What type of Canadian beetle is this?

Weevils are indeed beetles (order Coleoptera), and belong to superfamily Curculionoidea. They are known for having long “noses”. Like Eric mentioned it could be the black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). It could also be the strawberry root weevil (Otiorhynchus ovatus). Both are serious pests of ornamental and agricultural plants. read more

How to Identify Beetles With more than four hundred thousand different species, beetles make up forty percent of all insect species and account for twenty-five percent of the world's life forms. Differentiating between the innumerable types of Coleoptera is difficult, but important. read more