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1 Society and Cultures of Major English Speaking Countries
——Approaching Canada Mei Li, College of Foreign Languages Feb 2012

2 Land People History & Education Politics & Economy Customs & Culture
Contents Land People History & Education Politics & Economy Customs & Culture 2

3 Brief History of Canada An Overview of Education
History & Education Brief History of Canada Key Dates An Overview of Education Public Schools Private Schools Study Abroad in Canada Famous Universities

4 Brief History of Canada

5 Key Dates 1534 Jacques Cartier discovers the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. 1605 Samuel de Champlain establishes the first successful New France Colony at Port Royal.

6 1672 New France expansion into Canada
1867 Dominion of Canada was formed and self-government was granted to Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia 1672 New France expansion into Canada

7 1899 Boer War 1837 Upper & Lower Canada Rebellions

8 1970 War Measures Act Proclaimed on Quebec
1982 Constitution Act Iraq's invasion of Kuwai 1970 War Measures Act Proclaimed on Quebec

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10 Overview of Education Early childhood education
Junior Kindergarten (ages 4–5) (Ontario only) Grade Primary or Kindergarten (ages 5–6) Elementary education Grade 1 (ages 6–7) Grade 2 (ages 7–8) Grade 3 (ages 8–9) Grade 4 (ages 9–10) Grade 5 (ages 10–11) Grade 6 (ages 11–12) Grade 7 (ages 12–13) Grade 8 (ages 13–14) Secondary education Grade 9 (ages 14–15) Grade 10 (ages 15–16) Grade 11 (ages 16–17) Grade 12 (ages 17–18) Grade 12+ (ages 18+) (Ontario only)

11 1/10 Canadians does not have a high school diploma
Public Schools Elementary, secondary, and post-secondary Education are provincial responsibility Funding 7% GDP 1/10 Canadians does not have a high school diploma Education in both English and French has been available

12 forbidden under municipal and provincial statutes
Private Schools About 5.6% of students are in private schools wealthy and prominent less common on the Canadian Prairies forbidden under municipal and provincial statutes

13 Qualifications Valued Around the World Affordable Education
Study Abroad in Canada Why Canada? Qualifications Valued Around the World Affordable Education Multicultural Society Healthy and Safe Communities High Quality of Study Program Transfers Possibility of Immigration

14 University of Toronto

15 McGill University

16 University of British Columbia

17 Queen's University

18 University of Alberta

19 University of Montreal

20 THANK YOU

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