...Country Information: Canada ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The Canadian Mindset Characteristics of Society Lifestyle & Aspirations The Essentials (10 Key Tips) Working with the Canadians Making a Good Impression Business Etiquette Business Meeting Culture Motivating Others Effective Presentations Managing Relationships The Canadian Mindset Canadians are friendly and open with a practical cast of mind which befits a people who inhabit one of the largest - and in many places one of the most physically challenging countries on earth. They are traditional in their thinking and habits, modest and low key in attitude but enjoy a good sense of humour. They pride themselves on being honest and direct and are not given to prevarication or displays of rhetoric or emotion. With one of the most multicultural societies in the world, Canadians are tolerant and egalitarian in outlook. Despite their innate conservatism, they are also very progressive on some controversial social issues. Although they enjoy the trappings of success, Canadians are not ostentatious by nature. Canadians are sensitive about being taken for Americans. While enjoying a warm relationship with their neighbour, with whom they share a vast boundary and vigorous trade links, they are proud of the differences between the two countries and their peoples. They are often more subdued and measured than Americans. The majority of Canada is English-speaking although in the eastern part of the country, French is widespread...
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...“Canada is an unknown territory for the people who live in it, and I’m not talking about the fact that you may not have taken a trip to the Arctic or to Newfoundland, you may not have explored as the travel folders have it – This Great Land of Ours. I’m talking about Canada as a state of mind, as the space you inhabit not just with your body but with your head. It’s that kind of space in which we find ourselves lost. What a lost person needs is a map of the territory, with his own position marked on it so he can see where he is in relation to everything else. Literature is not only a mirror; it is also a map, a geography of the mid. Our literature is one such map, if we can learn to read it as our literature, as the product of who and where we have been. We need such a map desperately; we need to know about here, because here is where we live. For the members of a country or culture, shared knowledge of their place, their here, is not a luxury but a necessity. Without that knowledge we will not survive.” Margaret Atwood, Survival As Atwood’s statement demonstrates, Canadian literature is concerned with place and displacement, and with the development of an effective identifying relationship between self and environs. Canada’s literature whether written in English or French reflects three main parts of Canadian experience. First, Canadian writers often emphasize the effects of climate and geography on the life and work of their people. Second, frontier’s...
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...Canada Canada is a country in North America consisting of 10 provinces and 3 territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, Ontario. The absolute location is the exact location of a certain place on a map and Canada’s absolute location is 45.4214° N, 75.6919° W. The relative location is a location of a place in relation to another. Canada's relative location is above the United States of America. Canada is located in the northern-most region of North America. Its southern territories run along the northern border of the continental United States. Canada has the eleventh-largest economy in the world and is one of the world's wealthiest nations. As with other developed nations, the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians. Canada is unusual among developed countries in the importance of the primary sector, with the logging and oil industries being two of Canada's most important. Canada also has a sizable manufacturing sector, centered in Central Canada, with the automobile industry and aircraft industry especially important. With a long coastal line, Canada has the 8th largest commercial fishing and seafood industry in the world. Canada is one of the global leaders of the entertainment software industry. Canada’s climate is not as cold all year round as you might think. Winter temperatures...
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...Canada Canada is often referred to as the "land of opportunity" a society where new ideas are made everyday and where people don't rely on there family's background to survive. Canada is also known for its beautiful lakes and mountains. Canada also has a large population of caribou, deer, and moose. Canada covers most of the North American continent. The second largest country in the world is Canada. (infoplease.com) (Wylie) Canada is known for it's large forests and beautiful waterfalls. The Great Lakes are the most famous lakes in Canada. There is also great bear lake one of the most largest and pristine lakes in the world. The St. Lawrence plain covers most of southern Quebec and Ontario. They are separated by a forested plateau rising from lakes superior and Huron. (Wylie) Westward toward the pacific most of British Columbia, the Yukon, and part of western Alberta are covered by parallel mountain ranges. The west coast of the forest Callaway 2 range has a lot of fjords and channels. The two main river systems in Canada are the Mackenzie and the St. Lawrence. The worlds most northerly sand dunes are in Athabasca Provincial park in northwest Saskatchewan. (Wylie) (McAdam) Canada has more lakes than any other country combined. 2.4 million caribou live in Canada. Thirty one percent of Canada is taken up by forests. The longest coastline in the world is located in Canada. Twenty percent of the worlds freshwater is in Canada. The biggest tides in the world...
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...Canada: A People’s History, Episode 17 | K/U | T | C | A | Student Mark | | | | | Possible Mark | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | Hard Times 1. What difficulties did the people face with the recession of the 1980s? List at least five. (A: /5) * Inflation rates increased, which caused prices to increase a lot * Unemployment rates increased * Mortgage rate increased (causing people to move out of their houses) * Industrialized world is in recession * Managements became more aggressive which lead the unions to become more intimidated and offensive than before. Solidarity 1. Inflation caused governments to cut back on social programs and civil service jobs. What did the workers call for and why? (K: /1) The workers felt outraged and then decided on a movement. People in the movement protest for democracy and wanting it now. A rapidly organized collation, known as solidarity, the movement calls for a general strike. It is the biggest social protest in British Columbia. 2. Who supported the government and why? (K: /1) Many people from the private sector support the government, like business men. 3. Who was watching the action in British Columbia and why? (K: /1) The other government watched the action in British Columbia because people will start rioting if Bill Bennet wins. The Night of Long Knives 1. What was Trudeau's goal regarding the Constitution? (K: /1) Trudeau’s goal regarding the constitution was to bring home the Canadian Constitution...
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...foreign countries immigrate to new countries just to have better conditions for their future generations. Whenever immigrating, it gives people the sense of new experiences and most the people who have high degrees or high skill levels are more likely to be accepted in countries. Instead, Canada’s immigration laws in fact make it unjust for the people who immigrate as it shows discrimination towards them, strict opportunities and increase the stress of the lives of these newcomers. To start with, the foreigner laws of Canada display discrimination towards particular groups of people making them feel excluded. In Canada, discrimination is shown...
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...However, after watching the videos in class, I realized that Aboriginal Treaty rights have not been enforced as promised. For example, Attawapiskat would be considered as one of the poor reserves in Canada with inadequate education system and high rate of suicide. As stated in the video, the reserve does not have schools for children to attend, resulting in low education rate. As a chain effect, people lose their motivation to work and they cycle repeats itself in a deadly circle. The reserve does not share the same facility as other areas of Canada, and kids had to fight and protest to gain their education right. The statement “we are all Treaty people” recognizes ourselves as immigrants and acknowledges our relationship with the Native people of the land. It is time to direct our connection with the Aboriginal people towards the right path, apologize for our misconceptions to find our true identity. Nevertheless, we shall be proud to claim ourselves as treaty...
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...Tues Mar 31, 2015 Americanization in Canada Americanization is the influence of the United States on the culture of another country. The influence extends on another countries cuisine, popular culture, technology, political techniques and business practices. Americanization refers to a process of acculturation by populations to American values and cultures. Canada and the United States are allies and trading partners (Gravelle 135). The two countries share a rich history of cooperation with each other. Cooperation between the two nation has been promoted by the fact that the two countries are neighbors. Canada began developing relationships with the United States after the Canadian confederation. The nation began their reliance on the United States for their national defense. Many Canadians believe that the country’s economic, political and military dependence on the United States would not make a difference in their day to day life activities. The Americans have influence more than the Canadian culture. Aspects in relation to media, economic dependence, American propaganda, artists and political pressure from the United States have made Canada too Americanized. The factors that make Canada too Americanized reflect mainly on the social life witnessed among many Canadians. They are viewed as risk hazards because they threaten the traditions and heritage that define the nation as an independent country. The US and Canada have close cultural ties that are advanced by...
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...Both Singapore and Canada are known as high wealthy and developed countries. There are financial systems that relate to these two countries. Even though their cultures share some similarities in education, transportation and diet, there are huge differences of entertainment, residential architecture and climate. First of all, Singapore and Canada contain numerous similarities. Singapore and Canada’s education using English as the main language and also have several international colleges. For example, many foreign students such as Chinese, Vietnamese and Malaysian come to Canada and learn English and their culture as same as Singapore. In addition, both Canada and Singapore have a significant similarity in transportation system. Buses and rail are useful not only in Singapore but also in Canada. Moreover, taxies are a convenient choice for people, who want to travel quickly in both Canada and Singapore. Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian foods are simple to find in Canada and Singapore. Furthermore, Singapore’s foods are quite famous in Canada. On the other hand, Canada and Singapore have several differences. The major difference is the entertainment of both countries. The people from Singapore and Canada enjoy holding some events in their weekend. However, the daytime entertainment and night entertainment in Canada are totally different from that the daytime entertainment and night entertainment in Singapore. There are large number of bars and discos, which are becoming...
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...During the 1970s, there were social, political, and economic events and issues that challenged Canadians. Throughout the 70s, some of the social issues were racism, gender discrimination, and language rights. A few of the political issues were immigration, refugees seeking asylum in Canada, and the challenge of humanitarianism of Canadians. Economically, Canada faced the most problems here; “oil price shock”, “supply shocks”, stagflation, and inflation. Throughout the 1970s, Canadians were changing Canada’s society to become more equal in the context of racism, gender discrimination, and language rights. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was trying to build Canadian society to a “just” society where it is multicultural and everyone would live in harmony. Throughout the 1970s federal government implanted new social programs and expanded the old ones. In the 1960s women's rights activists demanded the establishment of the Royal Commission on the status of women. In December of 1970 that document included new recommendations such as; providing daycare services for working women, prohibiting gender discrimination bias or marital status, unemployment benefits to working women on maternity leave, and wages established based on skills and responsibility rather than gender. The Women's movement was a defining moment for Canada’s society in the 1970s. Canadian women all agreed on the basic need to improve the situation of women; to fight racism and sexism. Women demanded affirmative action in...
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...relative long-term growth and profit. Wynne (2004) emphasizes, "Today's markets are knowledge-competitive and unforgiving. Companies must develop useful, first-hand market information before creating market penetration strategies"(Wynne, p.2, 2004). When these basic factors are overlooked, expansions can be catastrophic. Take for example Target's expansion into Canada. With the weakening American economy, Target set goals to expand into Canada. Canada was a promising market with ample opportunity for growth. This expansion was strategic for Target, whose ultimate goal was global expansion. Senger (2011) indicated, "Canada is the perfect test market for a first foray into international expansion: there is a mainly English-speaking population, Canada's close to existing supply chains, and its consumers already know U.S. brands." (Senger, 2011) However, despite the positive initiative to expand into Canada, Target announced that they would be ending all business in Canada by June of 2015. How did this expansion fail and what lessons can be learned for international businesses contemplating expansion in the future? Target enters Canada Target, a well-established American retailer, known for low prices and a stylish product selection amongst a younger shopping...
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...unsatisfying for cultivation. Most voyagers who arrived in Halifax were quit poor in England and came to find prosperity in this new country. This unfavourable appearance made passengers onboard the ships looking for a new prospective life in Halifax, wishing to take the long trip back to their homes in England. Even though immigrants today face the similar discouragement upon arriving to Canada, their motives are further discouraged by discrimination faced in their daily lives. Immigrants from rural Bangladesh face different experiences than those of urban Bangladesh upon arriving in Canada. Even so, the initial time in Canada is quite difficult to adapt. Further ignorance by several Canadians leads to cultures and religions being grouped to a specific title or cause especially for Middle Eastern immigrants. Some Canadians fear to allow Syrian refugees in their country because of fear of facing the terrors the Syrians face in their everyday lives. Citizens of Canada are related to those who have come from parts of Europe in quest for a new life style centuries ago. Several Canadians do not realize that Canada had once belonged to the First Nations people, who were eventually tortured and forced to give up their land to those European settlers. Introduction The emotional response from arriving to a new country is not...
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...Canada Geography , people Historical and political background Economy Geography and people Geography Geographic size: 3.9 million square miles Capital: Ottawa Major cities and population: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax The landmass of Canada is around 3,849,674.042 square miles, and it occupies the northern half of North America. Canada has six time zones, and it has coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific and the Arctic Ocean, giving it the longest coastline on the world. Canada also has a boundary of 5,525 miles with the United States in the southern. The northern of Canada is Arctic islands, which come within 497 miles of the North Pole. Geography of Canada changes significantly with different its part and with the different region. There are such different climate accompany with landscape. There is a lot lakes and rivers spread out over the country. Canada has more than two million lake and it takes 7 per cent of the Canadian land mass. The biggest lake is Great Bear Lake located in the Northwest Territories. (“Geography Canada”, 2013) However, Canada has only 12 per cent of the land in northernmost is suitable for agriculture because of the harsh climate. Therefore, most of the Canadian live within a few hundred miles in the southern border, where the climate is milder. People Population: 35,163, 430 inhabitants (world population review, 2013) From the chart of Canada’s population growth, Canada’s inhabitants...
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...A Stormy Marriage: Quebec in Canada We Came That Close! A Second Referendum Come the 1944 election in Quebec, the Quebecois once again elected the separatist party “Parti Quebecois”. In October of 1995 a referendum was held where the Quebecois people could vote on whether they wanted to remain a part of Canada of form their own sovereign nation. On October 30th when the votes were counted it was revealed that 49.4 percent of people voted in favour of the separatists. This extremely close vote shocked many Canadians but despite the close margins Quebec would stay a part of Canada. The popularity of separatism lessened over the coming years. Quebec’s next premier, Lucien Bouchard, spoke of organizing another referendum but the plans never came to fruition. Despite the continued talk of sovereignty, as the century came to an end there was less and less support for Quebec separating and the debate more or less came to a rest. Main Points * In 1994 Quebec once again elects a separatist party: Parti Quebecois. In 1995 Premier Jacques Parizeau calls for a provincial referendum on Quebec’s sovereignty. * October 30th 1955 the results of the referendum show a 49.4 percent vote for yes and Quebec remains a part of Canada. * The 2000 Clarity Act is passed by the Chretien government, which requires a clear majority in separatist referendums. This means that Quebec would need a clear majority, not just 50 percent plus one, in favour of sovereignty in order the negotiate...
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...Porsche Canada want to expand selling in Canada, but the marketing Group is facing the culture problem: Canadian Porsche owner doesn’t like to drive Porsche during Winter time/In Canadian ‘s mind Porsche are the Car only drivable during “good Sunny” day. Porsche Canada marketing group wants to educated Canadian that’s it’s safe to drive Porsche during winter time. Average Porsche owner was male 45 years old and in a high-income bracket ($100,000 per year and more)Porsche owner thought of themselves as individuals who stood apart from the crowd. Many had been interested in Porsche, as a brand, since they were teenagers. Porsche owner were interested in Porsche’s Great legacy of technical excellence and high performance. These customers typically began thinking about purchasing a Porsche once their income exceeded $100,000 a year.In Canada, a Porsche was typically a second or third vehicle in the family. It was seen as a luxury item and was well maintained with frequent washings and waxing so to drive them during winter with all the snow sand/salt it’s impossible move for most owner. Some Porsche owner are worried about resale price, most second hand car in Canada with a “summer-driven only “ usually offer a better price than all season Driven car. The reason why Porsche should sale winter equipment its because most place in Canada are getting snow, we can see on the chart most of the Porsche owner bought Cayenne (which is Sport SUV) , when you buy the Car in Canada most of the...
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