Editing Canada Day (section)

==Activities==
[[File:Canada Ottawa William Kate 2011 (2).jpg|thumb|[[William, Prince of Wales|The Duke]] and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Duchess of Cambridge]] at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011]]

Most communities across the country host organized celebrations for Canada Day, typically outdoor public events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbecues, air and maritime shows, fireworks, and free musical concerts,<ref name="Heritage96">{{cite web| url=http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=6NR110| author=Department of Canadian Heritage| author-link=Department of Canadian Heritage| title=British Columbia and Yukon invited to participate to "Celebrate Canada!" Days| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=May 31, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109190402/http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=6NR110| archive-date=November 9, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as [[Oath of Citizenship (Canada)|citizenship ceremonies]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/citizenship/cit-ceremony.asp| last=Citizenship and Immigration Canada| author-link=Citizenship and Immigration Canada| title=Applying for citizenship > The citizenship ceremony| date=March 31, 2007| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=July 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/citizenship-ceremony.html| title=Prepare for the citizenship ceremony| date=March 31, 2007| publisher=Government of Canada | access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref> There is no standard mode of celebration for Canada Day; [[Jennifer Welsh]], a professor of International Relations at the [[University of Oxford]], said about this: "Canada Day, like the country, is endlessly decentralized. There doesn't seem to be a central recipe for how to celebrate it—chalk it up to the nature of the federation."<ref>{{Cite news| last=Allemang| first=John| title=We stand on guard for what?| newspaper=Globe and Mail| date=June 28, 2008| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wcandayfocusdebate/BNStory/CanadaDay2008/?pageRequested=all| access-date=July 1, 2009}}</ref>

In the national capital of Ottawa, concerts and cultural displays are held on the front lawn of Parliament Hill, as organized by [[Canadian Heritage]], which include the main "noon show" and an evening programme.<ref>{{citation| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70| title=Billboard| date=July 14, 2001| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| pages=70–| issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name=:6>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=Canada Day celebrations moving from Parliament Hill |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/canada-day-celebrations-moving-from-parliament-hill-1.5905053 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=CTV News Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> The event traditionally begins with the singing of "[[God Save the King]]" and "[[O Canada]]" in English and French followed by a flyover by the [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Snowbirds]]. Typically the governor general and [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]] officiate, though [[Monarchy of Canada|the monarch]] or another member of the [[Monarchy of Canada#Royal family and house|royal family]] may also attend or take the governor general's place.{{refn|Queen [[Elizabeth II]] was present for the official Canada Day ceremonies in Ottawa during Canada's centennial in 1967;<ref name=CanoeBkg/><ref name=vis>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/royal-visits-canada-day-1.5183833| title=The many times the royals have jetted across the pond for Canada Day| author=CBC Archives| date=July 28, 2019| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| accessdate=July 1, 2019}}</ref> as well as 1973,<ref name=vis/> 1990,<ref name=vis/> 1992,<ref name=vis/> 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crht.ca/DiscoverMonarchyFiles/QueenElizabethII.html| last1=Bousfield| first1=Arthur| last2=Toffoli| first2=Garry| title=Elizabeth II Queen of Canada: The Role of Queen Elizabeth II| publisher=Canadian Royal Heritage Trust| accessdate=May 31, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418061228/http://www.crht.ca/DiscoverMonarchyFiles/QueenElizabethII.html| archive-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref> and 2010,<ref>{{Cite press release| title=The Queen to address the United Nations| publisher=Queen's Printer| date=January 22, 2010| url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2010/TheQueentoaddresstheUnitedNations.aspx| access-date=January 23, 2010}}</ref> when more than 100,000 people attended the ceremonies on Parliament Hill.<ref name=StarW&K>{{Cite news| last=Campion-Smith| first=Bruce| title=Royal newlyweds are coming to Canada, but not Toronto| newspaper=Toronto Star| date=February 16, 2011| url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/939727--royal-newlyweds-are-coming-to-canada-but-not-toronto?bn=1| access-date=February 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title=Queen calls Canada 'example to the world'| publisher=CBC| date=July 1, 2010| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/queen-calls-canada-example-to-the-world-1.877582| access-date=February 16, 2011}}</ref> [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]] and [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|his wife]] took part in the events in Ottawa for Canada Day, 2011,<ref name=StarW&K/> the first time a member of the royal family other than the monarch and her consort had done so. Several members have also attended Canada Day ceremonies outside of Ottawa, including [[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]], attending celebrations in Edmonton in 1983.<ref name=vis/> Charles later attended official Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa as a part of 150th anniversary of Canada in 2017.<ref name=vis/>|group=n|name=Found}} Smaller events are mounted in other parks around the city and in neighbouring [[Gatineau]], Quebec.<ref>{{cite web |year=2019 |title=A list of Canada Day parties happening off Parliament Hill |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-day-community-celebrations-ottawa-area-2019-1.5194068 |publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada}}</ref> In provincial capitals, official celebrations are often held at the provincial legislative building, usually in the presence of the [[Lieutenant Governor (Canada)|lieutenant-governor]] and/or [[Premier (Canada)|premier]] of the province.

===International celebrations===
[[File:Canada Day London 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Trafalgar Square]] during Canada Day in London, England, 2013]]

Canadian [[expatriate]]s will often organize Canada Day activities in their local area on or near the date of the holiday.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.canadadaylondon.com/default.asp| title=Canada Day in London| publisher=Canada Day London| access-date=June 27, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819084823/http://www.canadadaylondon.com/default.asp| archive-date=August 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Examples include ''Canada D'eh'', an annual celebration that takes place on June 30 at ''[[Lan Kwai Fong]]'', in Hong Kong;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Work |first=Andrew |date=2015-06-29 |title=Reportage: O Canada! |url=https://harbourtimes.com/2015/06/29/reportage-o-canada/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Harbour Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Canadian Forces]]' events on bases in [[Afghanistan]];{{refn|<ref>{{cite press release| title=Afghanistan Canada Day Celebrations Video Footage Available on Website| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| date=June 29, 2006| url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/view-news-afficher-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=1972| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803104011/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/view-news-afficher-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=1972| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 3, 2012| access-date=July 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.canadadayinternational.com/new-york/about/| title=About Canada Day International| date=2013| publisher=Canada Day International| access-date=July 1, 2015| archive-date=July 2, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702020804/http://www.canadadayinternational.com/new-york/about/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060629/afghanistan_canadaday_060701/20060701?hub=TopStories| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813194609/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060629/afghanistan_canadaday_060701/20060701?hub=TopStories| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 13, 2006| title=Troops refuse to let attack mar Canada Day break| date=July 1, 2006| publisher=CTV| access-date=August 6, 2009}}</ref>}} at [[Trafalgar Square]] outside [[Canada House]] in [[London]], [[England]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thercs.org/our-work/events/view/canada-day-in-trafalgar-square|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701174308/https://thercs.org/our-work/events/view/canada-day-in-trafalgar-square|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 1, 2019|title=Canada Day in Trafalgar Square|website=The Royal Commonwealth Society|year=2017|access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> in Mexico, at the [[Royal Canadian Legion]] in [[Chapala, Mexico|Chapala]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/29/royal-canadian-legion-opens-branch-in-mexico/| last=O'Connor| first=Joe| title=As Legions shutter across Canada, veterans open a new branch in 'friendly' Mexico| date=November 29, 2012| newspaper=National post| access-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref> and at the Canadian Club in [[Ajijic]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher=Canada Club| url=http://www.canadianclubmx.com/| date=2013| title=Celebrate Canada Day with Your Friends| access-date=June 29, 2013| archive-date=June 15, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615201948/http://www.canadianclubmx.com/| url-status=dead}}</ref> In China, Canada Day celebrations are held at the Bund Beach by the [[Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://cancham.asia/canadaday/the-canadian-chamber-of-commerce-in-shanghai-to-celebrate-canadas-146th-anniversary/#sthash.5NV7agl9.dpbs| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615190354/http://cancham.asia/canadaday/the-canadian-chamber-of-commerce-in-shanghai-to-celebrate-canadas-146th-anniversary/%23sthash.5NV7agl9.dpbs| url-status=dead| archive-date=June 15, 2013| title=The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai to Celebrate Canada's 146th Anniversary| date=May 17, 2013| access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> and at Canadian International School in Beijing, sponsored by the [[Canada China Business Council]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://ccbc.com/ccbc-canada-day-2017/| title=CCBC's Canada Day Fair in Beijing}}</ref>