2025

Remembering their service with gratitude. The final phase of the Second World War in Europe brought the First Canadian Army to the Netherlands (1944-45), where the Canadians fought from town to town, and sometimes, house to house, bringing...

Add the oriole to your flock of Colourful Birds. If the Baltimore oriole’s happy whistling song doesn’t catch your attention in nature, its fiery orange plumage certainly will. A spring and summer resident of southern Canada, this...

See the prehistoric world through the eye of a top predator. Travel back to an age when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and see the world as they saw it! With each new fossil discovery, paleontologists are able to piece together new information about...

DESCRIPTION:  The second coin in our Animal Portraits series brings you deep into Canada’s forests for a close-up view of Cervus canadensis, more commonly known as the elk or wapiti. With a hoof-to-shoulder height of up to 1.5...

DESCRIPTION More than 500 years after Italian explorer John Cabot first reached these shores, Canada is home to one of the largest Italian diasporas in the world, with over 1.5 million Canadians claiming Italian ancestry. Generations of Italian...

DESCRIPTION Officially recognized as a Canadian symbol in 1975, Castor canadensis—better known as the beaver—has long symbolized Canada’s pioneering spirit and our deep connection to this land. Throughout our history, it has evolved...

DESCRIPTION Storytellers are vital to the Inuit way of life, for they pass down traditions like hunting and akpik (cloudberry) picking, as well as the cultural understanding of those skills – the why and how they fit into the seasonal cycles of...

THE STORY Flying from flower to flower, the honey bee collects pollen, floral oils, and the nectar that is turned into honey at the hive; as it moves about, it provides an essential pollination service that helps plants grow and reproduce, ultimately...

THE STORY Benevolent creator and mischief maker, bringer of light and keeper of secrets: the Raven plays a central role in many Inuit legends. These stories are passed down to each new generation of artists and storytellers, inspiring them to create...

THE STORY There can be no justice without truth, so combining allegorical representations of both into one design is a fitting way to pay tribute to the Supreme Court of Canada on its 150th anniversary. This 1 oz. 99.99% pure silver coin from the Royal...

Celebrate the power of pollinators through this conservation story. In the fall, the monarch butterfly embarks on one of the longest known migrations, pollinating and supporting diverse ecosystems as it travels from its breeding grounds in...

• Mintage: 4,500• Diameter: 50 mm• Weight: 2 oz pure silver• GST/HST exempt