What is Canada Day ?
Every day of Canada ? NO
The birthday of Canada ? YES
When is Canada day ?
July 1 If falls on a Sunday, July 2 is the statutory holiday.
Why is that date? On July 1, 1867, Canada became
independent.
The original occupants : Indians , Eskimos
Many British and France immigrated to Quebec, in the 1700s.
Fought between 1756 to 1763. The British government won the war.
Became independent on July 1st, 1867.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
How to celebrate it ?
Fireworks, parades, barbecues, concerts, carnivals, fairs, picnics...
Canadians‘s First Prime Minister
• Who
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
About John Alexander Macdonald
• When/where was he born?11 January 1815 / Scotland
• What did he do before he became a politician?He worked as a lawyer.
How did he become prime minister?
We can easily look at his picture.
Canada also honours other past prime minister.
William Lyon Mackenzie King
1. Canada Day is July 1st .2. The original occupants of Canada were the Indians
and British.3. People celebrate Canada day with fireworks and
parades, and so on.4. Sir John A. Macdonald was born in England.5. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary appears on the fifty-
dollar bill.