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Transcript of Canada 10 provinces 3 territories Area: 9.9 million km 2 (2nd) Population: 3.15 million (36 th )...
Area: 9.9 million km2 (2nd)Population: 3.15 million (36th)
Density: 3.41/km2 Nationality: Noun and adjective
Canadian (s)Capital: Ottawa, Ontario
Largest city: TorontoOfficial languages: Canadian English & French (Quebec)
Climate:Winter: avg. -15 to -40 (continental)℃Summer: 20 to 30 (interior 40 )℃ ℃Snow covers 6 months
the English Canadian cuisine:wild blueberries, rice, mussels, salmon, beer, and cheese
breakfast cereal (corn flakes) Canadian bacon, pan-cakes or waffle with maple leaf syrupscrambled eggs, hash brownmilk, fruit (orange) juice, tea with cream, coffee
dinner:spaghetti, macaroni, Spanish rice, fried rice, salami sausages, soup, liver, cheese & crackers, tuna fish sauce on toasts
baked/mashed potato
Ethnic groups: British descent (28%), French descent (23%), Italian descent (3%), aboriginal peoples (2%), plus significant minorities of German, Ukrainian, Dutch, Greek, Polish and Chinese.
Multicultural diversity
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, British CommonwealthThe Queen inspecting the guard while visiting RCMP Depot in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2005.
Holidays:
(Christmas, New Year's, Good Friday, Easter, Labour Day), national holidays not celebrated elsewhere: 1. Canada Day—July 1 2. Victoria Day—Last Monday in May
before May 24 3. Thanksgiving—Second Monday in
October 4. Remembrance Day—November 11
Common expressions
• Howdy?• How do you do?• How’s it going?• ciao (Italian)
goodbye• sick (do something wrong)• Ooops!• ouch!• merci (thank you)
Religions
• Christianity 77% • None 16.2% • Islam 2.0% • Judaism 1.1% • Hinduism 1.0% • Buddhism 1.0% • Sikhism 0.9%Statistics Canada, 2001 census survey results
visiting
• Visa-free Access for HKSAR Passports
(duration up to 6 months)• travelling seasons: April to September each year
(early spring to early autumn)• Long distant calling (IDD) country code:
(From HK) 001 + 1 + area code + telephone no.
(From Canada) 011 + 852 + telephone no.• Emergency services : 911 (firemen / police /
ambulances)
Time zone difference
Hong Kong Jan 5
Wed
8:30 a.m. flight time
Vancouver, B.C.
Jan 4
4:30 p.m.
-16 hours
12 hours,
46 minutes
Toronto, Ontario
Jan 4
7:30 p.m.
-13 hours
15 hours,
38 minutes
Official Lyrics of O Canada!• 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.