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 Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, and defines itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation; both English and French are official languages.
Soon after, Canada was a major front in the War of 1812 between the United States and British Empire and its successful defence had important long-term effects on Canada, including the building of a sense of unity and nationalism among the population of British North America.
Canada's two official languages, English and French, are the mother tongues of 59.7% and 23.2% of the population, respectively.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canada   (5429 words)

  
 Canada
Canada is the world's second-largest country in terms of land area, but has a very low population density, with approximately 31 million inhabitants.
Canada, which has been inhabited by natives including the First Nations and the Inuit for about 10,000 years, was first visited by Europeans around 1000, when the Vikings briefly had a settlement.
Eastern Canada is divided between boreal forest and the barren Canadian Shield in the north and the highly fertile Saint Lawrence River Valley in the south, where most of the country's population is concentrated.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Canada.html   (1219 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Demographics of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (the ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion.
Canada is the northernmost country on the North American continent and is bordered by the United States both in the northwest (by the State of Alaska) and in the south (which is the world's longest undefended border).
Canada is officially bilingual: French is widely spoken in the eastern provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, in Eastern Ontario and in specific communities throughout Atlantic Canada and the West; English is the majority language elsewhere with the exception of certain communities.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Demographics-of-Canada   (2626 words)

  
 Canada
The capital of Canada is the city of Ottawa, where the nation's parliament is located, as is the residence of the Governor General, who represents the country's ceremonial head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.
Canada, which has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples, known in Canada as the First Nations, for about 10,000 years, was first visited by Europeans around 1000, when the Vikings briefly settled at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.
Canada is a federation under a system of parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/c/ca/canada.html   (3059 words)

  
 Canada - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm that formally recognizes Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada, Role and Responsibilities of the Governor General whose duties are performed on a day-to-day basis by the Governor General at the federal level and by the Lieutenant-Governors at the provincial level.
Canada's two official languages, English and French, are the mother tongues of 56.3% and 28.7% of the population respectively.
Canada is known for its vast forests and mountain ranges, and the animals that reside within them, such as moose, beavers, caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, Canada goose and the common loon.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/Canada   (5115 words)

  
 Canada Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Canada, country (3,851,787 sq mi/9,976,128 sq km; 1991 population 27,296,859; 2004 estimated population 32,507,874), N North America, (cap.) Ottawa; 45°15'N 75°45'W. It is a federation of 10 provinces—Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia—and the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories.
Canada occupies all of North America N of the U.S. (and E of Alaska) except for the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Canada has a very long and irregular coastline; Hudson Bay and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence indent the E coast and the Inside Passage extends along the W coast.
www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Canada.html   (3166 words)

  
 Demographics of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Demographics of Canada, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Population of Canada: 32,320,000 (October 2005 est.); 30,007,894 (2001 Census)
See also: List of Canadian provinces and territories by population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Canada   (288 words)

  
 Canada Immigration - News
He asserted that Ottawa's past policies and future plans are part of a coherent strategy to cope with major "new forces" such as the aging population and the rise of new powers in China and India.
Canada takes in just over 220,000 new permanent residents each year, the highest proportion compared to its population of any country in the world.
Changing Demographics in Canada: A low birth rate for 30 years coupled with baby boomers nearing retirement age means fewer workers supporting more seniors, increased demands on health and other services, and potential skills shortages.
www.diycanadaimmigration.com /news/n210905.aspx   (565 words)

  
 Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The capital of Canada is the city Ottawa where the nation's parliament is located as is the residence the Governor General who represents the country's ceremonial head state Queen Elizabeth II A former French and British colony Canada is geographically the largest member both La Francophonie and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Canada which has been inhabited by aboriginal known in Canada as the First Nations for about 10 000 years was visited by Europeans around 1000 when the Vikings briefly settled at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland.
Needless to say within Canada such notions of Canada being a more "left wing" country than the US tend be more widely embraced by political parties the left than those on the right.
www.freeglossary.com /Canada   (3101 words)

  
 Canada -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions.
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm that formally recognizes Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada,
Canada's official national sports are ice hockey (winter) and lacrosse (summer), however, hockey is considerably more a part of Canadian culture, and is by far the most popular spectator sport in the country.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Canada   (5066 words)

  
 Canada Goose Survival - Colorado Division of Wildlife
In the 1950s, the only native population of nesting Canada geese inhabiting Colorado occurred in the northwest corner of the state confined to river habitat along the Yampa, Green, and Little Snake rivers.
Banding records indicate 3,711 Canada geese were transplanted in the mountain parks and west of the Continental Divide in Colorado between 1955 and 1988.
Since 2000, 15,349 Canada geese were banded in the same area and 4,277 Canada geese have been recaptured.
wildlife.state.co.us /Research/Birds/CanadaGooseSurvival/CanadaGooseSurvival.htm?Print=true   (431 words)

  
 Demographics of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
DemoGraphics '96 and DemoTables '96 Software developed for the United Nations Population Fund displayes population trends between 1950 and 2050 for all countries worldwide - in animated charts and maps.
Action Canada for Population and Development ACPD supports and advances action on population and development to improve children's lives.
IBM Canada Headquarters for the Canadian subsidiary, includes demographics of operations, manufacturing and development, employment opportunities across the country, community relations and sports marketing.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Demographics_of_Canada.html   (956 words)

  
 Canada's John Galt: Demographics and the welfare state.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada's John Galt: Demographics and the welfare state.
This is the dilemma of the New Left as it looks into the future: it must either destroy its oh so cherished welfare state in order to survive fiscally, or it must abandon its talismanic devotion to moral relativism and multiculturalism and start assimilating large immigrant populations into Western Civilization.
Canada is pretty much there now, at least Toronto is. Scarborough is almsot 100% non-European, with a huhe % of that Muslim; Brampton and Mississauga is getting close.
cdnjohngalt.blogspot.com /2005/03/demographics-and-welfare-state.html   (791 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Canada
Canada is the world's second-largest country in terms of land area, but has a low population density, with approximately 32 million inhabitants.
However, starting in the 1950s the federal government began to gradually phase out the use of the word "Dominion" in official texts and instead simply refer to the nation as "Canada." The last major change was renaming the national holiday from Dominion Day to Canada Day in 1982.
Canada is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and La Francophonie.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Canada   (1463 words)

  
 Cricket summer awaits Canada
Canada, as an associate member of the sport's governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC), has gained coveted One-Day International (ODI) match status, appointed a new team coach and begun preparations for next year's World Cup in the Caribbean.
Elevation to ODI status will mean Canada play more international games in an already busy season, explained Petrook, who added that the country had only one ODI-rated ground but was working with the ICC to certify more.
Canada hope to improve on their first visit to the World Cup in 2003, when the team's highlight was a 60-run victory over Bangladesh in Durban, South Africa.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2006/apr/20canada.htm   (722 words)

  
 Demographics of Canada: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Canada is a sovereign state in northern north america, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area....
A ukrainian canadian is a person of ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to canada....
The anglican church of canada is the canadian branch of the anglican communion....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/demographics_of_canada.htm   (1480 words)

  
 ESRI Canada - Business & Demographics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Demographic analysis is the basis for customer service, site analysis, regulatory compliance, marketing, health care delivery, financial behaviour and many other business functions.
At the very core of this information is a geographic location such as an address, a service boundary, a sales territory, and a delivery route that can be illustrated and interactively managed and analyzed on a map.
Like real estate, GIS is all about "location, location, location." ESRI Canada offers a variety of GIS—based solutions designed for all segments of the real estate business such as map—based content management and sophisticated investment analysis.
www.esricanada.com /english/demographics   (306 words)

  
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The Canada Online report analyzes the important trends that shape the mature, but still evolving, usage patterns of Canadian users -- at business, at home and in school.
It provides both a broad and in-depth analysis of demographics of this digitally advanced country.
The median age reached an all-time high of 37.6 in 2001, according to Statistics Canada.
www.emarketer.com /Report.aspx?canada_jun04   (354 words)

  
 Demographics of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
An excellent and easy read, I would recommend this to anyone who is fascinated by social and demographical characteristics of our...
The Politics of Population: State Formation, Statistics, and the Census of Canada, 1840-1875
Canada's Population Outlook : Demographic Futures and Economic Challenges (The Canadian Institute for Economic Policy series)
www.freeglossary.com /Demographics_of_Canada   (401 words)

  
 Publications by David K. Foot
Canada's Population Outlook: Demographic Futures and Economic Challenges (Toronto: James Lorimer & Company for the Canadian Institute for Economic Policy, 1982), 268 pp.
Demographic Trends in Canada, 1996-2006: Implications for the Public and Private Sectors (with R.A. Loreto and T.W. McCormack) Paper No. 4 (Ottawa: Industry Canada, 1998), 52 pp.
Manpower Forecasting in Canada: A Discussion of the Issues (with N. Meltz and F. Siddiqui) (Toronto: University of Toronto, Centre for Industrial Relations and the Ontario Manpower Commission, 1980), 55 pp.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /~foot/pubs.html   (2411 words)

  
 Italian-Canadian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Italians were among some of the earliest Europeans to come to Canada.
A number of Italians were imported to work as navvies in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
This generated controversy as the move was seen as part of scheme by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to gain greater influence over the Italian language media in Canada.
italian-canadian.ask.dyndns.dk   (750 words)

  
 Demographics Of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The collection of this data is extremely important as it provides a landscape of socioeconomic demographics across Canada.
Next month's Canada 2020 conference is part of a continuum that began with...
As heavily as broad-based parties depend on wide-spectrum demographics, they must...
demographics-of-canada.wikiverse.org   (273 words)

  
 Outsourcing - Calling Canada...A Red Hot Spot Develops for Call Center Outsourcing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The world economy and local demographics of Canada create an excellent solution for cost effective call centers and help desks.
The Bank of Canada estimates that over the past five years, the currency exchange rate between the U.S. and Canada favors Americans by 44 percent.
With a predominantly rural population with a strong work ethic and a declining industrial base, Canada is fertile ground for call center outsourcing solutions.
www.bpo-outsourcing-journal.com /sep2002-canada.html   (920 words)

  
 Canada - Vancouver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Today Vancouver is a bustling city of over two million, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic coastal mountain range.
Termed the 'Crown Jewel of Western Canada', Vancouver is the financial, shipping, industrial and cultural centre of Canada's west coast.
Be sure to see the landmark conference centre Canada Place where cruise ships dock while in Vancouver.
www.canada-glimpse.com /Vancouver-117.html   (377 words)

  
 Debt Freedom Canada Inc. - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Baby Boom population - born between 1946 and 1966 - has amassed more debt per-capita than any generation before them, and are quickly running out of ways to live life debt-free.
Click here for more on how demographics shape our lives.
Debt Freedom Canada Inc. was born to solve this dilemma - to help Canadians take a business-like approach to dramatically accelerate the elimination of their debt.
www.debtfreedom.ca /demographics.htm   (174 words)

  
 Game set for a big year in Canada
There are literally scores and scores of schools playing cricket.'' Although this news may surprise ice hockey fans, cricket has a long history in Canada.
DAYS OFF Another challenge will be the extra demands made on the amateur team.
In the next 12 months, I estimate it will be 60 days.'' One change that is likely to be a big boost is the year-long appointment of England under-19 team head Andy Pick as Canada's coach.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060420/311517.html   (492 words)

  
 Canada Demographics
Canada started the 1990s in recession, and real rates of growth have averaged only 1.1% so far this decade.
Because of slower growth, Canada still faces high unemployment—especially in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces—and a large public sector debt.
The continuing constitutional impasse between English- and French-speaking areas is raising the possibility of a split in the federation, making foreign investors somewhat edgy.
www.kmike.com /country/cademog.htm   (1323 words)

  
 census demographics
Read about census demographics in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Find results for census demographics and anything else you are looking for instantly!
This is the place to find population figures for cities, states, countries, and the...
www.logicjungle.com /wikifind-census+demographics.html   (193 words)

  
 Demographics of Canada - Books and CD-ROMs
See below for a listing of books and CD-ROMs on the population of Canada, including statistics from the Canadian Census, and demographic trends.
Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2005 to 2031
Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada 2002
www.fedpubs.com /subject/demog.htm   (142 words)

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