The Culture of Canada , as a product of a North American developed nation, shares many common cultural roots with the United States. While the two countries share some aspects of a common cultural heritage, there is also a separately identifiable Canadian culture. Some distinctions of this culture are the greater integration of Native influences, the retention of traditions descended from those of French settlers, and a notable infusion of Celtic elements.

Occasionally, the distinctions of these elements in Canada is disputed as a separate culture. One matter of contention in the effort to study Canadian culture rests in the fact of Canada's bilingualism; there is little reason to question the distinct identities of the English-speaking and French-speaking peoples of Canada. However, John Ralston Saul conjectures that Gabrielle Roy is better known in anglophone Canada than in France, and more French-Canadians know of Margaret Laurence and Atom Egoyan than Americans. Another object of contention when defining Canadian culture is multiculturalism, whichmany Canadians value. As with the United States, it may be argued that there is no single "Canadian" or "American" culture save for the very diversity itself, making it difficult to speak of concrete cultural distinctions between the two countries in general, which would imply truly national and relatively homogenous characteristics that are more common to smaller, unitary nation-states. Canadian culture has been greatly influenced by more recent immigration of people from all over the world. Indeed, some see Canadian culture as being inherently multicultural. Multicultural heritage is enshrined in Section 27 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.