1. CANADA,
AN IMPRESSIVE
LAND

2. WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
CANADA?

4. THE LAND
Canada is the northern-most country and the second largest country in the world. It is so big that there
are .six time zones.
Canada is larger than the USA, but its population is much smaller. Most Canadians live in the south
especially near the natural border formed by the five Great Lakes, which are connected to the Atlantic
Ocean by the St Lawrence Seaway.
Canada has about 7 per cent of the world's forests and they are mostly in the north of the country.
There are prairies and rainforests and about 2 million lakes. Canada borders Alaska in the north-west
and the USA in the south. It is surrounded by three oceans, the Atlantic in the east, the Arctic in the
north and the Pacific in the west.
Parts of Canada are mountainous and the Canadian Shield, an ancient rock, stretches from the Arctic to
the Great Lakes. It divides the country. The climate in Canada is varied. In the north there is intense cold
with permanent snow and ice, but the south-western region has a temperate climate.

6. Mountains and snow...

9. THE GREAT
LAKES...

10. THE NIAGARA FALLS
The Niagara Falls are
situated on the Niagara
River, straddling the
international border
between the Canadian
province of Ontario Skylon Tower Niagara Falls
and the U.S. state of is located in the heart of
New York. The falls are the Niagara Falls hotel.
Skylon Tower is the most
between the twin cities
famous landmark next to
of Niagara Falls, the Falls. Situated near
Ontario, and Niagara the Falls, Skylon Tower
Falls, New York. They offers visitors the very
best in Niagara Falls
are 52 m high. attraction, fine dining and
family restaurant
selection as well as
entertainment and
discount shopping.

11. GOVERNMENT
Canada is part of the British Commonwealth* and it
is a federal state. The head of state is still the British
monarch, but it is the Canadian Prime Minister and
his government who govern the country.
Canada is a federation of ten provinces and three
territories.
The capital city is Ottawa but the largest cities are
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
*The Commonwealth of Nations: 53 independent
states make up the Commonwealth of Nations,
which began on 11th December, 1931. It is not a
political union and the head of the Commonwealth
is Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen is also the
monarch of 16 members of the Commonwealth.

12. Provinces
and
territories
1. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Charlottetown
2. NOVA SCOTIA – Halifax
3. NEW BRUNSWICK - Fredericton
4. NEW FOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – St. John’s
5. QUEBEC – Quebec city
6. ONTARIO – Toronto
7. MANITOBA – Winnipeg
8. SASKATCHEWAN - Regina
9. ALBERTA – Edmonton
10. BRITISH COLUMBIA – Victoria
11. YUKON – Whitehorse
12. NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Yellowknife
13. NUNAVUT - Iqaluit

14. HISTORY
The native people of Canada came from Asia across the Bering
Strait over 25,000 years ago. They were Inuit which means “real
men”. They lived in igloos and had clothes made from polar
bear fur.
The Vikings first visited the Atlantic coast in about 1000 AD and
in 1535 a French explorer, Jacques Cartier, named the country
“Canada”.
In 1604 the British settled in Nova Scotia and in 1608 the
French settled in New France and founded Quebec. There were
many battles between the French and the British, but in 1739
Canada was called British North America.
On 1st July, 1867 Canada became an independent nation with
its own government.
Today Canada has immigrants from more than 240 countries.
Because both English and French settled here in the past,
English and French are spoken. French is the main language in
the region called Quebec.

16. Origin of the name Canada
In 1535 the French explorer Jacques Cartier
heard the word "kanata". It was used to refer
to the site of present day Quebec City.
"Kanata" was a Huron-Iroquois word for
"village" or "settlement“.
The name "Canada" later referred to a large
area north of the St. Lawrence River. As more
land was explored, "Canada" grew. The first
time "Canada" was used as an official name
was in 1791 when the Province of Quebec was
divided into the colonies of Upper and Lower
Canada. In 1841, the two Canadas were united
under one name, the “Province of Canada”. In
1867, at the time of Confederation, the new
country became known as Canada.

17. THE
FLAG
Canadian flag is a red flag with a white square
containing a red maple leaf in its centre. The Maple
Leaf is a symbol of the historical importance of
nature in Canada. The two red bands on each side
are a symbol of Canada's motto: “From sea to sea”
The official ceremony inaugurating the new
Canadian flag was held on Parliament Hill in
Ottawa on February 15, 1965.
The Canadian Red Ensign, bearing the Union
Jack and the shield of the royal arms of Canada,
was lowered and then, on the stroke of noon, the
new maple leaf flag was raised.
The crowd sang the national anthem “O Canada”
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBoItR59REQ&feature=relat
ed) followed by the royal anthem “God Save the Queen”.
"The flag is the symbol of the nation's unity, for it, beyond any
doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction
of race, language, belief or opinion."

18. NUNAVUT is Canada’s newest territory,
created in 1999 for Canada’s Inuit
population, it is vast and largely uninhabited.
Nearly two million square kilometres in area,
Nunavut is home to only 29,000 people.
Nunavut means “our land” in the Inuit
language of Inuktitut, and the attractions
here are almost entirely land-and-sea-based.

19. The Inuit, the first inhabitants
of Canada, live in the vast Artic
territory called “Eskimo” but
they don’t like it; they call
themselves “Inuit” that means
“the People”. They speak
English but they preserve their
own language, Inuktitut.
Inuit people are people of the
sea and of the land. They are
skilled hunters and fishermen
and they have adapted well to
new technology. A long time
ago they used kayaks and sleds
pulled by dogs to get around
and arrows and stones to hunt.
Today they use canoes and
snow mobiles. In the past the
Inuit lived in igloos or tents.
Today families live in wooden
prefabricated houses with all
modern comforts.

21. THE MAPLE
The sugar-maple forests are beautiful and the maple is
the symbol of Canada.
Producers make syrup by boiling the tree sap, which
farmers collect from maple trees in early spring. It was
first collected and used by the Native Americans many
years ago and then by European settlers.The region of
Quebec is one of the largest maple syrup producers in
Northern America. Canadians put maple syrup on their
pancakes.
The last Wednesday in September is Maple Leaf Day. It is
a national tree planting day and the slogan is `Trees do
their part, let's do ours Canada'. Trees are very important
for the environment and approximately 40% of Canada is
covered by forests.
The national flag of Canada is also called The Maple Leaf.
The maple leaf appears also on the penny (1cent).

22. THE BEAVER
The beaver played an important role in
Canada's history. It is a symbol of the
fur trade of the early days. Beaver pelts
were needed for fur hats. English and
French fur traders trapped many
beavers. The fur traders explored large
parts of Canada and fur trading posts
were built. There were six million before
the start of the fur trade. The beaver
was in danger of being wiped out. At
last the demand for beaver pelts ended.
The beaver officially became an emblem
of Canada in 1975.
The beaver appears on the nickel
(5cents).

23. THE MOUNTIES
THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police with their scarlet jackets and
large hats are commonly called MOUNTIES. In 1920 Prime
Minister John A. MacDonald created the mounted police to find
the people who were stealing horses and the wisky smugglers on
the prairies, but now the police and their horses are famous all
over the world.
Today the Mounties use modern technology and jeeps, planes
and snowmobiles rather than horses, but you can still see
Mounties with their horses on cerimonial occasions.

27. Otawa: http://uk.canada.travel/ottawa
Toronto: http://uk.canada.travel/toronto

28. Somebody says it was chosen by the Queen
Victoria as the capital city because it is on a
river (Otawa river) like London.
PARLIAMENT HILL
Changing of the
guards at parliament
hill

29. Vancouver
2010
Winter
Olympics
games

30. CN tower
Sky dome

31. Eaton shopping centre City hall
CANADA’S WONDERLAND

32. UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO
TORONTO LEGISLATIVE
BUILDING
CINESPHERE
Toronto island
???
ROYAL ALEXANDRA
THEATRE

33. ROYAL ONTARIO
MUSEUM
TORONTO BLUE
JAYS
MAPLE LEAF
GARDENS
TORONTO
MAPLE LEAFS

34. One of the 3
china towns
Little india
Little italy: Corso italia –
St. Clair Avenue

35. in SPORTS
winter.. in summer…
BASEBALL
HOCKEY

36. Canada is a multicultural country because it is CANADA
made up of so many different peoples. A CULTURAL MOSAIC WHERE DIFFERENCES
Some say that immigrants are like the DISAPPEAR
ingredients of a stew that are mixed together
for a new and better flavour. Each ingredient
keeps its own flavour. Like the stew,
immigrants have contributed their talents and
skills to Canada and have influenced the way
they live.
Just as newcomers’ suitcases have been filled
with things from their homeland, they have
personally carried the cultures of their country
with them. New words have been added to
their language and new foods have become
part of Canadian diet. (souvlaki or sushi,
anyone? How about an egg roll? Or some rice
and beans? Or a taco? Or a croissant? Or a
pizza?).
Culture also includes way of celebrating,
religious beliefs and rituals, music, art, ways of
dressing -even ways of thinking. Today as in
the past, newcomers build on their pasts to
create their futures.

37. Taken from: http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/statistics.asp

38. Taken from: http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/statistics.asp