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  Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The country stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west (hence the country's motto).
Canada's head of state is the monarch, currently Elizabeth II and commonly referred to as the Queen of Canada.
Canada is known for its vast forests and mountain ranges (including the Rocky Mountains) and the animals that reside within them, such as moose, caribou, beavers, polar bears, grizzly bears, and the common loon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canada   (5794 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Canada
This is because the north of Canada, with its harsh Arctic and sub-Arctic climates, is sparsely inhabited.
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
Canada is a country of difficult terrain; much of its area is under water or is rocky, marshy, mountainous, or otherwise uninhabitable.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761563379/Canada.html   (1171 words)

  
 Canada article - Canada country North America provinces territories constitutional monarchy - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The capital of Canada is the city of Ottawa, where the nation's parliament is located, as is the residence of the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Canada.
Canada's judical branch of government is composed of a variety of federal and provincial level courts that deal with cases involving federal or provincial realms of jurisdiction.
Canada is known for its vast forests and mountain ranges (including the Rocky Mountains) and the wild animals that reside within them, such as moose, beavers and grizzly bears.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Canada   (3704 words)

  
 Country Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Country Canada is a Canadian television series broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
It is produced by CBC Winnipeg, and profiles rural and country life in Canada.
Country Canada is also a Canadian television network based on the idea of the Country Canada television series.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Country_Canada   (123 words)

  
 Canada: Environmental Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada’s growth in oil output, particularly recently, can be attributed to the development of oil sands in Western Canada, as well as to large oil projects off the coast of Newfoundland.
In 2001, Canada was one of the world's leading carbon emitting countries, generating 156.2 million metric tons (mmt) of energy related carbon emissions (2.5% of the world total).
Canada's carbon intensity, 0.19 metric tons of carbon per thousand $1995-PPP in 2001, was also the highest among industrialized economies.
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/canenv.html   (1660 words)

  
 Canada Geography
Canada is the second largest country in the world, smaller only to Russia.
Canada stretches from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Canada proved to be an excellent spot for trapping and trading of furs.
www.kidport.com /RefLib/WorldGeography/Canada/Canada.htm   (567 words)

  
 Canada
Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a federal parliamentary form of government.
Canada is a resettlement country, and the Government projected approving over 40,000 claims for refugee status during the year.
In the country's three territories, aboriginals constitute 20 percent of Yukon, 62 percent of Northwest Territories, and 84 percent of Nunavut.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/wha/8311.htm   (6995 words)

  
 Canada and the IMF -- Page 1 of 6
Canada joined the IMF on December 27, 1945.
Canada is a subscriber to the Special Data Dissemination Standard.
On behalf of: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
www.imf.org /external/country/CAN   (726 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | Country profiles | Country profile: Canada
Canada is also worried about environmental pollution from US factories near the border, and about the possible impact on the environment of the exploitation of oil deposits in Alaska.
Canada has also been instrumental in promoting a worldwide ban on the production, export and use of anti-personnel landmines.
Immigration has helped to make Canada one of the world's richest countries, and the country is largely free of racial tension.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1198865.stm   (964 words)

  
 Canada
Be very careful of this one, especially if coming from a country other that the US as the Canadian accent (if English) is not that easy to distinguish, although totally obvious to US residents and Canadians.
Canada's Parliament Promotes appreciation of the Parliament Buildings and the institutions they house: the House of Commons, the Senate and the Library of Parliament.
Canada Heirloom Series- Canada's Heritage on the Web six volume presentation of Canada's cultural, historical, scientific, and technological heritage, and its contribution to the world.
www.peoplegoingglobal.com /Americas/Canada.htm   (975 words)

  
 Country Canada -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Country Canada is a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian (additional info and facts about television series) television series broadcast on the (additional info and facts about Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
It is produced by (additional info and facts about CBC Winnipeg) CBC Winnipeg, and profiles rural and (The territory occupied by a nation) country life in Canada.
Country Canada is also a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian (Station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts) television station based on the idea of the Country Canada television series.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/country_canada.htm   (207 words)

  
 Canada
Transport Canada is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for road safety, although each province or territory has the authority to establish its own traffic and safety laws.
These may be brought temporarily into Canada for sporting or hunting use during hunting season, use in competitions, in-transit movement through Canada, or personal protection against wildlife in remote areas of Canada.
Engaging in illicit sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html   (2601 words)

  
 Detailed Country Profile: Canada
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts.
The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.
www.nationmaster.com /country/ca   (666 words)

  
 FedEx | International Tools | Intl Resource Center
Every article entering Canada must be marked with the name of the country of origin in legible English or French, unless an exception from marking is provided for in the law.
When exporting from Canada the destination country must be verified to ensure that the country is not on the ACL.
If the CI is not completed in one of the legal languages of Canada the Canada Customs Revenue Agency (CCRA) may request a translation from a party who is knowledgeable of the transaction, which will cause a clearance delay.
www.fedex.com /us/international/library/profiles/ca.html   (4688 words)

  
 Kuhl
As further evidence that the British North America Act was not a constitution, and that Canada did not become a federal union, I refer to the definition of the term "dominion" which is to be found in section 18, paragraph 3 of the Interpretation Act of 1889.
The provinces of Canada are free to use it as a guide in the creation of a Federal constitution, or they may reject it completely in favour of a constitution of their own making.
The Parliament of Canada did not become the government of Canada, much less a federal government; it became merely the central legislature of a United Colony, a legislative body whose only power was that of aiding and advising the Governor-General as agent of the Imperial Parliament.
www.detaxcanada.org /kuhl.htm   (7490 words)

  
 About Canada - Country Guide to Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Country Guide to Canada has been developed to help people who want to know about Canada or who want to come to Canada as permanent residents, visitors, students or temporary Workers.
Country Guide to Canada is equally useful to the Canadian residents.
Country Guide to Canada will definitely act as a Gateway to Canada for the persons who are interested to know
www.soscanada2000.com   (195 words)

  
 Canada
Canada is a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and three territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and as of April 1, 1999, Nunavut).
At that time the population of Canada was almost entirely French, but in the next few decades, thousands of British colonists emigrated to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies.
In 1869, Canada purchased from the Hudson's Bay Company the vast middle west (Rupert's Land) from which the provinces of Manitoba (1870), Alberta (1905), and Saskatchewan (1905) were later formed.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107386.html   (2126 words)

  
 Canada Country Analysis Brief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada is the United States’ most important trading partner, with over $460 billion worth of goods, services, investments, and financial transfers exchanged between the two countries in 2003.
Canada sends over 99% of its crude oil exports to the U.S., and the country is one of the most important sources of U.S. oil imports.
Canada enjoys a vigorous electricity trade with the United States, and the electricity networks of the two countries are heavily integrated.
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/canada.html   (5137 words)

  
 A virtual Travel Guide to Canada
Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
Canada is globally recognized for its outstanding quality of life, stable, progressive political environment and one of the healthiest economies in the world.
Terrain: as vast as the country is, it offers many different landscapes, mountains, prairies, deserts, artic tundra, glaciers, valleys, foothills, rivers and lakes.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/canada.htm   (1492 words)

  
 Canada Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Those expecting Canada to be a blander version of the USA should check their assumptions at the door.
Canada's wild northern frontier, which has etched itself into the national psyche, and its distinct patchwork of peoples have created a country that is decidedly different from its brash neighbour.
It's the edginess between Canada's indigenous, French and British traditions that gives the nation its complex three-dimensional character.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/north-america/canada   (304 words)

  
 Travel Warnings - Consular Affairs
If it is not safe to travel to a foreign country or region, we will advise Canadians to avoid “all travel” to the destination and, in some cases, depart the country or region.
There may be risk in a country that is not on the list.
If you want to receive daily electronic notification (weekdays only) of Current Issues updates, as well as a list of Country Travel Reports that were updated in the previous 24 hours, please visit our subscription page.
www.voyage.gc.ca /dest/sos/warnings-en.asp   (429 words)

  
 Canada:Country Web Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In 2004, unemployment in Canada, at 7.3%, stood just above the OECD average of 6.9%, while the share of individuals who had been unemployed for more than one year, at 9.5%, remained among the lowest in the OECD.
Total health spending accounted for 9.9% of GDP in Canada in 2003, more than one percentage point higher than the average of 8.6% in OECD countries, according to OECD Health Data 2005, the newly released health database.
Overall, the report is positive about the country’s progress towards achieving its environmental domestic objectives and international commitments since 1995.
www.oecd.org /canada   (426 words)

  
 That's Country
Joining him on the bill are Joe Nichols, currently in the top five on both the country album and singles charts, Show Dog Nashville label mate and frequent songwriting collaborator Scotty Emerick, as well as fast-rising newcomer Danielle Peck.
The party doesn't end when the curtain falls during "Country Music's Biggest NightT," as the talented and distinguished Wynonna is scheduled to perform at the CMA Awards Post-Party immediately following "The 39th Annual CMA Awards" on Tuesday, November 15 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.
Fans won’t have to wait too long to continue to sing along to the new single as it will be heading to radio at the end of this month.
www.thatscountry.com   (722 words)

  
 RugbyRugby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada play France for the seventh time when they meet them in Nantes on Saturday.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced Monday that the 2006 Churchill Cup of Rugby will be hosted by both USA Rugby in the San Francisco area, and by Rugby Canada in Toronto and Ottawa, on June 3, 7 and 10.
Toronto-Rugby Ontario is pleased to announce that Rugby Canada has released the National Under-19 Women’s Team 2006 long-list of players being considered to represent Canada at the U19 level.
www.rugbyrugby.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Canada/index.shtml   (328 words)

  
 Art Country Canada - and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Art Country Canada experts opinion, latest information, resources and related topics...
Art Country Canada - 2, displays by edythe wright and nature art by brian burkhardt, burlington city arts, 135 church.
Art Country Canada - A new art exhibition featuring valley artists is being displayed at turlock city hall.
www.art617.com /Art-Country-Canada.html   (492 words)

  
 Canada Trails: Canadian Cross Country Ski Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Some regions of Canada have many backcountry huts and lodges that are ideally located for ski touring and telemarking.
The Canada Trails also provides regional listings of Canadian outdoor clubs involved in cross-country skiing.
Cross Country Canada is responsible for the development of cross-country skiing in Canada and for the operations of the national cross-country ski team.
www.canadatrails.ca /xc_ski   (338 words)

  
 Cross Country Canada - Latest News
Some of Canada's most unforgettable Olympic and Paralympic legends came together on November 10th to make their debut as Team Visa mentors, and to officially kick-off the Team Visa 2006 program.
The Canadian National Ski Team is expected to arrive in Vernon on Saturday, November 12th in preparation for the Haywood NorAm Races scheduled for November 26th and 27th at Sovereign Lake and for the World Cup races on December 10th and 11th.
Cross Country Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Churchill as Provincial Coach/Technical Director....
www.cccski.com /main.asp   (463 words)

  
 Canada
Canada's largest legal database provider, Quicklaw has over 1000 searchable databases and bulletin boards of full text judgments from all court levels and many administrative tribunals in Canada, as well as full text databases of legislation, tax and news.
Site provides access to the official publications of Parliament as well as to general information about the role, history, proceedings and activities of the Senate, the House of Commons and the Library of Parliament.
This site provides information for individuals and businesses seeking to invest or expand internationally, whether from the US or Canada or to the US or Canada.
www.washlaw.edu /forint/america/canada.html   (553 words)

  
 D&B Country Report: Canada
Providing critical information and analysis on the trade environment, D&B Country Reports offer in-depth analysis for evaluating risks and opportunities when trading overseas.
D&B Country Reports are produced by a team of highly skilled regional analysts who use exclusive data from DandB’s network of reporting offices.
In addition to written analysis, each report ranks the country in question using D&B’s proprietary Country Risk Indicator.
www.marketresearch.com /redirect.asp?productid=1172913&progid=3603   (214 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the prime minister through the governor general); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queens Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice)
Solid fiscal management has produced a long-term budget surplus which is substantially reducing the national debt, although public debate continues over how to manage the rising cost of the publicly funded healthcare system.
Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner, the United States, which absorbs more than 85% of Canadian exports.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html   (1371 words)

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