Canada has a vast and assorted reach of geographic highlights. Canada is partitioned into 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Canada is also known as world’s 2nd largest country with over 2million lakes which are covering 7% of the land mass.
Its population is approximately 28 million .
Geographic size of this country is around 3.9 million square miles and its capital is Ottawa .
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax are major cities of Canada.
Canadian government is based on Parliamentary democracy and governed by its own House of Commons.
Justin Trudeau is the most recent Prime Minister .
Responsibility regarding lawmaking in Canada is shared among ten provincial ,one federal and three territorial governments.
Government is organized in 3 levels, which includes Queen of Canada who is Canada’s formal head of state then House of Commons and the power is in Prime Minister’s Hand.
The most first people came to live in Canada were the Inuit and First Nation Peoples. The 1st Europeans to achieve the nation were likely the Vikings and it is trusted that Norse traveler Leif Eriksson drove them to the bank of Labrador or Nova Scotia in 1000 C.E.
The French People came to live in Canada in 1541 but they officially settled down there in 1604.
The English people also started discovering Canada for its hide and fish exchange and in 1670 built up the Hudson 's Bay Company. In 1713 a contention created between the English and French and the English people
Canada began as british colonies that settled people along the west coast. From there, Canada began to develop its own identity as its people became less reliant on Britain. Over 200 years later, Canada was officially founded on July 1st, 1867. As a new country, it was not as experienced compared to other independent nation ie. the British Empire. Although at the beginning Canada was technically part of the British Empire, Canada had proved itself to be a powerful ally in war. Canada’s influence on major international wars was significant through their skill and military prowess, along with supplying their respective allies with resources that enabled the soldiers to continue fighting on, especially in wars such as WW1,WW2 and the Korean war.
Canada is similar to the United States was established as a colonial settler state by European colonial powers. France and England fought over the land for many years and in 1759 the British finally won in the battle of the Plains of Abraham (Quebec City).
How can the Canadian government be dominated by one ruler when it has democratic elections with many competing parties? Mellon believes that Canadian elections have low voter turnouts and even lower public interest. Canadian elections are essentially sporadic. Finally, Mellon also believes that prime ministers “…are supported by a growing circle of advisors, pollsters, and spin doctors that help protect their position,” (Hugh 175). The main focus of Mellon’s argument is this idea of a prime-ministerial government.
The prime minister has a significant amount of power within the Canadian government. Some of the sources of the prime minister’s powers are the number of seats in the House of Commons he and his party has, his ability to give push/give priority to certain government agendas, and his ability to appoint different governmental positions. For a politician to hold the office of PM his party must hold the majority of the seats in the house; this means that by convention his party must be in solidarity with his decisions, which gives the PM’s the loyal support of his party. Another power of the PM is the ability to put forward government agendas that they believe should be prioritized. The PM also has the ability to appoint people who they believe
French: The first european here were the French who came in 1663 when King Louis XIV(14) established a royal colony in New France. Later, more French came and settled in New France and eventually in Canada East. The French at the time followed the roman catholic religion.
In theory, the Parliament is the most important institution in the Canadian government and all members of the parliament are equal. The Prime Minister is supposed to be primus inter pares, meaning first among equals. But over the years, the cabinet has become more institutionalized and less departmentalized. Hence the Prime Minister’s power has increased over the years. Canada is the one of the most decentralized federations in the
When talking about systems of Government in the world one that is truly unique is the Multi-level system. The multi-level system sounds so complex and confusing, but truly it’s very functional and for the most part very smooth moving. Canada has this system of government in a federal concept. Canada has three levels of Government, which each have their own powers to exercise, and to be responsible for; which are the Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments. Federal Government is in charge of all of Canada, the Provincial speaks for its self and in charge of the Provinces and Territories, and the Municipal takes care of its local peoples within its jurisdiction. Multi-Level governments is an important concept within Political Science, because
The biggest province in Canada, Quebec covers a wide range of land with a lot of different environments to choose from. In fact, it stretches 2,000 km from the US Border to the Arctic Ocean. Despite all of this, Quebec is scarcely populated. It's population ranges up to 8.18 million people, all scattered out into 643, 819 sq miles of land. It's capital city is known as Quebec City, with 419, 140 people in it's midst. This is Quebec.
When the French settled into Canada 400 years ago independently of the British, the first stages of French/Francophone identity was formed. Over time this unique identity began to emerge and become something different from the rest of Canada. Language, history, and the geography of their land continues to evolve and separate the Francophones from Canada as their land and way of life is special to our nation. The dual nature of the French/English faultline in Canada manifested early on in history when New France was threatened by British occupation, ultimately leading to Confederation; we can continue to see this in modern times through referendums which deal with French culture and separation. Quebec is also unique geographically, containing mild to arctic climate zones and 4 geophysical regions; this is very diverse for a single province in Canada. These regions in Quebec allows for a diverse economic industry, including: hydroelectric production, agriculture, forest and mining industries. The economic production through Quebec’s varying geography and their individual French culture and history is what makes Quebec a unique region in Canada.
The first Europeans to arrive in now Canadian territory were the French in the early 17th century, who founded towns at the Bay of Fundy and along the St. Lawrence River (Hofmeister, 1970, p. 52). The new settlements in the former region (now located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) were called Acadia, the residents of the latter region (current Québéc) called themselves Canadiens (SOURCE). Although both regions were occupied by French speakers, they were two distinct French colonies (SOURCE). During the first half of the 18th century and especially the 1750s, the British defeated the French in North America and conquered the French regions, among them Acadia, and finally the former French colonies were given to the British Crown (Government
The leader of America is the president. The president plays the role of both head of state and head of government. Canada's leader is the prime minister, the prime minister is recognized as the head of government, and the head of state is a representative from the queen by the governor general. In America, the head of state cannot restrain the American head of government since they are the same person. In Canada, the ministers must appear in parliament to defend government bills answer daily questions on government actions of policies and rebut the attack on such actions or policies.
Canada’s large geographic size, the existence and fortitude of a significant number of native people, the conquest of one European language population by another and moderately open immigration policy led Canada into thriving as an very diverse and successful nation. Though Canada does not have the best military, Canada possesses a very strong economy, and Canada has successfully capitalized on its physical environment filled with vast and rich amounts of natural resources lead the nation to be one of the world’s richest nations.
Where did the first European settlers in Canada come from?- The first European settlers in Canada came from France
As most Canadians may know, the land we know now as Canada was once the property of Britain and France- the countries that originally colonized Canada. After Canada was officially formed in 1867 and even prior to that event, there was much division among the Anglophone and Francophone populations, though a strong desire for freedom from the British Empire ran on both sides.
Canada is the second largest land mass of any country and is composed of 10 provinces, and three territories; However, Quebec and Ontario make up the majority of the seats in the house of commons. Political parties must gain the support of either Quebec or Ontario if they want to win a federal