The north-south coordinate that measures how far a location is from the equator, expressed in degrees from -90 to +90.
Latitude lines (parallels) run east-west around the Earth. The equator is 0 degrees. The North Pole is +90 degrees (90 N). The South Pole is -90 degrees (90 S).
Canada spans roughly from 42 degrees N (Windsor, Ontario) to 83 degrees N (northern Ellesmere Island). All Canadian latitudes are positive (north of the equator).