Land where many Aboriginal Peoples live. The government legally owns this land. There are around 600 of these communities in Canada.

85%.

Over 50%.

Ottawa.

St. John’s.

Charlottetown.

Halifax.

Fredericton.

Quebec City.

Toronto.

Winnipeg.

Regina.

Edmonton.

Victoria.

Whitehorse.

1867: Confederation is the joining of provinces to make a new country.

Confederation. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick joined Canada.

Manitoba, Northwest Territories joined Canada.

British Columbia joined Canada.

Prince Edward Island joined Canada.

Transfer of the Arctic Islands (to N.W.T.).

Yukon Territory joined Canada.

Alberta, Saskatchewan joined Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada.

Nunavut joined Canada.

• The birthplace of confederation • 13-kilometre Confederation Bridge • Smallest province • Beaches, red soil and agriculture • Anne of Green Gables

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.

1949: Newfoundland and Labrador.

1999: Nunavut.

1863 - 1867: Pre-confederation country made up of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec).

A group of 52 countries who are loyal to the Queen. Canada is a part of the commonwealth.

1885: The railway was finished. It is a powerful symbol of unity. It connects Canada geographically from the West Coast to the Atlantic Region.

1886: The first train on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) that travelled to British Columbia for the first time.

For federal elections, the country of Canada is divided into 308 areas. Each area is called a constituency or a riding, and has some candidates who will run for office in the federal election.

For provincial elections, each province or territory is split into a number of areas. Each area is called an electoral division.

For municipal elections, each municipality (city, town..etc) is split into a number of areas. Each area is called a ward.

(1) Newfoundland and Labrador (2) Prince Edward Island (3) Nova Scotia (4) New Brunswick

British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta.

• Oldest colony of the British Empire • Unique heritage linked to the sea • Known for fisheries, coastal fishing villages, and distinct culture

• World’s highest tides in the Bay of Fundy • Most populous Atlantic province • Canada’s largest east coast port and naval base

• Bay of Fundy “flowerpot” rocks • NB is in the Appalachian Range • The St. John River system is the 2nd largest river system on North America’s Atlantic coastline • The only officially bilingual province

• More than 3/4 of the people speak French as their first language • Films, music, literary works and food are known internationally • Percé Rock

• CN Tower • Toronto is Canada’s main financial centre. • Culturally diverse • The five Great Lakes are between Ontario and the USA • The Niagara region is known for it’s vineyards, wines and fruit crops

• Golden Boy • Largest provincial Aboriginal population • Western Canada’s largest Francophone community

• Regina is the training academy of the RCMP • Contains 40% of the land in Canada that is good for farming (arable land)

Iqaluit.

• Inukshuk • Nunavut means “our land” in Inuktitut • Established in 1999

Yellowknife.

• Polar Bear • More than 1/2 the people are Aboriginal (Dene, Inuit, Métis) • Northern lights • Yellowknife is called the “diamond capital of North America”

The land settled by Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlan. In 1759 this became the Province of Quebec.

1840: Upper Canada and Lower Canada united and were called The Province of Canada.

Is the border between Canada and the United States of America.

Quebec, Ontario.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta.

British Colombia.

Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory.

10 million square km.

Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans.

The Atlantic regions, Central Canada, the Prairies, the West coast, the North.

Queen Victoria chose Ottawa to be the capital of Canada.

A city and the area around it (e.g. the National Capital Region is the area around Ottawa, including Ottawa).

The metopolitan area around Ottawa, including Ottawa. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Canada.

10 Provinces.

3 Territories.

34 million people.

Nova Scotia.

The second largest river system on the East coast.

Over 8 million people.

Over 12 million people.

Toronto.

The United Empire Loyalists.

Quebec.

Lake Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.

Lake Superior.

Montreal.

A type of land which is very dry, and where the soft rock has been eroded (washed or blown away) by wind and/or water for a long period of time. Exist in Alberta.

Manitoba.

Located in British Columbia. Canada’s largest and busiest port.

The entry to the Pacific Ocean area in British Columbia.

600.

33% (1/3) of Canada's land mass is taken up by the North region of Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon).

Another name for northern Canada because in the middle of summer, daylight can last up to 24 hours.

Tundra has frozen soil under the top layer, and no trees. Exists in the North region of Canada.

Another name for the Canadian Forces Reserves (militia). They help protect the Arctic.

The highest mountain in Canada. Located in the Yukon.

A world-famous Canadian geologist. Mount Logan is named after him.

The 2nd longest river system in North America. Located in the Northwest Territories.

1960s: Many Quebecers tried to separate from Canada.

1970: An international association of French-speaking countries. Canada helped create this.

1980 & 1995: Quebec had referendums asking the people of Quebec if they wanted to separate from Canada. Both times Quebecers voted not to separate.

1920s: Some believed that the British West Indies (the British islands in the Carribean Sea) should become part of Canada. They are not a part of Canada today.

Louis Riel

1814: He helped found Ottawa (Canada's capital)

1792: A city in Sierra Leone (Africa) established by black Nova Scotians

A canal in Ottawa built to protect Canada from U.S.A. invasion.