demography of canada

1. SESSION PLAN
INSTRUCTOR: CHARMAINEP. REYES
SECTOR: CAREGIVING
MODULE TITLE: CANADIAN CULTURE ANDBASICFRENCH
LANGUAGE
DURATION: 6 hrs.
LESSON: 3: CANADA’SDEMOGRAPHY
REFERNCES:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Canada
 http://www.citizenshipcounts.ca/guide/regions1/canadas-
5-regions
LEARNING OITCOMES:
1. DiscussCanada’sDemography,specifically5Regions,3Territoriesand10 Provinces.
2. Listsdown10 Provinces and3 Territories’capitals,Economies,Time Zones,EconomiesandtheirLanguage/s.
INTRODUCTION
Canadacomprisesatotal area of 9.8 millionsq.km.Itisthe secondlargestcountryin the worldbytotal area.
BACKGROUND OF THE LESSON
Canadais the secondlargestcountryinthe worldinlandarea,dividedintofivenatural regions,tenProvinceand3.Territories.Canadahasa populationof about
34 million. The majority of Canadians live in cities. Canadians also live in small towns, rural areas, and in less populated parts of Canada.
LESSON CONTENT
PROVINCES YEAR FOUNDED CAPITAL AREA in
sq.km
ECONOMY REGIONS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE/s TIME
ZONES
Alberta 1905 Edmonton 661,848 Strong The Prairie Provinces English MST
British Columbia 1858 Victoria 944,735 Diverse The West Coast English PST
Manitoba 1870 Winnipeg 649,950 Moderately Strong The Prairie Provinces English& French CST
New Brunswick 1784 Fredericton 72,908 Dependent The AtlanticRegion English AST
Newfounland & Labrador 1949 St. John’s 405, 212 Low The AtlanticRegion English NST
Nova Scotia 1848 Halifax 55,284 Traditionallylagged The AtlanticRegion English AST
Ontario 1867 Toronto 1.076 Strong Central Canada English EST
Prince Edward Island 1864 Charlottetown 5, 660 Traditional &Dependent The AtlanticRegion English EST
Quebec 1608 QuebecCity 1.668 Dependent Central Canada French EST
Saskatchewan 1905 Regina 651,900 Diverse The Prairie Provinces English EST
TERRITORIES
Yukon 1890 Whitehorse 482,443 Seasonal The North English PST
Nunavut 1993 Iqualuit 2.039 Strong The North Iniktut, English,French EST
NorthwestTerritories 1870 Yellowknife 1.346 Diverse The North English,French NST
ASSESSMENT PLAN
PAPERANDPENCIL TEST: Complete the table below
PROVINCES YEAR FOUNDED CAPITAL REGION OFFICIALLANGUAGE/s TIME ZONES ECONOMY
1. Nunavut
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3.Prince EdwardIsland
4. Nova Scotia
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1993
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1848
1905
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Fredericton
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Regina
The North
The AtlanticRegion
The AtlanticRegion
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English
English
English
English
EST
AST
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Seasonal
Dependent
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