"O Canada" was proclaimed Canada's national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880.

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.

Canada is located in the northernmost part of North America.

Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and Alaska to the northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.

CAPITAL OttawaGOVERNOR GENERAL David John StonAREA 9984670 km sqCURRENCY Canadian DollarPOPULATION 35158300TOTAL GDP 1.825 TrillionECONOMY 11 Largest in the worldNATIONAL GAME ICE HOCKEYNATIONAL ANIMAL BEAVERS

-The first people were the Aboriginal people.-Explorers and settlers from Western Europe arrived in the 1500s. -Canada was named by the French explorer Jacques Cartier (1535).-The name "Canada" comes from the Huron and Iroquois word "Kanata" meaning "village".-Canada became a country on July 1st, 1867.-The first provinces were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.-The first prime minister was Sir John A. Macdonald.

Canada has hosted several international sporting events, including the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Is also expected to hold the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and it is a member of the Commonwealth.

Canada’s queen is Elisabeth II of the United Kingdom, that who acts as a symbolic or ceremonial executive.

In the first image we can see the governor general of Canada, Michaëlle Jean.

In the second picture we can see the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

The second largest country in the world (Russian Federation is the largest)

Ten provinces and three Territories – Provinces : 1. Alberta (Edmonton)2. British Columbia (Victoria)3. Manitoba (Winnipeg) 4. New Brunswick (Fredericton)5. Newfoundland and Labrador(St. John's) 6. Nova Scotia (Halifax) 7. Ontario (Toronto) 8. Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) 9. Quebec (Quebec City) 10. Saskatchewan (Regina) Territories : 1. Yukon (Whitehorse)2. Nunavut (Iqaluit) 3. Northwest Territories (Yellowknife)

Here, there is a picture of the capital city of Canada, Ottawa. It is located at the Ottawa River valley, in the province of Ontario.

But the lagest city of Canada it isn’t Ottawa, it is Toronto.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It covers 9,984,670 square kilometers.

Canada has 33.331.389 inhabitants and its density is 4hab./km2.

The currency of Canada is the Canadian Dollar, which was adopted in 1858.

Approximately one Canadian Dollar (CAD) is 1.48 €.

Industry Share of GDP (%)Air Transportation 9 %Rail Transportation 13%Water Transportation 3%Truck Transportation 35 %Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

12%

Pipeline Transportation 11%Science and sight seeing 17 %Total 100

Forests, plants, animals and fish are some of Canada's renewable resources.

Renewable resources can be replaced by nature. Canada has 10% of the world's forests. Minerals, metal, natural gas, and oil are some of Canada's nonrenewable resources. They cannot be replaced by nature. Hydroelectric power is sold to the United States. Canada is one of the largest mining nations in the world. Over 60 minerals and metals are produced in Canada. Canada is the third largest diamond producing nation in the

world. Canada is the world's leader in the production of potash and

uranium. There are many different types of farms in Canada:

grain farms, vegetable farms, fruit orchards, livestock and dairy.

There are 42 national parks in Canada.

Parks were created to protect the forests, plants and wildlife. Canada has laws to protect the wild animals and plants that are endangered.Hunting, mining and logging are not allowed in parks.

The largest park in Canada is Wood Buffalo National Park, in Alberta and the Northwest Territories. It is home of the world's largest bison herd and the only nesting site of the endangered whooping crane.-The oldest National Park is Banff in Alberta. It was created in 1885 as Rocky Mountain Park.

motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum

Education is compulsory up to the age of 16 in every province in Canada.

Education in Canada is generally divided into primary education, followed by secondary education and post-secondary.

Total budget spent on education sector is 3.6%

Literacy rate for male and female is 99%

• The Steam Clock in Vancouver. A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine.

• The City Hall of Toronto. Is one of the most distinctive landmarks of the city, designed by the Finnish architect Viljo Revell and opened in 1965.

The parliment of Canada. Is the federal legislative branch of Canada, formed by the Canadian monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.

Saint Joseph’s Oratory is the largest church in Montreal.

Canada is famous for inventing the ice hockey, which is the national sport in the country. It was invented based on the Field Hockey.

The official languages of Canada are english and french.

In this graph we can see that the most spoken native language in Canada is English (59,3%), followed by French (23%).

Also, we can see that the language that most Canadians know is English (90%), but not French (60%).

Abril Lavigne (singer)

Jim Carrey (actor)

Pamela Anderson (top model)

Sandford Fleming (inventor)

Glenn Gould (music)

Andrew Brunette (sportsman)

•Canada's culture draws influences from its broad range of

constituent nationalities, and policies that promote

multiculturalism are constitutionally protected.

•In Quebec, cultural identity is strong, and many French-

speaking commentators speak of a culture of Quebec that is

distinct from English Canadian culture.

•Whole, Canada is in theory a cultural mosaic – a collection of

several regional, aboriginal, and ethnic subcultures.

In Canada, each region has its own dishes and specialties.For example, in Quebec the Tourtière, a meat pie and pea soup or French Poutine, which are chips and salsa and cheese.Chicken, smoked meats are typical of Montreal, we can not fail to mention the famous sandwich Boeuf Fume, done in black or rye bread with pickles, mustard and smoked beef.

These are some festival organized in CanadaChristmas

1.Canada Day Celebrations, July 1st, Ottawa & Canadawide2.The Montreal Comedy Festival, organizing Since 19833.Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto4.Vancouver Symphony of Fire

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