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Canadian Culture
(A Quick Look)
Слайд 3Background Information (1)
Canada's culture - influenced by European culture and
traditions, especially British and French
A country composed mainly of
immigrants
Themes and Symbols: pioneers, trappers, and traders
Official symbols – maple leaf, beaver, and the Canadian horse
Jacques Viger (first mayor of Montreal): "the king of our forest; ... the symbol of the Canadian people."
Louis XIV: sent horses to Canada (late 17th century)
in connection with images of red-coated Mounties
Слайд 4Background Information (2)
Ethnic groups: Anglophone 28%, Francophone 23%, other European
15%, Asian/Arab/African 6%, indigenous Amerindian 2%, mixed background 26%
Languages: English,
French
"Canada" comes from the Huron and Iroquois word "Kanata" meaning "village"
Слайд 5Quick Facts
Canada's birthday is on the first of July (1867)
Canada
is the second largest country in the world (9,971,000 square
kilometres of land)
there are six time zones
Canada is in the top five producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold
Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world with only three people per square kilometer
Motto - "From sea to sea"
Hockey is the national sport of Canada
Слайд 6Territories and Provinces
Provinces (10) - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island,
Quebec, and Saskatchewan
Territories (3) - Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon
A province receives relatively greater power and authority directly from the Crown, whereas territories derive their mandates from the federal government
Слайд 9Alberta
Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta of Britain
Capital city – Edmonton
Alberta's motto - "strong and free"
It
is known as Canada's "energy province"
Immigrants - Britain, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the East and Southeast Asia
It is the main producer of coal, oil and natural gas in Canada
Слайд 10British Columbia
Capital city – Victoria on Vancouver Island
Motto -
"Splendour without diminishment"
Immigrants - from Britain, Western Europe, East
and Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
B.C. has the largest Chinese community in Canada
Largest industry - Forestry
B.C. has the largest fishing industry in Canada
Слайд 11Manitoba
It is located in the center of Canada
"Manitoba" -
a Cree name meaning "the place where the spirit (manitou)
speaks"
Capital city – Winnipeg
Motto-"Glorious and Free"
Manitoba is home to many native peoples
Immigrants - Britain, Europe, Europe, East and Southeast Asia
Manitoba - the land of 100,000 lakes
Important industry - Hydro-electric power
Слайд 12New Brunswick
Capital city – Fredericton
It is the third-smallest province
Motto -
"Hope was restored"
Many people are of French, British, Scottish
and Irish origin
N.B. - the main producer of lead, zinc, copper, and bismuth
Main industry is forestry
Paper, newspaper, magazines, tissue, wooden doors and windows
Main crop - potatoes
Слайд 13Newfoundland and Labrador
Capital city - St. John's
Motto - "Seek
ye first the Kingdom of God"
People live in small
fishing villages near the coast
Immigrants - Britain, Western Europe, East and Southeast Asian
Nfld. is the main producer of iron ore
Main exports - oil, fish products, newsprint, iron ore and electricity
Слайд 14Novo Scotia
Capital city - Halifax
Halifax is an international seaport
and transportation center
"Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in Latin
Motto:
“One defends and the other conquers”
Immigrants - Britain, Western Europe, and Southern Europe
N.S. - Canada's oldest African-Canadian community
Major industries - Coal mining and fishing/fish processing (now less)
Слайд 15Ontario
Capital city – Toronto
Toronto has a large financial district and
the stock exchange
Ottawa - the capital of Canada is
in southern Ontario
The Iroquoians - Ontario = "Kanadario" = "sparkling water"
Motto - "Loyal she began, loyal she remains“
Immigrants - Italian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Indian, Polish and Caribbean origin
Niagara Falls
Main producer - nickel, cobalt, salt, and magnesium
Leading producer of fruit and vegetables
Слайд 16Prince Edward Island
It is the smallest province
Capital city – Charlottetown
The
"birthplace of Canada" where leaders met in 1864 to discuss
the formation of the country
Named "Prince Edward" in honor of the father of Queen Victoria in 1799
Motto: "the small under the protection of the great"
About 75 percent are of Scottish and Irish origin
Red soil - made of red sandstone
Largest industry – agriculture
Second largest industry – tourism
Third largest industry - fishing
Слайд 17Quebec
The largest province
Capital city - Quebec City
Quebec - a French-speaking
province
Algonquin - Quebec = "Kebe" = "the place where
the river narrows“
Motto - "Je me souviens" = "I remember"
Montreal - 67% mother tongue is French
Immigrants - France, Britain, Southern Europe, and East and Southeast Asia
Largest industry - dairy
Main producer of maple syrup
Слайд 20Northwest Territories
Second-largest
Population - Almost half are aboriginal (Dene, Inuvialuit and
Metis)
Capital city – Yellowknife
Hunts and Traps - beaver, lynx, fox,
marten, muskrat, polar bear
Tourism - people come to see the wildlife and natural beauty
Слайд 21Nunavut
The largest territory and has one-fifth of the land in
Canada
Capital city – Iqaluit
Canada's most northern capital
Motto - Nunavut,
our strength
Nunavut means our land
Population – 85% are the Inuit, the aborigines
The land and water are frozen most of the year
Tourism: People come to fish, hike, camp, hunt, to see the wildlife
Слайд 22Yukon
The smallest territory
Capital city – Whitehorse
Yukon = Great River
Mount Logan - the highest mountain in Canada (6000 m.)
Tourism
- People visit the Yukon to hike, raft, camp, rock climb, fish, see wildlife, and hunt
The largest industry - mining (gold, lead, zinc and silver)
Слайд 23Inventions and Discoveries
Cirque du Soleil (Clip 1)
Montréal: first home for
circus arts education in Canada more than 25 years ago
National
Circus School at TOHU (La Cité des Arts du Cirque)
Superman - created by Canadian Joe Shuster
Chocolate bars - in 1910, Arthur Ganong and George Ensor, factory superintendents, wanted to take chocolate along with them on fishing trips so they created nut-bars
Insulin - In 1923, Frederick Banting, a Canadian medical student was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering a successful method of extracting the hormone from the organ
Basketball - invented by James Naismith in 1891, in the city of Montréal, Quebec
