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Let’s Explore Canada
By: Alondra Gonzalez
A Mari Usque Ad Mare
"From Sea to Sea”
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Canada extends from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and northward to the Arctic Ocean.
Capital: Ottawa
CA
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The Maple Leaf
•George F.G. Stanley & John Matheson
•February 15, 1965 is now celebrated as National Flag of Canada Day
•Colors:Picked by King George
• Red – taken from the Saint George’s Cross
• White- taken from the French Royal Emblem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2010/jun/09/canada-us-britain-linguistic-battleground
Canadians! Population: 34,300,083 Ethnic Groups:
› British Origin, › French Origin, › other European,› Amerindian, › Mixed Backgrounds
Religions: › Roman Catholic › Protestant
Literacy Rate: 99%
Religion in Canada
No Official Religion or Church Government committed to Religious
Pluralism Religion and Government are
separating› For Example, Christmas – Winter Holidays› Jews and other religions can take their
holidays off
Culture
Multicultural › Influenced by:
British French American
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Click icon to add picture
Mr. Secord was gladly to share some of his culture with me for this presentation.
International Trade
Imports $460.7 Billion Partners:
› U.S› China› Mexico
Machinery & Equipment Motor Vehicles and parts Crude oil Chemicals Electricity Durable Consumer Goods
Exports $463.1 Billion Partners:
› U.S› United Kingdom
Motor Vehicles and Parts Industrial Machinery Aircraft Telecommunications
Equip. Petroleum Timber Plastics
Let us Celebrate!-Statutory Holidays
New Year’s Day (January 1) Good Friday Canada Day (July 1st) or(July 2nd if Sunday) Labour Day (1st Monday in September) Christmas Day (December 25th) Easter Monday Victoria Day Thanksgiving (Second day in October) Remembrance Day (November 11th)
Canadian Cuisine:Varies depending on region
Poutine: Quebec Dish › French Fries, Brown Gravy, Curd Cheese
Butter Tart: Small Pastry› Tart of sugar, syrup, and egg
Montreal Bagel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Montreal-style_bagel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_tarts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
Canadian Etiquette Attire No Traditional Dress Depending on
Weather(mostly cold climate)
Business Attire Conservative Suit/Dress
› (navy, gray, ivory) New or trendy clothes is a
poor choice Long Coats/Jackets
Gift-Giving Birthdays Christmas Home-warming
Gifts: › Good chocolates› Flowers (advance)› Wine (Best Quality)
Do not give cash or money
Gifts are opened when received Parenthesis refer to standards in
Quebec
Let’s Get down to Business Time is important : Be on Time! Well-organized and adhere to schedules Differences between Provinces:
› Quebec: spend time on relationship building› Anglophones: Democratic Style› Francophones: Hierarchy and Position
Facts. Canadians are not persuaded by emotions, they are more rational and logical
Always be very polite and practice proper etiquette and display manners
Entertainment National Sports : Lacrosse and Hockey
› Canadian Football, Basketball, Soccer, Curling, and Baseball
Cinemas Popular Restaurants Concerts
Tourist Attractions Canadian Rockies Niagara Falls
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/
neighborhood/run-karla-run/2010/feb/22/
winter-olympics-us-hockey-downs-canada/
http://sports.espn.go.com/
extra/lacrosse/news/story?
id=2531238
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g154993-Region_of_Waterloo_Ontario.html
FUN
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•Oldest Person: Marie-Louise Meilleur at 117 years old
•National Icon: Beaver
•Canadians consume more Mac’ and Cheese than any other nation on Earth.
• Has longest Street in the world, located in Ontario which is 1178 miles long
•Won the most Gold Olympic medals in the Winter Olympics
http://www.contiki.com/destinations/usa-canada/tours/5-canada-the-rockies-plus-calgary-stampede
Canadian Rockies
Bibliography (Cover Photo)
http://rvrentalscanada.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/national-flag-day/
http://www.worldflags101.com/c/canada-flag.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Canada#Government_and_religion
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/canada.html