Canadiana

Canadiana is a term used to describe things (e.g., books, historical documents, works of art, music and artifacts), ideas, or activities that concern or are distinctive of Canada, its peoples, and/or its culture, especially works of literature and other cultural products.

It can also refer to the collection of such materials, such as in cultural fields like music or art.

The suffixes -ana and -iana are commonly used in reference to a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.

Similar to the concept of Canadiana is that of Americana for the United States.The term Canuckiana has been used (rarely), in humorous contexts, as a synonym for Canadiana.

[4] In OCLC's WorldShare integrated library system, the Canadiana authority file contains two record types:[7]