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All you ever wanted to
know aboot...
CANADA!
By Alison Proctor
Map of Canada
Some scenes of Canada
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Basic facts aboot Canada
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Capital: Ottawa
Largest city: Toronto
Population: 31,612,897 (2006 Census data)
It’s the 2nd largest country in the world, after Russia!
Canada has the highest per capita immigration rate in the world
GDP: $35,600
Life expectancy: 80
Infant mortality rate: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births
Literacy: 99%
Birth rate: 10.75 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 7.86 deaths/1,000 population
Their motto is ‘from sea to sea’
Canada: how it is divided
Canada is a federation composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
The provinces are:
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Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland
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Labrador
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Nova Scotia
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Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
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Saskatchewan
The three territories are:
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the Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
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Yukon
The provinces have a large
degree of autonomy from the
federal government, the
territories somewhat less.
Each has its own provincial or
territorial symbols.
Geography & Climate
Canada has the most lakes in the world
 It has the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is the world's largest estuary
Canada exports a lot of energy:
 natural gas
 oil (2nd largest oil reserve after Saudi Arabia)
 hydroelectric power
 Canada produces lots of wheat & other grains, timber, zinc,
uranium, gold, nickel, aluminium, & lead.
 Winter: as low as -15° to -40 °C
 Summer: Coastal average high temperature: 20 °C
 Non-coastal: 25 °C to 30 °C with some exceeding 40 °C.
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History of Canada
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It’s been said that there have always been natives living there since
the dawn of time... Just like the USA
The first Europeans came around AD 1000 - the Vikings
The next Europeans to explore Canada's Atlantic coast included
John Cabot in 1497 for England and Jacques Cartier in 1534 for
France.
French explorer Samuel de Champlain (in 1603) established the first
permanent European settlements at Port Royal in 1605 & Quebec
City in 1608. Then there were lots of discovering and settling which
followed...
The French and Iroquois Wars broke out over control of the fur
trade.
The English established fishing outposts in Newfoundland around
1610 and colonized the Thirteen Colonies to the south.
A series of four Intercolonial Wars erupted between 1689 and 1763.
More facts
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Parliament
Hill,
Ottawa
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Governor: Michaëlle Jean
It has TWO official languages: English
AND French!
French is mostly spoken in Quebec ie
Montreal
Canada is a constitutional monarchy with
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, as head of
state, and a parliamentary democracy
with a federal system of parliamentary
government and strong democratic
traditions.
Prime Minister: Stephen Harper
People in Canada
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The 2006 national census recorded 31,612,897 people which was a
rise of 5.4% since 2001.
The population density is 3.5/sq km
Population growth --> immigration and natural growth.
Canada is an ethnically diverse nation; it has 34 ethnic groups with
at least 100,000 members each (2001 Census data)
83% (out of 29,639,035 respondents) claimed they are white.
The largest ethnic group is English (20.2%) followed by French
(15.8%)
Religion: freedom of religion is on of their rights.
Christianity is most popular - 77.1% (2001) with 44.6% of these
Catholics.
They say “eh” a lot.
You might be Canadian if…
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You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly."
You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling
nauseous.
You think -10 C is mild weather.
You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar
added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal
packaging.
You have 10 favourite recipes for moose meat.
You've ever said, 'I need more flannel clothing.'
You know that the four seasons means: winter, still winter, almost
winter, and road work/construction.
Tourism
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Whale watching
Fishing
Museums
National parks
International fireworks
competition in British Columbia
Skiing & snowboarding
Dinosaur park in Alberta
Golf
Rodeos
Horse racing
Polar bears in Manitoba
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Hockey Hall of Fame in Ontario
Science Centres
Art galleries
Lakes
Niagara Falls
Old towns/villages
Olympic Stadium in Quebec
Water parks & beaches
Icebergs in Newfoundland
Viking settlements
Hiking, Canoeing, & kayaking
Backpacking
Sports
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Canada's official national sports are ice hockey (winter) and lacrosse
(summer)
Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the
country
It is the most popular sport Canadians play, with 1.65 million active
participants in 2004.
Canada will host the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the 2010 Winter
Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia.
Law in Canada
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The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court.
Common law prevails everywhere except in Quebec, where civil law
predominates. Criminal law is solely a federal responsibility and is uniform
throughout Canada. Law enforcement, including criminal courts, is a
provincial responsibility, but in rural areas of all provinces except Ontario
and Quebec, policing is contracted to the federal Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP).
Canadian Forces
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64,000 regular and 26,000 reserve military personnel
Major participation in British military efforts in the Second Boer
War, the First World War, the Second World War.
Canada joined the United Nations in 1945 and became a
founding member of NATO in 1949.
Canada has served in 50 peacekeeping missions
Since 2001, Canada has had troops in Afghanistan
In February 2007, Canada, Italy, Britain, Norway, and Russia
announced their funding commitments to launch a $1.5 billion
project to help develop vaccines they said could save millions
of lives in poor nations, and called on others to join them
Economy
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Canada is a member of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) & G8
It’s a free market economy
Canada has traditionally had a lower GDP than
USA but higher than the large western
European economies.
Canada's national unemployment rate of 6.3%
(2006) is among its lowest in 30 years
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