Victoria of the United Kingdom known simply as Queen Victoria (London, May 24, 1819 - Isle of Wight, January

22, 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India from June 20, 1837 until his death. His reign lasted more than 63 years and still is the longest in the history of the United Kingdom. In addition to being Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was the first to claim the title of Empress of India. His long reign was also known as "Victorian." His reign was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire, and was preceded by the first industrial revolution, a period of great social, economic and technological developments in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover, as his successor, and his son, belongs to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which is the lineage of the father.

Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized. It is sometimes informally considered as marking the beginning of the summer season in Canada. The holiday has been observed since before Canada was formed, originally falling on the sovereign's actual birthday, and continues to be celebrated in various

fashions across the country on the fixed date. In Quebec, the same day was, since the Quiet Revolution, unofficially known as Fte de Dollard until 2003, when provincial legislation officially named the same date as Victoria Day the National Patriots' Day. It is a statutory holiday federally, as well as in six of Canada's ten provinces and three of its territories.

Canada is a federal state comprising ten provinces and three territories in the northern part of North America, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and west by the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic north. It is, after Russia, the largest country in the world and borders with the United States of America to the south and northwest (Alaska).

Vancouver is a coastal town in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located in the southern part of the province and is one of the largest ports in the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by the Strait of Georgia (Georgia Strait), the Fraser River and the mountains of the Coast Mountains. The name is in honor of Captain George Vancouver, British explorer.

Ottawa is the federal capital of Canada, located on the southern shore of the Ottawa River, in the same valley in the province of Ontario, the eastern border with the province of Quebec.

Toronto is a city in the far south-east of Canada, the provincial capital of Ontario and Canada's most populous, with its 4,203,281inhabitants (6,500,000 in the metropolitan area). Economic engine of Canada, Toronto, along with Montreal, the city's best-known North American country in the world. Characteristic of the city is to be one of the most multicultural in the world, with approximately 36% of the inhabitants of not European.

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the most populous province of Quebec and its most important economic center. Montral is also the second largest metropolitan city in the country after the one in Toronto. In French it is called the Metropole and its metropolitan area has about 4,000,000inhabitants. The old town is the Vieux-Montreal Montreal (Old Montreal).