1. A Mari Usque Ad Mare A Mari Usque Ad Mare "From Sea to Sea”

2. http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Ce ntricity/Domain/1955/wwwmorgan/www.crock ett/indexcrockett.html http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Dom ain/1955/wwwmorgan/www.crockett/indexcrockett.htmlht tp://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Canada /Map Canada extends from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and northward to the Arctic Ocean. Capital: Ottawa

3. The Maple Leaf George F.G. Stanley & John Matheson February 15, 1965 is now celebrated as National Flag of Canada Day Colors: Picked by King George Red – taken from the Saint George’s Cross White- taken from the French Royal Emblem http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your- language/2010/jun/09/canada-us-britain-linguistic- battleground

4.  Population: 34,300,083  Ethnic Groups: › British Origin, › French Origin, › other European, › Amerindian, › Mixed Backgrounds  Religions: › Roman Catholic › Protestant  Literacy Rate: 99%

5.  No Official Religion or Church  Government committed to Religious Pluralism  Religion and Government are separating › For Example, Christmas – Winter Holidays › Jews and other religions can take their holidays off

6.  Multicultural › Influenced by:  British  French  American

7. Mr. Secord was gladly to share some of his culture with me for this presentation.

8. Imports  $460.7 Billion  Partners: › U.S › China › Mexico  Machinery & Equipment  Motor Vehicles and parts  Crude oil  Chemicals  Electricity  Durable Consumer Goods Exports  $463.1 Billion  Partners: › U.S › United Kingdom  Motor Vehicles and Parts  Industrial Machinery  Aircraft  Telecommunications Equip.  Petroleum  Timber  Plastics

9.  New Year’s Day (January 1)  Good Friday  Canada Day (July 1 st ) or(July 2 nd if Sunday)  Labour Day (1 st Monday in September)  Christmas Day (December 25 th )  Easter Monday  Victoria Day  Thanksgiving (Second day in October)  Remembrance Day (November 11 th )

10.  Poutine: Quebec Dish › French Fries, Brown Gravy, Curd Cheese  Butter Tart: Small Pastry › Tart of sugar, syrup, and egg  Montreal Bagel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon treal-style_bagel http://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Butter_tarts http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Poutine

11. Attire  No Traditional Dress  Depending on Weather(mostly cold climate) Business Attire  Conservative Suit/Dress › (navy, gray, ivory)  New or trendy clothes is a poor choice  Long Coats/Jackets Gift-Giving  Birthdays  Christmas  Home-warming Gifts: › Good chocolates › Flowers (advance) › Wine (Best Quality)  Do not give cash or money  Gifts are opened when received Parenthesis refer to standards in Quebec

12.  Time is important : Be on Time!  Well-organized and adhere to schedules  Differences between Provinces: › Quebec: spend time on relationship building › Anglophones: Democratic Style › Francophones: Hierarchy and Position  Facts. Canadians are not persuaded by emotions, they are more rational and logical  Always be very polite and practice proper etiquette and display manners

13.  National Sports : Lacrosse and Hockey › Canadian Football, Basketball, Soccer, Curling, and Baseball  Cinemas  Popular Restaurants  Concerts Tourist Attractions  Canadian Rockies  Niagara Falls http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neigh borhood/run-karla-run/2010/feb/22/winter- olympics-us-hockey-downs-canada/ http://sports.espn.go.com/extr a/lacrosse/news/story?id=2531 238 http://www.tripadvisor.com/ LocationPhotos-g154993- Region_of_Waterloo_Ontari o.html

14. Oldest Person: Marie- Louise Meilleur at 117 years old National Icon: Beaver Canadians consume more Mac’ and Cheese than any other nation on Earth. Has longest Street in the world, located in Ontario which is 1178 miles long Won the most Gold Olympic medals in the Winter Olympics http://www.contiki.com/destinations/usa-canada/tours/5- canada-the-rockies-plus-calgary-stampede Canadian Rockies

15.  (Cover Photo) http://rvrentalscanada.wordpress.com/201 1/02/11/national-flag-day/ http://rvrentalscanada.wordpress.com/201 1/02/11/national-flag-day/  http://www.worldflags101.com/c/canada- flag.aspx http://www.worldflags101.com/c/canada- flag.aspx  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canad a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canad a  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/th e-world-factbook/geos/ca.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/th e-world-factbook/geos/ca.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ca nada#Government_and_religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ca nada#Government_and_religion  http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/ global-etiquette/canada.html