Updated date:

Apr 7, 2021

Canada Google CA : www google ca : Google Canada: Search, Webhp: English, French

Author:: Charles Fox

Google Canada (www google ca) is the Google search page as produced for Canada. Google Canada homepage is a clone of the Google homepage with localized Canada functionality. From Google Canada (www google ca) you can undertake searches that have a Canadian bias, with Canada Google in English or Canada Google in French (français).

As with all other Google search pages, Google CA search can be viewed in languages other than English. To achieve this you can utilise the Google ca webhp function. Another trick is to increase the Canada bias to show only Canadian sites.

Google CA looks like the Google classic homepage except that it is badged as Canada with the letters 'Canada' under the 'le' of Google and the redirection function set to 'Go to Google.com'.

Occasionally the Google ca homepage looks a little different and has celebration-specific graphics which reflect special days in the Canadian calendar, just like all other local and international versions of Google. Otherwise, in the English or French versions of Google Canada, you will see very little difference from any other local country version of Google search homepage.

Google Canada (www,google.ca) Homepage - How Do I Get To CA Google?

Google Canada (www.google.ca) can be accessed in several ways that bypass the redirection of Google localised search or Google (www.google.com) homepage search:

If you usually browse in English from Google.com, and you have not been classified as from a local search region, then just type 'www.google.ca' into your browser search window. This will take you to Google ca, English version, direct.
If you usually browse in French from Google.com, and you have not been classified as from a local search region, then just type 'www.google.ca' into your browser search window. This will take you to Google ca, French version, direct.
If you have been classified by Google as CA local then, on any version of Google homepage that you happen to be on, all you need to do is click the 'Go to Google CA in English' or 'aller a Google Canada en français' link at the lower right of the Google search homepage screen.
You can access GoogleTheGlobe and click on the Canada flag.
You can obtain Canada Google search results by adding or changing the “gl” parameter of the Google search URL, for example http://google.com/search?q=google&gl=ca.

A full explanation of how to access the Classic Google Home that has no country redirection or geo-targeting can be found in Search Google:Universal Search Google:Global Search Google: International Search Google:Worldwide Search Google by Humagaia.

A full explanation of the full list of Google functions available through the Classic Google homepage is available at Google Classic Homepage by Humagaia.

Canada Google (www.google.ca) Homepage – What Will I Find on CA Google?

The following specialised Google Search functions are available from the top left of your Google Canada home page (in either English or French [français]):

Google Images– search images.
Google Videos (Google Vidéos) – search videos.
Google Maps– search for maps and get directions.
Google News (Google Actualités) – search for news on any particular subject.
Google Books (Google Livres)– search for books.

For the above Google CA search facilities your search “query” is passed from a previous Google search box.

Google Gmail (Googlemail) is also accessible from the Canada Google homepage either to access your Google Gmail account or to register for a free Google Googlemail account.

The top left-hand side of Google Canada homepage also has a [more, plus] link.

Here you will find Finance, Translate, Scholar, Blogs, RealTime, YouTube, Calendar, Photos, ocuments, Reader, Sites, Groups in the English version.

In the French version you will find Traduction (Translate), Blogs, En temps réel (Google Realtime), YouTube, Agenda (Calendar), Photos, Documents, Reader, Sites, Groupes (Google Groups).

For more information on what you can find under the more link see Classic Google Homepage by Humagaia.

Google Canada (www google ca) Homepage – Additional Functions

From the top right hand corner of the Canada Google page there are links to:

iGoogle– you can switch to Google Canada iGoogle from Google CA, but you may have to sign in or register before accessing iGoogle.
Search settings in Google Canada in English – with Google CA search settings you can manage subscribed links and update Google global preferences for interface language, search language, SafeSearch filtering, number of returned results, and you can manage your profile, personal settings and 'My products'.
Paramètres de recherche (Search settings) in Google Canada in French – you can manage 'conseils de recherche' and update Google 'préférences globales' for Langue de l'interface', 'Langue de recherche', 'Filtrage SafeSearch', and 'Nombres de résultats'.

From the right hand side next to the Canada Google search entry box there is access to 'Language tools' (Outils linguistiques), which give you options to undertake a translated search, to translate text and webpages, and to use the Google interface in alternative languages. Advanced search (Recherche avancée) is also available here.

Below the Google CA search box there are also links to Google information about advertising programs (Programmes de publicité), business solutions (only in English version), and 'About Google' ('A propos de Google').

Google Canada (www google ca) Homepage – Can I View CA Google In Another Language?

To access Google CA in English:

http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en

To access Google CA in French:

http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=fr

But you can change Google CA to be in languages other than English or French by using and changing the ISO 639-2 code, as shown in the () against the language below, in the 'hl=en' or 'hl=fr' element of the URL http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en , hl=fr

which becomes:

http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=ca

for Google CA in Catalan.

A full set of URL's is given at the end of this article, after the comments section.

Google Canada (Firefox version) in English

Canada Google (www.google.ca) Homepage – Can I View Only Pages from Canada?

You can view just pages from Canada in either English or French. To do this you use the Google CA webhp function as follows:

http://www.google.ca/webhp?cr=countryCA

This will give Canada only sites and will revert to the language (English or French) in which you previously accessed Google Canada.

If this does not work then an alternative is:

http://www.google.ca/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-CA:official

http://www.google.ca/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:fr-CA:official

Whichever form you use the Firefox Start page will be shown in the language (English or French) in which you previously accessed Google Canada.

You do not need to run the Firefox browser. Once on the Firefox page just make sure the Search 'Pages : Canada' or the 'Pages in English' button is set, as opposed to the Search 'the web' button (if you are viewing in English). Alternatively, if viewing in French, ensure either the (Search) Rechercher dans 'Pages francophones' button or 'Pages : Canada' is set, instead of Search 'Web' button.