Kalmar "babban birnin Kanada" ba ta da takamaiman ma'anar ƙamus. Koyaya, yana iya komawa babban birnin Kanada, wanda shine Ottawa. A madadin, yana iya komawa zuwa babban birnin kuɗin Kanada, wanda shine Toronto, saboda galibi ana kiran birnin a matsayin babban birnin kuɗin ƙasar.
