Seven Wonders of Canada


The Seven Wonders of Canada was a 2007 competition sponsored by CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada. They sought to determine Canada's "seven wonders" by receiving nominations from viewers, and then from on-line voting of the short list. After the vote, a panel of judges, Ra McGuire, Roy MacGregor and Roberta L. Jamieson, picked the winners based on geographic and poetic criteria. Their seven picks were revealed on The National on June 7, 2007, making the official Seven Wonders of Canada, the Canoe, the Igloo, Niagara Falls, Old Quebec City, Pier 21 Halifax, Prairie Skies, and the Rockies. CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge commented on the top winner, “it’s hard to imagine Canada being Canada without the canoe. Explorers, missionaries, fur traders and First Nations—they’re all linked by this subtle and simple craft. To many, the quintessential Canadian experience begins by picking up a paddle. That’s why the canoe is one of the seven wonders”. There were over 25,000 nominations and 1 million votes cast, according to the CBC website. The top audience votes were the Sleeping Giant, Niagara Falls, the Bay of Fundy, Nahanni National Park Reserve, the Northern Lights, the Rockies, and the Cabot Trail. The CBC website has a dedicated section for the Seven Wonders of Canada.

CBC's Seven Wonders of Canada

ImageNomineeLocationProvince or territoryNumber of votes
The canoe17,470
The iglooNorthern Canada11,082
Niagara FallsNiagara RiverOntario81,818
Old QuebecQuebec CityQuebec20,880
Pier 21HalifaxNova Scotia11,225
Prairie SkiesCanadian Prairies14,836
The RockiesWestern CanadaAlberta & British Columbia55,630

Top seven in voting

ImageNomineeLocationProvince or territoryNumber of votes
Sleeping GiantThunder BayOntario177,305
Niagara FallsNiagara RiverOntario81,818
Bay of FundyAtlantic CanadaNew Brunswick & Nova Scotia67,670
Nahanni National Park ReserveNorthern CanadaNorthwest Territories64,920
Northern LightsNorthern Canada61,417
The RockiesWestern CanadaAlberta & British Columbia55,630
Cabot TrailCape Breton IslandNova Scotia44,073


Short list

ImageNomineeLocationProvince or territoryNumber of votes
Cathedral GroveMacMillan Provincial ParkBritish Columbia21,472
CN TowerTorontoOntario26,740
Confederation BridgeNorthumberland StraitPrince Edward Island & New Brunswick27,791
Crooked TreesThickwood HillsSaskatchewan6,843
Cypress HillsCypress Hills Interprovincial ParkSaskatchewan & Alberta10,535
Dawson CityYukon4,846
Dempster HighwayNorthern CanadaYukon and Northwest Territories4,538
DrumhellerRed Deer RiverAlberta31,828
Grand BeachLake WinnipegManitoba6,182
Gros Morne National ParkWestern NewfoundlandNewfoundland & Labrador41,034
Haida Gwaii – Queen Charlotte IslandsNorthwest British ColumbiaBritish Columbia14,501
Hartland Covered BridgeHartlandNew Brunswick11,390
Ice RoadsNorthern Canada14,650
L'Anse Amour – Village of SevenLabradorNewfoundland & Labrador12,111
Library of ParliamentOttawaOntario7,411
Manicouagan ReservoirNorthern QuebecQuebec5,550
Manitoba Legislative BuildingWinnipegManitoba3,650
Manitoulin IslandLake HuronOntario25,775
The Montreal bagelMontrealQuebec3,981
Mount ThorAuyuittuq National ParkNunavut5,750
Mum's HouseTorontoOntario3,383
Museum of CivilizationGatineauQuebec15,015
Narcisse Snake DensNarcisseManitoba5,407
Nonosabasut RockGrand Falls-WindsorNewfoundland & Labrador8,563
Northwest PassageArctic Canada10,117
Number 5 RoadRichmondBritish Columbia2,343
Percé RockGaspéQuebec10,417
Porcupine Caribou HerdNorthern Canada8,001
Rankin Inlet InukshukRankin InletNunavut7,531
Rideau CanalEastern OntarioOntario12,163
Saguenay FjordLaurentian HighlandsQuebec7,590
Saugeen Shores sunsetsSaugeen ShoresOntario7,493
Singing Sands BeachBasin HeadPrince Edward Island8,232
Spiral TunnelsCanadian RockiesBritish Columbia8,755
The Stanley Cup19,581
Trans-Canada Highway14,753
Tuktoyaktuk PingosTuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories5,987
Vegreville eggVegrevilleAlberta5,444
Vimy MemorialCanada, France15,462
Wreck BeachPacific Spirit Regional ParkBritish Columbia7,143