About Canada

1. ——Approaching Canada
Society and Cultures of
Major English Speaking Countries

2. Land & People
Education & Economy
Customs & Culture
Contents

3. Land & People
Geographical Features
Climate
National Symbols
Main Cities
Capital
Land

4. Geographical Features
Second
Largest
Country
Northern
Hemisph
ere
9,984,670
sq km
Population
35,200,000

5. variety of geographical features
Mountains
Lakes
Falls
Geographical Features

6. Rocky Mountain
Mountains

7. Lakes

8. Falls
Niagara Falls

9. Climate – Spring

10. Climate – Summer
Summe
r Storm
Hot &
Humid

11. Climate – Autumn

12. Climate – Winter

13. National Symbols
National Flag
Royal Arms
National Anthem
National Animals
National Sports

14. National Symbols-National Flag

15. National Symbols-Royal Arms

16. National Symbols-National Anthem
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in
all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee
rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our
land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for
thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
O Canada!

17. National Symbols-National Animals

18. National Animals

20. National Animals

21. National Symbols-National Sports
Canadian hockey won the Ice
Hockey World Champion in 2001

22. National Sports

23. Capital-Ottawa

24. Main Cities-Toronto

25. Toronto-CN Tower

26. Main Cities- Vancouver

27. Montreal
Olympic Stadium

28. Land & People
Canadian Characteristics
Canadian’s Aborigines
Housing in Canada
People

29. Do you know these Canadians?

30. Keanu Reeves
1
Keanu Reeves
whose name
means cool
breeze.
2
World famous
actor.
3

31. Avril Lavigne
Canadian
singer-
songwriter
&rock star
You must
have heard
her song!
One of the
most
influential
Canadian

32. Celine Dion
My
heart
will go
on
She is
called
the Pop
Queen
5
grammy
nods, 12
times the
world
music
awards

33. Jim Carrey

34. Shania Twain
I’m gonna getcha good!

35. Canadian
Characters
Order
Peace
Good
Government
Canadian Characteristics

36. Canadian’s Aborigines

37. Housing in Canada

38. Housing in Canada

39. Education & Economy
Educational Funding
University Study
Study Abroad in Canada
Education
Overview

41. Overview
Early childhood education
Junior Kindergarten (ages 4–5) (Ontario only)
Grade Primary or Kindergarten (ages 5–6)
Elementary education
Grade 1 (ages 6–7)
Grade 2 (ages 7–8)
Grade 3 (ages 8–9)
Grade 4 (ages 9–10)
Grade 5 (ages 10–11)
Grade 6 (ages 11–12)
Grade 7 (ages 12–13)
Grade 8 (ages 13–14)
Secondary education
Grade 9 (ages 14–15)
Grade 10 (ages 15–16)
Grade 11 (ages 16–17)
Grade 12 (ages 17–18)
Grade 12+ (ages 18+) (Ontario only)

42. Educational Funding
16.1%
7% GDP
$75.7 billion

43. University Study

44. University of Toronto

45. Study Abroad in Canada
Why Canada?
Qualifications Valued Around the World
Affordable Education
Multicultural Society
Healthy and Safe Communities
Innovative and Abundant Research Opportunities
Possibility of Immigration

46. Education & Economy
Currency
Natural Resources
Economy
Basic Information

47. Basic Information
GDP $1,758 trillion (2011)
GDP growth 2.4%
Unemployment 7.2% (July 2011)
Main Industries transportation
equipment, chemicals, processed and
unprocessed minerals, food products, wood
and paper products, fish products,
petroleum and natural gas
Exports $393 billion (2010)
Main export partners US 74.9% UK4.1%
(2010)
Imports $401.7 billion
(2010)
Main import partners US 50.4% China
11% Mexico 5.5% (2010)

48. Currency

49. Currency

50. Currency

51. Currency

52. Money Exchange
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53. Natural Resources

54. Customs & Culture
Customs and Etiquette in Canada
Business Etiquette and Protocol
Festivals

55. Customs and Etiquette in Canada

59. Festivals

60. Festivals

62. Festivals

64. THANK YOU