Socialized medicine is an attribute of Canada that sets it apart from other countries. Canada is not identified as being a socialist country by definition, but it certainly carries out some socialist traditions. The healthcare system of Canada is its most recognizable socialist feature, but it is hardly the only one. The socialized healthcare paved the way for the strength of other admirable social sensibilities, such as traffic safety, care for the land and sportsmanship.

Many people who travel from the United States to Canada remark on what an improvement the traffic conditions are. Drivers in Canada have a stronger sense of social awareness while they are on the road. Canadian traffic moves more as a collective unit than it does in the United States where individualism run rampant and is championed over collectivism. Canadian drivers have a stronger sense for who they are sharing the road with and how to drive for the good of the group. For this reason, residents of Canada are trusted by the law enforcing agencies to take slightly higher speeds than United States residents are permitted to take.

Canadians tend to keep their cities cleaner than residents of the United states do, and generally have a bit more respect for litter reduction in the natural areas. This is not to say that Canada is necessarily a more sustainable country than the United States. The pollution that Canadians create, particularly around the oil sands of Alberta, is very destructive to Canadian air quality. But as a whole, there is fewer graffiti, litter and refuse in Canadian cities and wild spaces than in the United States.

And lastly, Canadian socialism makes Canadians very sportsmanlike. Canadians take great pride in their national sports, such as hockey, curling and badminton. Physical activity and sports are a deeply ingrained way of life for Canadians, and may include organized team sports or individualistic sports, like hiking and skiing. Canadians can be fiercely competitive and passionate about their sports.