important these places were geographically and how inspiring they felt. The chosen wonders were announced on June 7, 2007. They are the Sleeping Giant, Niagara Falls, the Bay of Fundy, Nahanni National Park Reserve, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, and the Cabot Trail.

CBC's Chosen Wonders of Canada

The judges picked these seven amazing places and natural events as Canada's wonders:

Picture Wonder Where it is Province or Territory Votes Received
Canadese kano 2.jpg The canoe 17,470
Igloo.jpg The igloo Northern Canada 11,082
Niagara3573.jpg Niagara Falls Niagara River Ontario 81,818
QuebecCitySum04.jpg Old Quebec Quebec City Quebec 20,880
Pier21 Close.jpg Pier 21 Halifax Nova Scotia 11,225
Bluesky.jpg Prairie Skies Canadian Prairies 14,836
Moraine Lake 17092005.jpg The Rockies Western Canada Alberta & British Columbia 55,630

Top Seven Voted by Canadians

These are the top seven wonders that Canadians voted for the most:

Picture Wonder Where it is Province or Territory Votes Received
Sleepinggiantontario5743.jpg Sleeping Giant Thunder Bay Ontario 177,305
Niagara3573.jpg Niagara Falls Niagara River Ontario 81,818
Bay of Fundy Low Tide.jpg Bay of Fundy Atlantic Canada New Brunswick & Nova Scotia 67,670
Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories.jpg Nahanni National Park Reserve Northern Canada Northwest Territories 64,920
Aurora Borealis 22Jan2004.jpg Northern Lights Northern Canada 61,417
Moraine Lake 17092005.jpg The Rockies Western Canada Alberta & British Columbia 55,630
Southwest corner of Cape Breton Highlands National Park.jpg Cabot Trail Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia 44,073

You can see all the voting results here: Full voting results

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Siete maravillas de Canadá para niños

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