Canada (from Sea to Sea)

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(from Sea to Sea)

the Huron-Iroquois word kanata , which means “village” or “settlement”.
The

first French settlers used the Indian name for the colony but the official name was “New France”.
The first use of “Canada” as an official name came in 1791 when the Province of Quebec was divided into the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada.
When the area came under the British rule in 1897, the new country was called the Dominion of Canada or simply Canada

occupies the northern part of North America and a number

of islands. It’s total area is about 10 mln.km². It stretches from the Great Lakes in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north.

Geographical
position

Ocean, in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, in the

south by the USA and in the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska .

Brunswick (Fredricton)
Quebec (Quebec City)
Ontario (Toronto)
Manitoba (Winnipeg)
Saskatchewan (Regina)
Alberta (Edmonton)
British Columbia

(Victoria)
Northwest Territories (Yellowknife)
Yukon (Whitehorse)
Nunavut (Iqaluit)

Provinces and Territories

Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories.

are also mountains which run parallel to Canada’s east coast,

in Labrador and Baffin Land. The highest peak is in the Yukon territory. It is Mount Logan.

in the world.

USA four of the five Great lakes - Lake Superior,

Huron, Erie, and Ontario (The fifth Great Lake- Michigan lies on the territory of the USA ).

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Lake Huron

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

emblem of Canada. The official ceremony inaugurating the new Canadian

flag was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965. The national flag consists of a white field, flanked by a red vertical field on either end, with a red maple leaf on the white field.

royal lions of England, the royal lion of Scotland, the

harp of Ireland and the fleur-de-lis of France.
The lion of England holds the British flag.
The unicorn of Scotland holds the flag of Royal France.
The bottom has the fleur-de-lis (France), the shamrock (Ireland), the thistle (Scotland), and the rose (England).

The motto of Canada is A Mari
Usque Ad Mare (From Sea to Sea)

an emblem of Canada March 24, 1975 .

The maple leaf began to serve as a Canadian symbol as early as 1700 .

The colour of the maple leaves on the arms of Canada was changed from green to red in 1957.

and French.

people. Most of the inhabitants are of British and French

origin. Indigenous people make up 3 per cent of the population. They include North American Indians, Metis and Inuit.

Population

territory called Nunavut.(Nunavut is the Inuit word for “ our

land.”) It is huge but extremely cold. About 29,500 Inuit live in Nunavut today. Only 6,200 Inuit live in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut.

The inukshuk is the most famous symbol of the Inuit. These marks were used to help travellers and hunters not to get lost. You can see an inukshuk on the flag of Nunavut.

of Nations.
Formally the head of the state

is the Queen of the UK. Although the Queen holds this high position, she doesn’t rule. She serves as a symbol of British tradition. Her representative in Canada is the Governor General, whom she appoints on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister.
The Governor’s duties are limited to symbolic, mostly ceremonial acts.

Micha�lle Jean Governor-General of Canada

power belongs to the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. The

Federal Parliament consists of the Senate, whose members are appointed by the Governor-General and the House of Commons, whose members are elected by the people for a period of five years.

Stephan Harper Twenty-second Prime Minister of Canada

seat of the federal Parliament and government.

Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held

on February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver.

it so much that they even have special celebrations in

honour of this sweet drink. They usually start at the beginning of March and last three to six weeks. During the festival you can see sap coming from the trees and help cook syrup in a “sugarhouse”. You can listen to live music and take part in funny contests. And you can eat lots of delicious maple products.

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Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/