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2017 was the first edition of the international contest Wiki Loves Earth in Canada. The goal of the contest was to encourage people to take pictures of natural protected areas of Canada and to put them under a free licence on Wikimedia Commons to allow others to access them through the Internet. 2017 was the ideal year for this first edition since it coincided witht eh 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation during which Parks Canada offered free admission to all national parks of Canada. The contest ran for the whole month of June. The pictures could be taken at any time, but must be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons during the month of June. The contest saw the participation of XXX different photographers and a total of 1870 pictures representing over XXX different protected areas of Canada.
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