Canada may be superficially independent, but it is still effectively a colony,
You are quite right about this. We still pay dividends to the Royal Family.
How much does the monarchy cost Canadian taxpayers?
While Canada might not pay money directly to the monarchy, the country's ties to the House of Windsor(opens in a new tab) could cost taxpayers more than $58.7 million annually.
That's according to the Monarchist League of Canada(opens in a new tab), which calculated the figure for the 2019-2020 fiscal year based on costs such as maintaining historic buildings, running the Governor General's office, and covering travel-related expenses for visiting royals like security for Prince Harry and Meghan(opens in a new tab). The pro-monarchy group says the total represents $1.55 per Canadian.
If people are interested in seeing how Canada was at the time of the fur trade when the Red Coats took over (Britain), there is a TV show named
Frontier on Netflix, starring Jason Momoa. The British Hudson Bay cie just took everything for themselves under some business contract in the name of the crown.
If you are more into Romance, there is
Marguerite Volant which was a big production made in Quebec. That one is also an historical fiction, and I must say Captain Chase is very handsome...
You can also win a crown land. No joke! If you like to live in the middle of nowhere, eaten alive by millions of black flies and horse flies during the summer, and buried under 10ft of snow in the winter...
Territoire public - Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts
Quebec Public territory
Resort land draw
Description
State lands cover more than 90% of Quebec territory. The Government of Quebec is responsible for these lands of varying sizes found throughout the province, whether in the city, in the suburbs, in rural areas or in the forest.
The government's objective is to make these lands more accessible and attractive, particularly for vacationers. This is why it is implementing various ways to facilitate its use, rental and in some cases, purchase.
In this context, each fall, you can obtain rental vacation land by participating in a draw conducted by the Quebec government in collaboration with SÉPAQ.
The interactive map illustrates the land offered by lottery as well as the location of the leases in force. Descriptive sheets are also available to specify the rental conditions of the land offered.
Maybe you prefer Ontario?
Comment profiter des terres de la Couronne de l’Ontario
Crown land represents 77% of Ontario's total land area and is managed under the province's Public Lands Act. These vast territories are accessible to all free of charge, although the designated use of the territory must be respected, depending on the sector.
Little of this land is found in southern and eastern Ontario, due to population density and urban development. However, in the north of the province, Crown lands represent 95% of the area of the region.
According to Margie Kenedy, an experienced camper, Crown lands are less busy than other spaces, such as provincial parks, since they are more difficult to find.
The first time I tried to use the Atlas, I was lost. It seems like it was created to prevent people from using it, it’s so difficult to navigate, explains the woman who documents her stays on Crown land in a blog.
The Ontario Crown Lands Atlas (New window) is a research tool that helps identify where Crown lands are located, as well as the use assigned to them.