To be fifteen in Canada in 2015 was to have “Cheerleader” by OMI (Felix Jaehn Remix) everywhere, Star Wars: The Force Awakens on every screen, and Schitt's Creek on after school. That year, gas cost $1.20/L and Target Canada disappears entirely was the new thing. Born in 2000? You turned 15 in 2015 — a teenager from 2013 to 2019, 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.
Can't Feel My Face — The WeekndScarborough's Weeknd went full pop, and his velvet menace was suddenly on every mainstream radio dial.
Uptown Funk — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsThat horn stab meant the whole wedding, from grandma to the toddlers, hit the floor at once.
See You Again — Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie PuthGrad-slideshow tears guaranteed — Wiz and Puth turned goodbye into the song you couldn't get through dry-eyed.
Hotline Bling — DrakeDrake dancing in that empty room became the meme, but the ache underneath was real enough.
What Do You Mean? — Justin BieberStratford's Bieber grew up in real time, and the tropical-house drop forgave him just in time.
Ten weeks straight at #1 from late June to Labour Day — the definitive porch-and-patio song of that entire Canadian summer.
the year-end #1 was Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk' (ft. Bruno Mars) was the official Canadian Hot 100 year-end #1 for 2015, but 'Cheerleader' was the song actually camped at #1 for ten straight weeks that summer.
what topped the Canadian box office in 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jurassic World
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Inside Out
Minions
the tv shows you are binging in 2015
Schitt's Creek
Heartland
Orphan Black
Saving Hope
Big Brother Canada
the games you are playing in 2015
Minecraft
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Undertale
Just Dance 2016
Roblox
Fallout 4
what things cost in 2015
What things cost in 2015
average annual income
$70,300 CAD
gas
$1.20/L
minimum wage
$11.00/hr
movie ticket
$8.90
stamp
$0.85
trending this year
Photo by Robert T Bell (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Target_store_Taunton_Rd_Oshawa_(Canada).jpg · CC BY 2.0Target Canada's total collapseWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Pay_logo_2014.svg · Public domainApple Pay launches in CanadaWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LyftUberCar.jpg · CC0Uber expands across Canadian citiesAI-generated illustrationCanada commits to resettling Syrian refugeesWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presto_Card.png · Public domainPresto card mandatory on more TTC routes
the gadgets you just got
Albert Tomanek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsApple WatchNeONBRAND (neonbrand) via Unsplash / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 · CC0 1.0iPhone 6sPhoto by Donald Trung Quoc Don (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Pay_and_Apple_Pay_options_above_a_VeriFone_H5000_at_the_Rossmann,_Bunde_(2019).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0Apple Pay in CanadaPhoto by MorePix (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fitibit_Flex.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0FitbitPhoto by Resolution hire (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GoPro_Hero_4_Black.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0GoPro Hero4
what everyone is snacking on
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smarties-UK-Candies.jpg · CC0SmartiesAI-generated illustrationCrispy CrunchAI-generated illustrationHickory SticksWikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poutine_from_Windsor,_ON.jpg · CC0PoutinePhoto by Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NanaimoS1370051.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0Nanaimo bars
what everyone is drinking
AI-generated illustrationTim Hortons Dark RoastPhoto by Glenn Samonte (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Hortons_Large_Iced_Capp_Canada_(54688656929).jpg · CC BY 4.0Iced CappPhoto 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 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 2015
Coordinated terror attacks strike Paris (November 13)
Photo by Georges Alexander (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Justin_Trudeau_Montreal.jpg · CC BY 2.0Justin Trudeau and the Liberals win a majority government, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule (October 19)Photo by theharv58 (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medal_ceremonies_2015_Pan_American_Games.jpg · CC BY 2.0Toronto hosts the Pan Am Games (July) and the Parapan Am Games (August).Photo by Interestica (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jose_Bautista_of_the_Toronto_Blue_Jays,_June_30,_2012.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0Jose Bautista's bat flip caps a Game 5 win over Texas, sending the Blue Jays to the ALCS for the first time since 1993 (October 14).Photo by Robert T Bell (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Target_store_Taunton_Rd_Oshawa_(Canada).jpg · CC BY 2.0Target Canada liquidates and closes all 133 stores after less than two yearsAI-generated illustrationCanada welcomes its first planeload of Syrian refugees at Toronto's Pearson Airport (December)
what everyone is saying
"on fleek"still going strong, hair and eyebrows especially
