Canadian Geographic

Join the long list of storied explorers who have carried the RCGS Compass Rose flag, with our new sew-on expedition patch. Proceeds to benefit RCGS programming. Made in Canada. No refunds or exchanges.

Canadian Geographic’s exclusive new Biggest islands of Canada map is meticulously researched and features the country’s 75 largest isles in relative geographical size. This 24” by 36” poster-sized map makes a perfect addition to any space and fits precisely into pre-cut poster-sized frames, making finishing and hanging a breeze. 🇨🇦 Made in Canada, rolled and shipped in a tube. 

Celebrate the Royal Canadian Geographical Society with this limited edition lapel pin featuring the iconic Compass Rose. Made of metal and enamel.

Represent the Royal Canadian Geographical Society with this iconic Compass Rose t-shirt. Men's and women's sizing available. Proceeds to benefit critical RCGS programming. Made in Canada by Roots

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has teamed up with Red Canoe to produce a limited selection of Compass Rose t-shirts featuring an embroidered Coat of Arms patch sewn onto the garment. Patch is located on the left sleeve. Made in Canada.

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has collaborated with Canadian shirt maker Barbarian to produce a limited quantity of Compass Rose rugby shirts. Embroidered with our expedition flag on the left chest — and the Society's name placed neatly on the sleeve. A limited quantity has been made available in a variety of sizes for men and women. Founded in 1981, Barbarian is a proud Canadian company who uses dozens of suppliers from all over North America, including the use of the world’s highest grade cotton grown in the US, to manufacture garments right here in Ontario.

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has teamed up with Red Canoe to produce a limited selection of Compass Rose t-shirts featuring an embroidered Coat of Arms patch sewn onto the garment. Patch location varies (left sleeve for men's, back nape for women's) depending on the style selected. Made in Canada.

Celebrate Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, Roberta Bondar, who flew aboard space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-42 from January 22 to 30, 1992. Now you can own a replica of her official mission patch with the newest RCGS t-shirt available in our Society Shop. Made in Canada by Roots.

To celebrate our fourth season of collaboration with Walmart Canada, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society produced a limited edition Canadiana t-shirt for Fellows attending our annual Geographica Gala. These t-shirts — which feature the official RCGS coat of arms on the back, in full colour, and a Fellows badge on the front chest — are now available, for a limited time, in the Can Geo Shop. The shirts will not be available in-store. 

Own a collection of seven unique expedition patches designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary. Made in Canada, these one-of-a-kind patches are available individually or as a complete collection. 

Baffin Island Expedition patch

Canadian Arctic Expedition patch

Dominion Government Expeditions to the Arctic Islands patch

Journeys Through the Ethnosphere patch

Discovery Mission STS-42 patch

Ellesmere Land Expedition patch

Northwest Passage Expedition patch

 

The RCGS is excited to unveil its limited edition box of greeting cards. Each of the six designs features vintage Canadian Geographic covers, with artwork by leading painters including Tom Thomson, Frank Johnston and AY Jackson. The cards, which are blank on the inside, are standard card size and are shipped as a boxed collection. Each box contains one pair of each design, for a total of 12 cards. Envelopes included. Printed and made in Canada.

Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, Roberta Bondar (an honorary vice-president of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society) flew aboard space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-42 from January 22 to 30, 1992. The voyage's main goal was to study the effects of microgravity on a variety of organisms. Own this one-of-a-kind replica patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.

FEATURES

ON THE COVER
Wildlife photographer Peter Mather captured this image of Porcupine caribou near the Yukon-Alaska border. 

WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS
This breakdown of Canada-U.S. relations and the gutting of American science agencies brings uncertainty to cross-border conservation efforts. 
By Leslie Anthony

THE GREAT TURNING
Another reckoning is coming with climate change. How do we deal with our mental health — and ultimately find hope? 
By Laurie Sarkadi
With illustrations by Mary Sanche

INTO THE STORM
Alberta-based computer scientist Mark Simpson can design anything he puts his mind to. So why has he chose to chase tornadoes?
By Alanna Mitchell

"TO LEARN ALL THE GIFTS FROM NMÉ, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH HIM IN THE WATER"
How First Nations are collaborating with scientists to save sturgeon in the Great Lakes
By Susan Nerberg
With photography by Christian Fleury

FEATURES

ON THE COVER
Photographer Donna Feledichuk snapped this image of a Canada lynx last summer when she glimpsed the animal along a country road in Lac La Biche, Alta. 

THE DAM, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
An exploration of the landscape-shifting icon celebrating 50 years as Canada's national symbol: the beaver.
By Brian Banks

NATURE MEANT US ALL TO BE WILDFLOWERS
A journey of friendship, loss and healing in the footsteps of an early 20th-century mountain explorer. 
By Meghan J. Ward
With photography by Natalie Gillis

THE MAGIC IN THE MUD
An invisible fuel draws thousands of migrating sandpipers to the Roberts Bank mudflats each year.
Story and photography by Isabelle Groc

CANADIAN PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2024
Canadian Geographic presents the winners of our annual photo competition!

FEATURES

ON THE COVER
Photographer Peter Mather captured this image of an ice-covered grizzly bear fishing for salmon in the Kluane region, Yukon. 

WINGS OVER NIAGARA
During the winter, it's not only humans that flock to the iconic falls. 
Story and photography by Ryan Tidman

"WE HAD ALL KINDS OF WATER"
The impact that a 30-year boil water advisory has had on Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario. 
By Brandi Morin
With photography by Sara Hylton

THE GOOD BEAR
The ice bears of Klukshu have been living with people and salmon for millennia. Is this age-old balance under threat? 
By Trina Moyles
With photography by Peter Maher

FLYING COLOURS
Photos of aurora borealis from an epic year.
Photography by the Can Geo community
With story by Elizabeth Howell

FEATURES

ON THE COVER
Quest on the River Thames on August 18, 1921. The following month, the ship would embark on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition — the last for famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

OUT OF OUR DEPTH
An ambitious project seeks to use artificial intelligence to speak with sperm whales. But is this even possible? What would we say — and would they want to speak with us? 
By Stephen Marche
With illustrations by Matthew Billington

FINDING QUEST
Inside the successful expedition that found Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship.
By Alexandra Pope
With contributions by Jill Heinerth, Michael Crummey and Kerry Hodgson

CANADIAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
Chosen from more than 10,000 entries, the winning images of Canadian Geographic's 2024 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition showcase both the outstanding beauty of Canada's flora, fauna and fungi and the impressive range of our photography community.
By Can Geo Staff

CAN GEO TRAVEL
20-plus pages of Canadian adventures, including partying like an Acadian in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que., rocking sustainable tourism at Canada's UNESCO geoparks, mapping Calgary's wintry trail network, and a snowy tour of New Brunswick featuring hiking, fat biking and dogsledding. 

FEATURES

THE POLITICS OF WILD
Free-roaming horses have existed in Alberta for hundreds of years. Some say they're a nuisance, while others believe they have their own place in the landscape. 
By Monica Kidd
Photography by Sandy Sharkey

PROTECTORS OF AQVIQTUUQ
The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise undisturbed by mining. Residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.
By Thomas Lundy
Photography by Emina Ida

REKINDLING HOPE
As wildfire seasons worsen, residents of the B.C. interior have been repeatedly evacuated. But this hasn't stopped them finding solutions.
By David Geselbracht

UNCLE TEACHINGS AND AUNTIE LAUGHTER
An ambitious initiative by the Rideau Hall Foundation aims to transform education for Indigenous students.
By Cara McKenna

FEATURES

THE KING OF WAPUSK
In the Hudson Bay Lowlands, polar bears have reigned supreme. These days, a new predator has everyone on high alert. 
By Trina Moyles
Photography by Drew Hamilton

A PRAYER, NOT A PROTEST
The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand.
By Candace Savage
Photography by David Stobbe

UNFATHOMABLE
We know less about the deep ocean than the surface of the moon. As the threat of mining looms, will its fate be decided before we know enough to make such a far-reaching choice?
By Leslie Anthony
Illustrations by Amanda Key

HEART OF GOLD
Life in Bourlamaque, a former Quebec mining town preserved as a living national historic site.
Photography by Guillaume Nolet
With words by Olivier Baillou

FEATURES

SHARK TALES
As white sharks make their presence known off the coast of Atlantic Canada, researchers and locals want to know: Should people be worried? 
By Karen Pinchin
Photography by Nicolas Winkler

HAND TALK
Plains Indian Sign Language was used by generations of Indigenous Peoples to communicate across languages and landscapes. Now it's being reclaimed. 
By Alanna Mitchell
Photography by David Stobbe

SUNKEN TREASURE
Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out to make a documentary about invasive quagga mussels. What they found at the bottom of Lake Huron was the discovery of a lifetime.
By Christina Frangou
Photography by Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick

FEATURES

THE OTTER, THE URCHIN AND THE HAIDA
Why the return of the sea otter to Haida Gwaii is cause for celebration, concern and careful planning.
By Brad Badelt

RED BIRD
As the RCAF turns 100, Cyle Daniels from Long Plain First Nation starts their own journey with the storied service.
By Kallan Lyons
Photography by April Carandang

SNAKES ON A PLAIN
Each spring, a disquieting tangle of gartersnakes emerges at the Narcisse Snake Dens. Everyone and their mother shows up to see it.
By Leslie Anthony
Photography by Walter Potrebka

CANADIAN PHOTOS OF THE YEAR 2023
Canadian Geographic presents the winners of our annual photo competition.

FEATURES

GUARDIANS OF THE GLACIAL PAST
How 'maas ol, the spirit bear, connects us to the last glacial maximum of the Pacific Northwest. 
By Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett Huson)
With photography by Ryan Tidman

HEAD FOR THE HILLS
As unexpected as they are unexpectedly popular: welcome to Canada's prairie ski destinations.
Photography by Kari Medig
With words by Marcello Di Cintio

DO NOT DISTURB
Wildlife photographers on the thrill of the chase — and the importance of setting ethical guidelines. 
By Rhiannon Russell

LOSING TRACK
What does it mean for Canada if we continue to lose passenger rail corridors? 
By Tim Querenguesser
With illustrations by Marc Audet

FEATURES

THE CALL OF THE LOON
These iconic birds have added magic to the soundscapes of Canada's lakes for millions of years, but will we hear them forever? 
Photography by Bill Maynard
Story by Stephen Marche
MARCH/APRIL 2023

WRITTEN IN STONE
Peering into our ancient past could transform our understanding of contemporary climate change.
By David Geselbracht
MAY/JUNE 2023

WILD THINGS
Showcasing the awe-inspiring biodiversity of this country and the talent of our photography community. Canadian Geographic honours the winners of the 2023 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

PRETEND. TO. EAT.
How not to track a bear and other lessons in the Western Torngat Mountains.
By Bill Maynard
Photography by Javier Frutos
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023

FARMING A CHANGING SEA
Struggle and success in Atlantic Canada, where aquaculturists strive to overcome climate change and contamination while chasing a sustainable carbon footprint. 
By Karen Pinchin
Photography by Matt Horseman
MARCH/APRIL 2023

FEATURES

LAYERS OF MEANING
The Anthropocene is here. Canadian geology professor Francine McCarthy is the key mover and shaker behind what is possibly the biggest geological announcement of our generation.
By Alanna Mitchell
with illustrations by Colin Boyd Shafer

A HOLE IN THE TUNDRA
Their legacy persists in pop culture, storytelling, ecology, and even the controversial idea of de-extinction. Why are we so fascinated with mammoths? 
By Leslie Anthony
with illustrations by Kerry Hodgson

WILD THINGS
The winning images showcase both the awe-inspiring biodiversity of this country and the talent of our photography community. 
Canadian Geographic honours the winners of the 2023 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition

Join the long list of storied explorers who have carried the RCGS Compass Rose flag, with our new sew-on expedition patch. Proceeds to benefit RCGS programming. Made in Canada. No refunds or exchanges.

Own a collection of seven unique expedition patches designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary. Made in Canada, these one-of-a-kind patches are available individually or as a complete collection. 

Baffin Island Expedition patch

Canadian Arctic Expedition patch

Dominion Government Expeditions to the Arctic Islands patch

Journeys Through the Ethnosphere patch

Discovery Mission STS-42 patch

Ellesmere Land Expedition patch

Northwest Passage Expedition patch

 

Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, Roberta Bondar (an honorary vice-president of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society) flew aboard space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-42 from January 22 to 30, 1992. The voyage's main goal was to study the effects of microgravity on a variety of organisms. Own this one-of-a-kind replica patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.

Proudly wear the flag of Canada on your next expedition with this Canadian Flag patch designed by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.