If you had to peg the Great White North with one prevailing personality trait, it’d have to be politeness. Isn’t that the old joke? You can bump into a Canadian person, and they’ll apologize to you for not watching where you were going. Sure, on an international level, the country has a reputation for subdued politeness, but as with any other nation, inside Canada’s border are a selection of people that run the gamut from intrepid to silly, foolish to brilliant (they invented Trivial Pursuit, you know). As a result, some Canadian laws reflect that incredible diversity. Here are some of the unique statutes that travelers might experience while in Canada.

Protect Our Impressionable Nerds

In Canada, they’re so dead set on keeping the public thinking happy thoughts that the country has outlawed any comic book which depicts an illegal act. And since vigilantism is illegal everywhere in the known universe, the law applies to pretty much every modern comic book. So, technically, Avengers and Spider-Man comics are unlawful inside Canada. Don’t worry, though, the last time someone was indicted behind the law was 1987 (and those charges were eventually changed).

Technology Won’t Change Canada (At Least for Awhile)

One Canadian law prohibits residents in the country from having an internet connection faster than 56k. To put that in perspective, the laws means that dial-up is the fastest a Canadian internet is allowed to be. Fortunately, that’s an archaic rule, as the Canadian government has since declared that high-speed broadband internet was a fundamental right of the people. It’s like the exact opposite of the repeal of net neutrality.

Preserving the Wonder of Nature

A niche group of travelers flock to British Columbia every year in search of the mythical Sasquatch. Some are there to tromp through the Canadian province and take in the majesty of the country, and some are there to hunt Bigfoot seriously. Either way, the authorities in British Columbia have already taken steps to avoid trouble. Poaching a Sasquatch in B.C is illegal. So don’t even try it.

Don’t Feed the Street Performers

In Victoria, BC, there are several beautiful attractions. Stroll through Beacon Hill Park, visit the Canadian coast, or wander through one of the gorgeously-curated tourist areas. If you run across one of the city’s street entertainers, however, don’t expect to take home any balloons. It’s illegal for entertainers to give balloon animals to children.

Keep it Clean and Respect Your International Neighbors

Please Keep Quiet in Petrolia, Canada

For nearly twenty years — from 1990 to 2009 — the town of Petrolia in Ottawa was proud of its particularly odd noise pollution ordinance. The city explicitly banned, “Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing,” in public. In 2009, however, the statute was amended to restrict noise offenders to those people making a ʀucκus “for the purposes of selling or advertising.” Nothing wrong with that Canadian law.

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