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Submitted by Ian Mac Eochagáin on March 23, 2023, at 7:51

-ize is the traditional British spelling, too. It was the only one given in Oxford dictionaries until very recently, and is the Oxford and Penguin house style in the United Kingdom. -ise is a very recent adoption. In this sense, Canadian English has simply stayed loyal to British English rather than adopting something American.
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