Canadian Monopoly
Canadian Monopoly is an edition of the popular board game Monopoly. It features Canadian properties, railroads and utilities in place of those from the original game.
The Canadian edition was originally released in 1982. An updated version was released in 2000. Canadian Monopoly is sold as a special edition; regular Monopoly is still available in Canada, and remains much more widely played and known than the Canadian version.
Properties span Canada from east to west, with streets in St. John's at the beginning of the circuit in lieu of Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues, and streets in Vancouver at the end in lieu of Park Place and Boardwalk. As well, the railways are all Canadian lines. These properties originated in the 1982 edition.
The 2000 edition brought further changes from the Monopoly standard. Player pieces include Canadian symbols such as a moose, a canoe, a beaver and a hockey player. "Community Chest" and "Chance" cards are also Canadianized; they are called "Federal" and "Provincial", and include striking oil in Alberta and being awarded the Order of Canada.
Board Layout
| GO ⇒ | Water Street ($60) | Federal | Signal Hill ($60) | Income Tax (Pay 10% or $200) | CN Rail ($200) | Waterloo Row ($100) | Provincial | King Street ($100) | Queen Street ($120) | Jail | ||
| Robson Street ($400) | Monopoly | University Avenue ($140) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and Services Tax (Pay $75) | Esso ($150) | |||||||||||
| Granville Street ($350) | Barrington Street ($140) | |||||||||||
| Provincial | Spring Garden Road ($160) | |||||||||||
| BC Rail ($200) | Ontario Northland ($200) | |||||||||||
| MacLeod Trail ($320) | Rue St-Jean ($180) | |||||||||||
| Federal | Federal | |||||||||||
| St. Albert Trail ($300) | Rue Ste-Catherine ($180) | |||||||||||
| Jasper Avenue ($300) | Rue St-Jacques ($200) | |||||||||||
| Go To Jail | Canada Post ($150) | CP Rail ($200) | Provincial | Free Parking | ||||||||
| Albert Street ($280) | Victoria Avenue ($260) | Portage and Main ($260) | Bay Street ($240) | Yonge Street ($220) | Sussex Drive ($220) | |||||||
Categories: Canadian culture | Monopoly