Canada

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 3

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What comes to your mind

when you think about Canada?

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson you can discuss about the following topics:

-Canadian history and ancestry

-Immigration and language in Canada

-Canadian resources and industries

-The nationals symbols and holidays of Canada

When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada this year?

1. November 24
2. November 23
3. October 10
4. October 9

Canadian Thanksgiving

"The bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed" (Parliament, 1879)

Beginnings in 1587 with Arctic explorer Martin Frobisher

Actual date set in 1957 (second Monday of October)

Used as a push to get people outside

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated on a different date compared with the US?

1. International dispute
2. Pride
3. To avoid Black Friday
4. The Harvest

How was Canada Day called before?

1. The British North American Act
2. Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Day
3. Dominion Day
4. It has always been called Canada Day

Canada Day

Sign of independence (1982)

The act divided Canada into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec

What is a Mounty?

1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Army
2. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
3. The Royal Canadian Ballet School
4. The Royal Canadian Mountains

What is the Symbol of the Canadian flag?

1. Shamrock
2. Pinecone
3. Maple leaf
4. Oak leaf

What is the currency called in Canada?

1. Canadian Dollar
2. Canadian Pound
3. Canadian Penny
4. Canadian Peso

Canadian Dollar

Before the Canadian Dollar

British pounds, American dollars, Spanish pesos and unique currencies

1870 Canadian Dollar

Penny - Nickel - Dime - Quarter - Loonie - Toonie

How many Canadians listed themself as being of Scottish origin in 2016?

1. 14%
2. 19%
3. 25%
4. 26%

Scottish immigrants

"New Scotland" 1622

Anglo-Canadians?

Large-scale migration 1760 - 1860

2021 Census of Canada - 4.4 million Scottish Canadians (12%)

Scottish influence

Vancouver

Local place names and also parks, creeks etc.

Scottish Heritage week

French immigrants

Early 18th century until 1760 (British conquest) 

35,000 immigrants

Quebec and Ontario

1870 - 1914
New wave - 50,000 immigrants

Living conditions and religion

2021 Census of Canada - 4 million French Canadians (11%)

British immigrants

Great Migration of Canada 1815 - 1850

American War of Independence

Industrial and Agricultural Revolution

Depleted Mines

Over 400,000 British people settled

2021 Census of Canada - 5.3 million English Canadians (14,5%)

What is/are the official language(s) of Canada?

1. English
2. Canadian
3. English and Canadian
4. English and French

Language in Canada

Two official languages: English and French

Canadian English

Canadian French

More than 200 spoken languages

Modern-day immigrants

January 2023 - the set target of 431,645 new permanent residents was reached

Enrichment for the communities

Contribute by working

Requirements to immigrate

Federal Skilled Worker Program

Experience in one of 370 eligible occupations

Classified within TEER categories

Skilled worker point grid

Language testing

 Settlement funding

Security background and medical examination

Top 10 Modern-day immigrants

India (118, 095 immigrants) – 27%

China (31,815 immigrants) – 7.2%

Afghanistan (23,735 immigrants) – 5.4%

Nigeria (22,085 immigrants) – 5.05%

Philippines (22,070 immigrants) – 5.04%

France (14,145 immigrants) – 3.2%

Pakistan (11,585 immigrants) – 2.6%

Iran (11,105 immigrants) – 2.5%

United States of America (10,400 immigrants) – 2.3%

Syria (8,500 immigrants) – 1.9%

The first people of Canada

Called the Indigenous people split up into three parts

The First Nations (more than 50)

Inuit

Métis

How did the first people came to Canada? (more answers are correct)

1. By land
2. By sea
3. By sky
4. By immigration

First Nations

Inuit

Métis

How old do you think the surviving art is?

1. 80,000 years ago
2. 12,000 years ago
3. 5,000 years ago
4. 2,100 years ago

Indigenous Art in Canada

Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763)

Took place all around the world

In Europe - Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against France, Austria, Sweden, Saxony, Russia, and Spain. 

In India and North America - Britain against France.

Treaty of Paris (Feb 10)

New France was left to Britain - Expensive Colony

English & French settlers

Catholics

Quebec act (1774)

North America had both English and French settlers. At first, Britain wanted the French settlers in Quebec to adopt English customs. Laws were written in English, and Catholics, who mostly spoke French, weren't allowed to have government jobs. After a few years, the British realized that this wasn't working. In 1774, they created a law called the Quebec Act, which gave people in Quebec freedom of religion and the right to use some French laws. This was the beginning of Canada as a legally bilingual and bicultural nation.

Treaty of Paris

North America had both English and French settlers. At first, Britain wanted the French settlers in Quebec to adopt English customs. Laws were written in English, and Catholics, who mostly spoke French, weren't allowed to have government jobs. After a few years, the British realized that this wasn't working. In 1774, they created a law called the Quebec Act, which gave people in Quebec freedom of religion and the right to use some French laws. This was the beginning of Canada as a legally bilingual and bicultural nation.

Treaty of Paris

The war also changed the relationship between Britain and Indigenous peoples living in what would become Canada. After the war, the British king, George III, made a new law called the Royal Proclamation of 1763. This law said that any land that Britain didn't control in North America belonged to the Indigenous people who lived on it. Indigenous peoples could keep those lands unless they wanted to sell them to the King. This meant that only the British government could buy land and make treaties with Indigenous nations. This law is still an important part of the Government of Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples today.

LKT Quiz-time

Who established the first permanent European settlements in what is now Canada?

1. The English
2. The French
3. The Italians
4. The Spanish