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Much like citizens of Nordic countries, Canadians are famous for modifying everyday spells to suit their wintery needs. Most recently, a young man's modification of the Bubble-Head Charm is catching on fiercely, especially in the wake of the 2014 North American cold wave.

Ryan MacDonald, a university student and native Ontarian, came up with the idea after walking to class one day in January. "I just couldn't get believe how cold my face was getting. It's hard to breathe with a scarf wrapped around your head, and to be honest I think it looks kinda silly anyway."

He says it didn't take him long to figure out how to make the bubble impervious to wind, and uses the charm regularly now that one of his friends has made it invisible to the Muggle eye. "I mean, we could have filed for a magical patent and made some money off [the spell] or something, but I think it's better that everyone can actually go outside now without freezing their faces off."

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In stark contrast to many countries, the Muggle government of Canada works very well with its magical counterpart. Many upper-level officials are in the know about the wizarding world—within the limits of the International Statute of Secrecy, of course—and appreciate the efforts of the magical community in making Canada a better place for everyone.

As Canadian wizarding schools feature various courses in traditionally Muggle disciplines (and compulsory Muggle Studies classes) in addition to typical magical education, many witches and wizards go on to attend Muggle universities and colleges. The Canadian healer curriculum is seamlessly woven into one of their smaller medical schools, and students wishing to embark on a career with the Ministry of Magic are often given internship placements in the offices of Muggle officials.

Wizarding rights are human rights in Canada, and much like people cannot be discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or disability, they also cannot be discriminated against simply for practicing magic. Witchcraft was officially decriminalized in 1985, and in fact the government of the day was so attentive to the rights of magical folk that they subsequently passed a law banning Muggles from pretending to practice magic.

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really quite tempted to start another sideblog about canadian wizardry after finding this awesome blog about USA magic. I don’t even have anywhere near enough time though? but seriously. nobody parties like wixes from the great white north.