What is "canadiana"

Canadiana is a class of books that includes Canadian literature, books about Canada as well as Canadian non-fiction works. The term is very general for it can include books which do not deal with Canada or Canadians but which were written by Canadians or people who were Canadians at one point in their life. It is a category often seen in bookstores and in research libraries. One of the specific mandates of the Library and Archives Canada is to collect, organize and make available Canadiana.

The term can also be used more generally to describe a collection of distinctly Canadian items of artifacts or a collection of Canadian works in another cultural field such as music or art.

The two books by Canadian author Douglas Coupland, Souvenir of Canada and Souvenir of Canada 2, are collections of images of pop-culture Canadiana.

Canadiana (1950–1971) was the first Canadian- bred racehorse to earn more than $100,000 Canadian. She was bred by E. P. Taylor at his National Stud near Oshawa, Ontario. Sired by Taylor's stallion, Chop Chop who would go on to sire three more Queen's Plate winners, her dam Iribelle was also owned by Taylor. Canadiana's British-born damsire Osiris was the Leading sire in Canada in 1938, 1940, 1942, and 1947.

Canadiana refers to things related to the country of Canada.

Canadiana may also refer to:

• Canadiana (comics), a webcomic created by Sandy Carruthers
• Canadiana (horse), a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse
• SS Canadiana a passenger ferry that operated between Buffalo, New York, United States and Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada
• Canadiana.org, a non-profit digital library dedicated to preserving Canadian culture