Dear Jaimie,
There is a circular pool and fountain somewhere in British Columbia, prolly on the grounds of a government building in Vancouver, and that is where I waded and splashed...that is my defining memory of Canada, it was such a hot day and I was maybe four years old.
Such a totally wonderful time so I still remember, because when I was four years old that would have been the summer of 1949!
And now in 2016 if I were to characterize Canada in two words, it is "friendly, gracious."