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The second-largest single source of power (15% of the total) is nuclear power, with several plants in Ontario generating more than half of that province's electricity, and one generator in New Brunswick. This makes Canada the world's sixth-largest producer of electricity generated by nuclear power, producing 95 TWh in 2017. [5]
This is a list of the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census and the 2016 Canadian census. [1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada.
ZEEP (left), NRX (right) and NRU (back) reactors at Chalk River, 1954. In 1944, approval was given to proceed with the construction of the smaller ZEEP (Zero Energy Experimental Pile) test reactor at Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories in Ontario and on September 5, 1945, at 3:45 p.m., the 10-watt ZEEP achieved the first self-sustained nuclear reaction outside the United States.
The mission's needs continued to expand, however, and Canada acquired the former American embassy on Grosvenor Square, renaming it Macdonald House, in honour of Canada's first prime minister. Macdonald House opened on Canada Day (1 July) in 1961. Evening view of Canada House. Canada House was refurbished in 1997–98.
Starters, generators, ignition components, switches: 1906: 1994 / 1999: Heavy Duty products spun off as Delco Remy International in 1994. Ignition (Plant 20) and Generator (Plant 11) products along with the Engineering Center (Plant 18) transferred to Delphi Automotive Systems in 1999. Delco Remy: Muncie, Indiana: United States: Batteries: 1908 ...
Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) to replace earlier postal sorting systems, such as Melbourne's letter and number codes (e.g., N3, E5) and a similar system then used in rural and regional New South Wales.
The 6-digit postal code is made up of the sector code and the delivery point. The sector is represented by the first two numbers of the postal code. The remaining four numbers define the delivery point within the sector. e.g.
Initial implementation of the postal code: 1981 Canada Post Corporation Act is passed by Parliament 1981 Canada Post is turned into a Crown Corporation: 1985 Canada Post begins phasing in community mailboxes instead of door-to-door delivery in new subdivisions [20] 1993 Canada Post purchases a majority stake in Purolator Courier: 2006