Canada
• Canada as one of the former British colony has built up its democratic system of government in the form of Great Britain
• but while it retained some elements that refer to the French heritage
• Canada tries to meet its obligations to the indigenous Indians and Eskimos
• It prepares the creation of an autonomous territory
• Population, which migrated to Canada over the centuries is the ethnically diversed
• Cities
Ottawa
• Ontario
• The City of Ottawa lies at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau reviers
• Ottawa is an important political, commercial and cultural center of the country
• One of the most important buildings is Ottawa's Parliament in the Gothic style
• Parliament building with Peace Tower
• In the summer - four 53-hour concert of bells
• National Arts Centre
• famous theater with hundreds of events, ballets and concerts
• Québec City
• Québec
• With its streets with bars, cafes and restaurants Québec looks like Paris
• Notre Damme de Victories
Toronto
• Ontario
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• The city on the shores of Lake Ontario
• City Hallin Toronto is work of Finnish architect
• Niagara Falls
• From Toronto it is very easy to get to near Niagara Falls
Vancouver
• Vancouver
• British Columbia
• Vancouver is also an important port and commercial center of the country
• Vancouver is on one of the side-swept by the sea, on the other side the town is surrounded by snowy mountains
• The summer is a popular tourist destination because of beautiful and clean beaches
• the winter-lovers flock here again skiing and similar sports
— General information
— N America
— 10 provinces
— 3 territories
— Atlantic ocean, Pacific ocean, Arctic ocean
— Border with the US
— Capital Ottawa
— Languages English, French
— Total area : 9,984,670 km2
— Provinces and territories
— 10 provinces
— 3 territories
— Federal government
— Provinces : co- sovereign, lieutenant-governor
— Territories: not sovereign, part of federal realm
— Alberta
— British Columbia
— Manitoba
— New Brunswick
— Newfoundland and Labrador
— Nova Scotia
— Ontario
— Prince Edward Island
— Quebec
— Saskatchewan,
British Columbia & Alberta
— British Columbia (name chosen by Queen Victoria)
— Vancouver (OWG 2010)
— Beautiful nature, 7 national parks
— Alberta (named after QV‘s husband & daughter)
— Edmonton, Calgary
— Largest producer of oil and gas products
Vancouver
— Vancouver
— British Columbia
— Vancouver is an important port and commercial center of the country
— Vancouver is on one of the side-swept by the sea, on the other side the town is surrounded by snowy mountains
— In the summer Vancouver is a popular tourist destination because of beautiful and clean beaches
— the winter-lovers flock here again skiing and similar sports
Saskatchewan & Manitoba
— Saskatchewan (name of a river, named by the Cree)
— Agricultural, mining land
— Regina, Saskatoon
Manitoba (derived from the Cree)
— Agriculture, forestry
— Franco-Manitoban minority, aboriginals (Inuits, Métis)
Ontario & Québec
— Ontario
— Ottawa, Ontario, Toronto
— 250,000 freshwater lakes
— Hydroelectric energy
— Québec
— French-speaking population àofficial language
— Largest province
— Aerospace, information and communication technologies
— Quebec city, Montreal
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
— Bilingual province
— Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton
— Heavy industry, port facilities
Nova Scotia (New Scotland)
— Halifax (harbour)
— fishery
Halifax
— Halifax is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia
— It represents a strategic point in shipping between Canada and Europe, which was mainly used in history, when through the port went many new immigrants
Halifax played a major role during the two world wars
Prince Edward Island & Newfoundland and Labrador
— Prince Edward Island
— Charlottetown
— Tourism, fishery (lobster fishing, oyster fishing, mussel farming)
— Newfoundland and Labrador
— English, French, Irish languages, inuit dialects
— Mining, oil production
Yukon
— Whitehorse
— Mount Logan (5959 m)
— Arctic, subarctic climate
— Yellowknife
— Great Bear Lake
— Taiga
— Mining - gold, diamonds
— Iqaluit
— ‚our land‘ in Inuit language
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