# 1940s CANADA TOURISM MOVIE THIS IS CANADA QUEBEC ONTARIO NEW FOUNDLAND NEW BRUNSWICK 79534

THIS IS CANADA is a promotional tourism film produced by the Canadian National Railroad, highlighting the cities, sights, and incredible natural landscapes of Canada. The “tour” begins in its capital city, Ottawa, Ontario with footage of the Peace Tower (also known as the Tower of Victory and Peace) of the Houses of Parliament ( 01:15 ). A Royal Mounted Police officer stands on the steps of the parliament building ( 01:24 ). Inside the Peace Tower is the Memorial Chamber—a memorial to the Canadians who died in the Great War—and the Book of Remembrance ( 01:28 ). An aerial shot of the city ( 01:43 ), Rideau Hall ( 01:48 ), the U.S. Embassy ( 01:51 ), and the world-renowned hotel Chateau Laurier ( 01:54 ). The film then transitions to a narration of a man and woman from San Francisco. They start on The Narrows ( 02:13 ) leading into St. John’s Harbor at St. John’s, Newfoundland. There is footage of residential buildings in St. John’s ( 02:38 ). The tour then heads west across Newfoundland, stopping at Gander with its large airport ( 03:06 ), and Corner Brook ( 03:25 ) and its pulp and paper mill ( 03:27 ). Sydney on Cape Breton Island ( 03:36 ) is home to the region’s coal and steel industry ( 03:40 ). A boat trip along Bras d’Or Lake ( 03:50 ) reveals the summer home of Alexander Graham Bell ( 04:09 ). The landscape is similar to highlands of Scotland, and there are a number of Scots who live here now ( 04:30 ). Cape Breton Highlands National Park ( 05:02 ) has popular…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/79534ThisIsCanadaR1)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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