WELCOME TO CANADA!

Where is Canada?

Canada is just so big! Canada is the biggest country in the world, after Russia. France is 18 times smaller than Canada. The french population is twice the canadian population.

If France took a boat…

A wild nature Vast forests Lakes Large wheat fields A lot of animals

BEAVER

MOOSE

BEAR

A symbol: the maple tree

Maple sugar

Maple syrup

Maple leaf A red maple leaf is in the middle of the Canadian national flag.

Cold winters Winters are very long and cold. The weather is often snowy. Clothes are very warm.

Native People The first nations were named Indians by the European people when they « discovered » Canada. Various Native people live in Canada today.

What strange clothes!

Big cities Toronto is the largest city in Canada. You can see the CN Tower, one of the world’s tallest towers. (553 metres) Ottawa is the capital of Canada. In front of parliament building, you can meet policemen on horseback. They are members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Canadian call them « Mounties ».

TORONTO

OTTAWA

A bilingual country Montreal is the second biggest French- speaking city, after Paris. In the province of Quebec, most of the people living here speak French. English and French are both national languages, even if English-speaking people are a large majority.

MONTREAL

HOCKEY You wear a helmet. You carry a hockey stick. You wear a red maple leaf on your jersey. YOU ARE…

A CANADIAN OLYMPIC CHAMPION

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