To be fifteen in Canada in 2006 was to have “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland everywhere, Bon Cop, Bad Cop on every screen, and Corner Gas (CTV) on after school. That year, gas cost $1.00/L and YouTube video culture was the new thing. Born in 1991? You turned 15 in 2006 — a teenager from 2004 to 2010, right in the window a soundtrack bonds to you for life.
Compiled by the Original Lore archive from period charts, box-office and price records. How we build these · sources noted throughout.
A Victoria, BC kid done good owned the radio that summer — the song hit #1 in Canada the week of July 28, 2006, right in the thick of the school break, off her comeback album Loose.
the year-end #1 was Reached #1 on Canadian singles/airplay the week of July 28, 2006; one of the year's biggest Canadian-artist hits.
what topped the Canadian box office in 2006
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Cars
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
X-Men: The Last Stand
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
the tv shows you are binging in 2006
Corner Gas (CTV)
Trailer Park Boys (Showcase)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (CTV/YTV)
Hockey Night in Canada (CBC)
American Idol
the games you are playing in 2006
Wii Sports
Guitar Hero II
New Super Mario Bros.
Pokémon Ranger
Gears of War
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
what things cost in 2006
What things cost in 2006
a gallon of gas
$1.00/L
minimum wage
$7.75/hr (Ontario)
a movie ticket
~$7.50
a first-class stamp
51¢
the average income
~$36,300/yr (approx.)
trending this year
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_of_YouTube_(2006-2011)_realtext.svg · Public domainYouTube goes mainstreamWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MySpace_logo.svg · Public domainMySpace Top 8Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_twitter_wordmark_1000.png · Public domainTwitter launchesWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facebook.svg · Public domainFacebook opens to everyoneAI-generated illustrationBon Cop, Bad Cop in theatres
the gadgets you just got
Reza Almanda, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)Nintendo WiiNo attribution required (CC0 1.0). Source: Open Clip Art Library via Wikimedia Commons.PlayStation 3Photo by Brent Wilkins (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second-Generation_iPod_Nano.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0iPod nano (2nd gen)Photo by Josh Hallett (hyku) (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlackBerry_Pearl.jpg · CC BY 2.0BlackBerry PearlPhoto by Raimond Spekking (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Motorola_RAZR_V3-4899.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorola RAZR V3
what everyone is snacking on
taylorhatmaker (Flickr), CC BY 2.0DunkaroosPhoto by Hannah Clover (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ketchup_chips.jpg · CC BY 4.0Ketchup chipsAI-generated illustrationHickory SticksPhoto by Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NanaimoS1370051.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0Nanaimo barsWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coffee-Crisp-Split.jpg · Public domainCoffee Crisp
what everyone is drinking
Photo by Justin (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Hortons,_extra_extra_large.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0Tim Hortons double-doublePhoto by Lynette (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_Dry_ginger_ale_bottles.jpg · CC BY 2.0Canada Dry ginger alePhoto by incommunicado (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_litre_bagged_milk,_Quebec.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0Milk in a bagPhoto by Kiliweb (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President%27s_Choice_Cola.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0President's Choice ColaPhoto by AirIntake at English Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caesar_Cocktail.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0Clamato Caesar
what made the news in 2006
Canada wins 24 medals at the Turin Winter Olympics (Feb 2006)
The loonie climbs on a resource boom
The Air India bombing inquiry begins hearings
Facebook opens registration to the general public (Sept 2006)
Photo by Ted Buracas (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harper,-Stephen-Jan-23-06.jpg · CC BY 2.0Stephen Harper's Conservatives win a minority government; sworn in as PM (Jan 23 / Feb 6, 2006)Photo by Canadian Forces (unknown author) (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_C-130_supports_Operation_Medusa.jpg · Public domainCanadian Forces launch Operation Medusa against the Taliban in Kandahar (Sept 2006)AI-generated illustration"Toronto 18" terror plot arrests shock the country (June 2, 2006)Photo by Exile on Ontario St (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dawson_College_shooting_-_2006_-_Montreal_(243069228).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0Dawson College shooting in Montreal leaves a student dead and a campus traumatized (Sept 13, 2006)Photo by Evan-Amos (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wii-console.jpg · Public domainNintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 both launch in Canada for the holiday season (Nov 2006)
what everyone is saying
"Give'r"go all out, put your back into it
"Beauty, eh"high praise for anything that turned out great
"Toque"the winter hat — never a "beanie"
"Double-double"ordering coffee the Tim Hortons way
