1. 2.2 | Culture, Society, and Religion
Canada
2.2 | Culture, Society, and Religion

2. Society Like the United States, Canada is comprised of immigrants, eh
Native Americans (indigenous and the “First Nations”), eh
The Inuit people obtained self-governance in 1999, eh
French immigrants (first major colonists), eh
English immigrants (later colonists), eh
Europeans comprise about half of the total population, eh
Mostly in Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces, and British Columbia, eh
Canada is bilingual (French and English), eh
Although English is the unifying language, eh
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3. Culture Contemporary Canadian art represents
Native American and European influences
Canadian cuisine represents
Regional dishes
Seafood along the Atlantic coast
French cuisine around Quebec
Italian in Ontario as well as Eastern European (immigrants)
Salmon and Asian in British Columbia
Canadian enthusiasm for hockey

4. Religion Canada has no official religion
But it supports freedom of religion
Due to immigration primarily from Europe
Canada is mostly Christian
French Catholicism
English Protestantism