Why does Canada have a cold climate?

Answer 1

Canada has many different climates because it's huge, the second biggest country in the world. Canada stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans and from the same latitude as northern California all the way to the high Arctic. We have the Rocky Mountains in the west which forms a sub-tropical climate along the west coast. We have semi-arid prairies, the tundra in the sub-arctic, the Great Lakes, the Laurentian mountains in Quebec and the maritime provinces on the east coast. Only two of Canada's provinces don't border on an ocean (Alberta and Saskatchewan) and Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world.

Answer 2

There are more than four reasons, but four would be 1) the Pacific currents flowing by the southwestern parts of Canada, especially Vancouver island, provides for warmer, more temperate weather, 2) the Rocky mountains windy weather and significant variations in temperature from the foothills to the peaks, 3) the broad plains across central Canada, where temperatures can vary greatly by season and by the latitude of the jet stream, and 4) the polar tundra and ice of the far north.

Answer 3

It is located in the northern hemisphere, and is rather far away from the equator. It is colder further north.