His hair is wavy and depicted at times as being two-toned: A lighter blond on top, with more of an orange or darker blond shade on the bottom and tips. He has violet eyes, though they have also been colored blue in some of the official art featuring him. At least one figurine depicts him with completely orange hair. The anime depicts him with shorter, straighter hair, and a slightly different shade of blond than his brother. His eyes, unlike in the manga, are somewhat darker blue. He also sports a curl off the top of his head.

Canada wears a heavy tan winter coat and pants as his military uniform, though when he's dressed casual, he is usually shown wearing a hoodie occasionally being depicted with the Canadian flag emblem on it, and a pair of jeans. Like his brother, Canada wears glasses, though he also sports a pair of goggles on his head at times (such as when wearing his uniform). The picture at the left depicts him in his younger days, presumably in his early teens.

Although often drawn as shorter and smaller in fanart, official art makes it clear that he is either the same height/build as his brother, or very close to it as he can often be seen as slightly shorter and thinner than America and his hair being slightly longer and having the hair curl similar to Italy's although Canada's can be seen at different lengths throughout the series.

In contrast to his brother, Canada is shy, sensitive, and hates fighting. Despite this, he is often mistaken for his brother and has found himself in trouble for incidents that America has caused. When he's not being mistaken for his brother, all the other nations tend to forget that he exists. He is also passive aggressive and was once able to make America cry by arguing with him for over three hours and pointing out every single one of his faults. It is also implied in a chapter he loves maple syrup as he is shown offering America some for his coffee. Canada also has a fondness for ice cream, as it was shown in one chapter, he easily forgives Cuba's bashing when he offers the treat.

When asked about his hobbies, Himaruya stated that apart from ice hockey and lacrosse, Canada also enjoys driving a tractor on his days off.[3]

He has a pet bear named Kumajirou, but even it forgets about him. In return, Canada often cannot ever remember his bear's exact name.

Similar to America, Canada had been found as a young child with France nearly becoming his older brother. However, Britain would quickly claim sibling rights and government rulership in the end. Since that point, Canada was under Britain's care and after a while he would be introduced to his brother America; although America would quickly lose interest.

While Canada would grow and become stronger, many of his acts were thought to be Britain's since he had not obtained his independence until 1867. This could be part of the reason why many have a hard time telling him apart from America or being seen as "invisible".