Canada gets Happy with Pharrell Williams dance videos

Canadians aregetting into the worldwide spirit of happiness, posting their own tributes tothe Pharrell Williams hit song Happy on YouTube.

The video above, produced by Loig's Music Lab, features Vancouverchefs, store workers, tourists, soccer players and even astand-up paddle boarder happily dancing along.

On mobile? Click here to watch the Loig's Music Lab Vancouver version of Happy on YouTube

The infectiously upbeat song has been a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and 18other countries.

Written and performed by American singer and producer Williams, the song was also nominated for the Best Original Song Oscar at the Academy Awards after being featured in the film Despicable Me 2 last year.

When first released, thesong was accompanied by a music video lasting 24 hours, showing Williams and various others, including celebrities, dancing all over Los Angeles.

It has spawnedmore than 1,000 much shorter cover videos on YouTube, as people joyouslyshowoff their own cities while dancing andmimingalong, including many from B.C. residents.

The tribute video below, directed byPhilipNageland edited by NinaBeier, was also shot at many Vancouver landmarks, andfeatures, among many others, a sea otter grooving at the Vancouver Aquarium.

On mobile? Click here to watch the Nagel/Beier Vancouver version of Happy on YouTube

Next comes a video of Kelowna, B.C., posted by Mark Jennings-Bates, showing baristas, minor hockey players and many more happy residents dancing on the city's docks, beaches, ski hills, airport and hockey rinks.

Note: This video begins silently.

On mobile? Click here to watch the Kelowna version of Happy on YouTube

Not to be outdone,Alexandra Blue produced the below video in Toronto, in an effort to showcase everything there is to do on a sunny, wintry day in Canada's biggest city.

On mobile? Click here to watch theToronto version of Happy on YouTube

At the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, staff, patients and familiesalso made a tribute video, as part of a fundraising campaignled by the QEII Foundation.

On mobile? Click here to watch theNovaScotiaRehabilitation Centre version of Happy on YouTube

In Montreal, fraternitySigma Thta Pi created their own video in the city's snowy streets and metro system.

On mobile? Click here to watch the Montreal version of Happy on YouTube

Technology students at Montreal's McGill University also got in on the act, creating a class project out of a lip syncingtribute video filmed across the campus.

On mobile? Click here to watch the McGillUniversity version of Happy on YouTube

Have you made a Happy tribute video somewhere else in Canada? Let us know in the comments below!