Near the entrance to the pavilion, guests are often seen snapping photos in the brilliant flower gardens, inspired by Victoria’s Butchart Gardens.

The Canada pavilion is a mixture of rustic Native Indian villages, an ornate French-flavored chateau, the Scottish influence of the Maritimes and the ruggedness of the Canadian Rockies.

It combines authentic architectural designs, and features thirty-foot-high totem poles which mark the Native Indian village where a log cabin and its nearby northwest trading post carry out the northwoods theme. Gift shops display authentic Canadian crafts, boutique items and a Roots clothing store.

The flowered pathway leads into a mountain canyon where a 30-foot waterfall cascades into a rushing stream. Rocky, pine-studded slopes surround the shaft opening to the Maple Leaf Mine, the entrance to the theater.

"O Canada" is a splendid visual tour of Canada’s scenic wonders. The CircleVision 360 film is a motion picture technique that surrounds viewers with Canadian snow geese by the thousands on an autumn stopover near the St. Lawrence River; a chuckwagon race in the Calgary Stampede (filmed from the buckboard); pine-covered mountains at Banff National Park; reindeer in the Northwest Territories; Toronto’s CN Tower, and the northern midnight sun.

Le Cellier Steakhouse is located in a chateau wine cellar that celebrates the Canadian provinces and territories, featuring the flavors of Midwestern seasoned steaks and seasonal Canadian seafood paired with wines and beers of Canada, the border states and Europe.

The showcase introduces visitors to the traditions, culture and atmosphere of the places that are most attractive to tourists in Canada. Off Kilter, a Celtic rock band, entertains live at the Canada outdoor stage on the promenade.

Many young people from Canada work in the pavilion and help to explain their country to the world. Those included are students participating in the World Fellowship Program who study management and the hospitality industry under the direction of Disney professionals. These and others brought to Walt Disney World Resort through a unique cultural program are replaced by a new group of "ambassadors" each year.

The Canada pavilion features the largest World Showcase garden and the most labor-intensive landscape. It was inspired by the Butchart Gardens in British Columbia that were built by Jenny Butchart to beautify the limestone pits dug by her husband’s cement company. Many seasonal displays take place in this garden, including the chrysanthemum show each fall. During the winter months, all flowers blooming in this pavilion are white, giving the appearance of a Canadian snowfall. Throughout the year, 154 rose bushes bloom in this garden. Removing spent blooms in the Epcot rose gardens requires more than 400 hours per year!

Canada's Le Cellier Steakhouse is welcoming guests to a cozy restaurant featuring "Canadian steakhouse" fare -- favorites such as wild mushroom-stuffed filet or buffalo rib-eye served with parmesan "smashed" potatoes. For fish lovers, there's maple-glazed Canadian salmon. And for dessert, a special butterfinger mousse with raspberry sauce satisfies any sweet tooth.