This article is about the country. For other uses see Canada (disambiguation). Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare  (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"12 Capital Ottawa 4524N 7540W / 45.4N 75.667W / 45.4; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official language(s) English and French Recognised regional languages Inuktitut Inuinnaqtun Cree Dne Sin Gwichin Inuvialuktun Slavey and Tch Yati3 Demonym Canadian Government Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy4  -  Monarch Elizabeth II  -  Governor General David Johnston  -  Prime Minister Stephen Harper Legislature Parliament  -  Upper House Senate  -  Lower House House of Commons Establishment  -  British North America Acts July 1 1867   -  Statute of Westminster December 11 1931   -  Canada Act April 17 1982  Area  -  Total 9984670 km2 (2nd) 3854085 sq mi   -  Water (%) 8.92 (891163 km2/344080 mi2) Population  -  2011 estimate 344810005 (36th)  -  2006 census 326234906   -  Density 3.41/km2 (228th) 8.3/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate  -  Total $1.330 trillion7   -  Per capita $390577  GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate  -  Total $1.574 trillion7   -  Per capita $462157  Gini (2005) 32.18 (medium)  HDI (2010) 0.8889 (very high) (8th) Currency Canadian dollar ($) (CAD) Time zone (UTC3.5 to 8)  -  Summer (DST)  (UTC2.5 to 7) Date formats dd-mm-yyyy mm-dd-yyyy and yyyy-mm-dd (CE) Drives on the Right ISO 3166 code CA Internet TLD .ca Calling code +1 Canada portal

Canada ( /knd/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.

The land that is now Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867 with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act 1982 which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament.

Canada is a federal state that is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual nation with both English and French as official languages at the federal level. One of the world's highly developed countries Canada has a diversified economy that is reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon tradeparticularly with the United States with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G7 G8 G20 NATO OECD WTO Commonwealth Francophonie OAS APEC and UN. With the eighth-highest Human Development Index globally it has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Contents 1 History 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Aboriginal peoples 1.3 European colonization 1.4 Confederation and expansion 1.5 Early 20th century 1.6 Modern times 2 Geography 3 Government and politics 3.1 Law 3.2 Foreign relations and military 3.3 Provinces and territories 4 Economy 4.1 Science and technology 5 Demographics 5.1 Language 6 Culture 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links History Main article: History of Canada See also: Timeline of Canadian history Etymology Main article: Name of Canada

The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata meaning "village" or "settlement".10 In 1535 indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to the village of Stadacona.11 Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village but also the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona); by 1545 European books and maps had begun referring to this region as Canada.11

In the 17th and early 18th century Canada referred to the part of New France that lay along the Saint Lawrence River and the northern shores of the Great Lakes. The area was later split into two British colonies Upper Canada and Lower Canada. They were re-unified as the Province of Canada in 1841.12 Upon Confederation in 1867 the name Canada was adopted as the legal name for the new country and Dominion (a term from Psalm 72:8) was conferred as the country's title.13 As Canada asserted its political autonomy from the United Kingdom the federal government increasingly used simply Canada on state documents and treaties a change that was reflected in the renaming of the national holiday from Dominion Day to Canada Day in 1982.14 Aboriginal peoples Main article: Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Archaeological and genetic studies support a human presence in the northern Yukon from 26500 years ago and in southern Ontario from 9500 years ago.151617 Old Crow Flats and Bluefish Caves are two of the earliest archaeological sites of human (Paleo-Indians) habitation in Canada.181920 Among the First Nations peoples there are eight unique stories of creation and their adaptations.21 The characteristics of Canadian Aboriginal societies included permanent settlements agriculture complex societal hierarchies and trading networks.2223 Some of these cultures had faded by the time of the first permanent European arrivals (c. late 15thearly 16th centuries) and have been discovered through archaeological investigations.

The aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 20000024 and two million in the late 15th century25 with a figure of 500000 currently accepted by Canada's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Health.26 Repeated outbreaks of European infectious diseases such as influenza measles and smallpox (to which they had no natural immunity) combined with other effects of European contact resulted in a forty to eighty percent aboriginal population decrease post-contact.24 Aboriginal peoples in Canada include the First Nations27 Inuit28 and Mtis.29 The Mtis are a mixed blood people who originated in the mid-17th century when First Nation and Inuit married European settlers.30 The Inuit had more limited interaction with European settlers during the colonization period.31 European colonization Main articles: New France and Canada under British Imperial control Further information: Former colonies and territories in Canada Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe (1771) dramatizes Wolfe's death during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec in 1759

Europeans first arrived when Norsemen settled briefly at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland around 1000.32 No further European exploration occurred until 1497 when Italian seafarer Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) explored Canada's Atlantic coast for England.33 Basque and Portuguese mariners established seasonal whaling and fishing outposts along the Atlantic coast.34 In 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the Saint Lawrence River for France.35 French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived in 1603 and established the first permanent European settlements at Port Royal in 1605 and Quebec City in 1608.35 Among French colonists of New France Canadiens extensively settled the Saint Lawrence River valley and Acadians settled the present-day Maritimes while French fur traders and Catholic missionaries explored the Great Lakes Hudson Bay and the Mississippi watershed to Louisiana. The Beaver Wars broke out over control of the North American fur trade.35

The English established fishing outposts in Newfoundland around 1610 and founded the Thirteen Colonies to the south.34 A series of four Intercolonial Wars erupted between 1689 and 1763.35 Mainland Nova Scotia came under British rule with the Treaty of Utrecht (1713); the Treaty of Paris (1763) ceded Canada and most of New France to Britain after the Seven Years' War.36 The Royal Proclamation (1763) carved the Province of Quebec out of New France and annexed Cape Breton Island to Nova Scotia.14 St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) became a separate colony in 1769.37 To avert conflict in Quebec the British passed the Quebec Act of 1774 expanding Quebec's territory to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. It re-established the French language Catholic faith and French civil law there. This angered many residents of the Thirteen Colonies and helped to fuel the American Revolution.14 The Treaty of Paris (1783) recognized American independence and ceded territories south of the Great Lakes to the United States. New Brunswick was split from Nova Scotia as part of a reorganization of Loyalist settlements in the Maritimes. To accommodate English-speaking Loyalists in Quebec the Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the province into French-speaking Lower Canada (later the province of Quebec) and English-speaking Upper Canada (later Ontario) granting each its own elected Legislative Assembly.38 Robert Harris's Fathers of Confederation39 an amalgamation of the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences The Canadas were the main front in the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain. Following the war large-scale immigration to Canada from Britain and Ireland began in 1815.25 From 1825 to 1846 626628 European immigrants landed at Canadian ports.40 Between one-quarter and one-third of all Europeans who immigrated to Canada before 1891 died of infectious diseases.24 The desire for responsible government resulted in the aborted Rebellions of 1837. The Durham Report subsequently recommended responsible government and the assimilation of French Canadians into English culture.14 The Act of Union 1840 merged The Canadas into a united Province of Canada. Responsible government was established for all British North American provinces by 1849.41 The signing of the Oregon Treaty by Britain and the United States in 1846 ended the Oregon boundary dispute extending the border westward along the 49th parallel. This paved the way for British colonies on Vancouver Island (1849) and in British Columbia (1858).42 Confederation and expansion Main articles: Canadian Confederation and Territorial evolution of Canada An animated map exhibiting the growth and change of Canada's provinces and territories since Confederation Following several constitutional conferences the Constitution Act 1867 officially proclaimed Canadian Confederation on July 1 1867 with four provinces: Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.434445 Canada assumed control of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to form the Northwest Territories where the Mtis' grievances ignited the Red River Rebellion and the creation of the province of Manitoba in July 1870.46 British Columbia and Vancouver Island (which had united in 1866) and the colony of Prince Edward Island joined the Confederation in 1871 and 1873 respectively.47 Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and his Conservative government established a National Policy of tariffs to protect nascent Canadian manufacturing industries.45 To open the West the government sponsored construction of three transcontinental railways (including the Canadian Pacific Railway) opened the prairies to settlement with the Dominion Lands Act and established the North-West Mounted Police to assert its authority over this territory.4849 In 1898 after the Klondike Gold Rush in the Northwest Territories the Canadian government created the Yukon Territory. Under Liberal Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier continental European immigrants settled the prairies and Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905.47 Early 20th century Main article: Canada in the World Wars and Interwar Years Canadian soldiers at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 Because Britain still maintained control of Canada's foreign affairs under the Confederation Act its declaration of war in 1914 automatically brought Canada into the First World War. Volunteers sent to the Western Front later became part of the Canadian Corps. The Corps played a substantial role in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other major battles of the war.50 Out of approximately 625000 who served about 60000 were killed and another 173000 were wounded.51 The Conscription Crisis of 1917 erupted when conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden brought in compulsory military service over the objection of French-speaking Quebecers. In 1919 Canada joined the League of Nations independently of Britain and50 in 1931 the Statute of Westminster affirmed Canada's independence.4 The Great Depression brought economic hardship throughout Canada. In response the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Alberta and Saskatchewan enacted many measures of a welfare state (as pioneered by Tommy Douglas) into the 1940s and 1950s.52 Canada declared war on Germany independently during the Second World War under Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King three days after Britain. The first Canadian Army units arrived in Britain in December 1939.50 Canadian troops played important roles in the failed 1942 Dieppe Raid the Allied invasion of Italy the Normandy landings the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944.50 Canada provided asylum and protection for the monarchy of the Netherlands while that country was occupied and is credited by the country for leadership and major contributions to its liberation from Nazi Germany.53 The Canadian economy boomed as industry manufactured military materiel for Canada Britain China and the Soviet Union.50 Despite another Conscription Crisis in Quebec Canada finished the war with a large army and strong economy.54 Modern times Main articles: History of Canada (19451960) (19601981) (19821992) and (1992present) At Rideau Hall Governor General the Viscount Alexander of Tunis (centre) receives the bill finalizing the union of Newfoundland and Canada March 31 1949. Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) joined Canada in 1949.55 Canada's post-war economic growth combined with the policies of successive Liberal governments led to the emergence of a new Canadian identity marked by the adoption of the current Maple Leaf Flag in 196556 the implementation of official bilingualism (English and French) in 196957 and official multiculturalism in 1971.58 There was also the founding of socially democratic programmes such as universal health care the Canada Pension Plan and Canada Student Loans though provincial governments particularly Quebec and Alberta opposed many of these as incursions into their jurisdictions.59 Finally another series of constitutional conferences resulted in the 1982 patriation of Canada's constitution from the United Kingdom concurrent with the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.60 In 1999 Nunavut became Canada's third territory after a series of negotiations with the federal government.61 At the same time Quebec underwent profound social and economic changes through the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s giving birth to a modern nationalist movement. The radical Front de libration du Qubec (FLQ) ignited the October Crisis in 1970.62 The sovereignist Parti Qubcois was elected in 1976 and organized an unsuccessful referendum on sovereignty-association in 1980. Attempts to accommodate Quebec nationalism constitutionally through the Meech Lake Accord failed in 1990.63 This led to the formation of the Bloc Qubcois in Quebec and invigoration of the Reform Party of Canada in the West.6465 A second referendum followed in 1995 in which sovereignty was rejected by a slimmer margin of just 50.6 to 49.4 percent. In 1997 the Supreme Court ruled that unilateral secession by a province would be unconstitutional and the Clarity Act was passed by parliament outlining the terms of a negotiated departure from Confederation.63 In addition to the issues of Quebec sovereignty a number of crises shook Canadian society in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These included the explosion of Air India Flight 182 in 1985 the largest mass murder in Canadian history;66 the cole Polytechnique massacre in 1989 a university shooting targeting female students;67 and the Oka Crisis in 199068 the first of a number of violent confrontations between the government and Aboriginal groups.69 Canada also joined the Gulf War in 1990 as part of a US-led coalition force and was active in several peacekeeping missions in the late 1990s.70 It sent troops to Afghanistan in 2001 but declined to send forces to Iraq when the US invaded in 2003.71 Geography Main article: Geography of Canada A satellite composite image of Canada. Boreal forests prevail on the rocky Canadian Shield. Ice and tundra are prominent in the Arctic. Glaciers are visible in the Canadian Rockies and Coast Mountains. Flat and fertile prairies facilitate agriculture. The Great Lakes feed the Saint Lawrence River (in the southeast) where lowlands host much of Canada's population. Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America sharing the land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.7273 By total area (including its waters) Canada is the second-largest country in the world after Russia. By land area Canada ranks fourth.73 The country lies between latitudes 41 and 84N and longitudes 52 and 141W. Since 1925 Canada has claimed the portion of the Arctic between 60 and 141W longitude74 but this claim is not universally recognized. The northernmost settlement in Canada (and in the world) is Canadian Forces Station Alert on the northern tip of Ellesmere Islandlatitude 82.5N817 kilometres (450 nautical miles 508 miles) from the North Pole.75 Much of the Canadian Arctic is covered by ice and permafrost. Canada also has the longest coastline in the world: 202080 kilometres (125570 mi).73 The Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls Ontario is one of the world's most voluminous waterfalls76 renowned both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. The population density 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5 /sq mi) is among the lowest in the world. The most densely populated part of the country is the Quebec City  Windsor Corridor situated in Southern Quebec and Southern Ontario along the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River.77 Canada has an extensive coastline on its north east and west and since the last glacial period it has consisted of eight distinct forest regions including extensive boreal forest on the Canadian Shield.78 Canada has more lakes than any other country containing much of the world's fresh water.79 There are also fresh-water glaciers in the Canadian Rockies and the Coast Mountains. Canada is also geologically active having many earthquakes and potentially active volcanoes notably Mount Meager Mount Garibaldi Mount Cayley and the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.80 The volcanic eruption of Tseax Cone in 1775 caused a catastrophic disaster killing 2000 Nisga'a people and destroying their village in the Nass River valley of northern British Columbia; the eruption produced a 22.5-kilometre (14.0 mi) lava flow and according to legend of the Nisga'a people it blocked the flow of the Nass River.81 Average winter and summer high temperatures across Canada vary according to the location. Winters can be harsh in many regions of the country particularly in the interior and Prairie provinces which experience a continental climate where daily average temperatures are near 15 C (5 F) but can drop below 40 C (40 F) with severe wind chills.82 In noncoastal regions snow can cover the ground almost six months of the year (more in the north). Coastal British Columbia has a temperate climate with a mild and rainy winter. On the east and west coasts average high temperatures are generally in the low 20s C (70s F) while between the coasts the average summer high temperature ranges from 25 to 30 C (77 to 86 F) with occasional extreme heat in some interior locations exceeding 40 C (104 F).83 Government and politics Main articles: Government of Canada and Politics of Canada See also: Elections in Canada and List of political parties in Canada Parliament Hill in Canada's capital Ottawa Canada has strong democratic traditions upheld through a parliamentary government within the construct of constitutional monarchy; the monarchy of Canada is the foundation of the executive legislative and judicial branches.84858687 The sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II who also serves as head of state of 15 other Commonwealth countries and each of Canada's ten provinces and resides predominantly in the United Kingdom. As such the Queen's representative the Governor General of Canada (presently David Lloyd Johnston) carries out most of the federal royal duties in Canada.8889 The direct participation of the royal and viceroyal figures in areas of governance is limited;869091 in practice their use of the executive powers is directed by the Cabinet a committee of ministers of the Crown responsible to the elected House of Commons and chosen and headed by the Prime Minister of Canada (presently Stephen Harper92) the head of government. To ensure the stability of government the governor general will usually appoint as prime minister the person who is the current leader of the political party that can obtain the confidence of a plurality in the House of Commons.93 The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is thus one of the most powerful institutions in government initiating most legislation for parliamentary approval and selecting for appointment by the Crown besides the aforementioned the governor general lieutenant governors senators federal court judges and heads of Crown corporations and government agencies.90 The leader of the party with the second-most seats usually becomes the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (presently Jack Layton) and is part of an adversarial parliamentary system intended to keep the government in check.94 The Senate chamber within the Centre Block on Parliament Hill Each of the 308 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons is elected by simple plurality in an electoral district or riding. General elections must be called by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister within four years of the previous election or may be triggered by the government losing a confidence vote in the House.95 The 105 members of the Senate whose seats are apportioned on a regional basis serve until age 75.96 Five parties had representatives elected to the federal parliament in the 2011 elections: the Conservative Party of Canada (governing party) the New Democratic Party (the Official Opposition) the Liberal Party of Canada the Bloc Qubcois and the Green Party of Canada. The list of historical parties with elected representation is substantial. Canada's federal structure divides government responsibilities between the federal government and the ten provinces. Provincial legislatures are unicameral and operate in parliamentary fashion similar to the House of Commons.91 Canada's three territories also have legislatures but these are not sovereign and have fewer constitutional responsibilities than the provinces and with some structural differences.9798 Law Main article: Law of Canada See also: Court system of Canada The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of the country and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. The Constitution Act 1867 (known as the British North America Act prior to 1982) affirmed governance based on parliamentary precedent and divided powers between the federal and provincial governments; the Statute of Westminster 1931 granted full autonomy; and the Constitution Act 1982 ended all legislative ties to the UK added a constitutional amending formula and added the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which guarantees basic rights and freedoms that usually cannot be overridden by any governmentthough a notwithstanding clause allows the federal parliament and provincial legislatures to override certain sections of the Charter for a period of five years.99 The Indian Chiefs Medal presented to commemorate the Numbered Treaties bearing the effigy of Queen Victoria Although not without conflict European Canadians' early interactions with First Nations and Inuit populations were relatively peaceful. Combined with Canada's late economic development in many regions this peaceful history has allowed Canadian Indigenous peoples to have a relatively strong influence on the national culture while preserving their own identity.100 The Crown and Aboriginal peoples began interactions during the European colonialization period. Numbered treaties the Indian Act the Constitution Act of 1982 and case laws were established.101 A series of eleven treaties were signed between Aboriginals in Canada and the reigning Monarch of Canada from 1871 to 1921.102 These treaties are agreements with the Government of Canada administered by Canadian Aboriginal law and overseen by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The role of the treaties was reaffirmed by Section Thirty-five of the Constitution Act 1982 which "recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights".101 These rights may include provision of services such as health care and exemption from taxation.103 The legal and policy framework within which Canada and First Nations operate was further formalized in 2005 through the First NationsFederal Crown Political Accord.101 The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa west of Parliament Hill Canada's judiciary plays an important role in interpreting laws and has the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution. The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court and final arbiter and has been led by the Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin P.C. (the first female Chief Justice) since 2000.104 Its nine members are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice. All judges at the superior and appellate levels are appointed after consultation with nongovernmental legal bodies. The federal cabinet also appoints justices to superior courts at the provincial and territorial levels.105 Common law prevails everywhere except in Quebec where civil law predominates. Criminal law is solely a federal responsibility and is uniform throughout Canada.106 Law enforcement including criminal courts is a provincial responsibility but in rural areas of all provinces except Ontario and Quebec policing is contracted to the federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police.107 Foreign relations and military Main articles: Foreign relations of Canada and Canadian Forces Prime Minister Stephen Harper meeting President Barack Obama Canada and the United States share the world's longest undefended border co-operate on military campaigns and exercises and are each other's largest trading partner.108 Canada nevertheless has an independent foreign policy most notably maintaining full relations with Cuba and declining to officially participate in the Iraq War. Canada also maintains historic ties to the United Kingdom and France and to other former British and French colonies through Canada's membership in the Commonwealth of Nations and the Francophonie.109 Canada is noted for having a positive relationship with the Netherlands and the Dutch government traditionally gives tulips a symbol of the Netherlands to Canada each year in remembrance of the latter's contribution to its liberation.53 Canada currently employs a professional volunteer military force of over 67000 regular and approximately 43000 reserve personnel including supplementary reserves.110 The unified Canadian Forces (CF) comprise the army navy and air force. Strong attachment to the British Empire and Commonwealth led to major participation in British military efforts in the Second Boer War the First World War and the Second World War. Since then Canada has been an advocate for multilateralism making efforts to resolve global issues in collaboration with other nations.111112 Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and of NATO in 1949. During the Cold War Canada was a major contributor to UN forces in the Korean War and founded the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in cooperation with the United States to defend against potential aerial attacks from the Soviet Union.113 The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina a warship of the Canadian Navy During the Suez Crisis of 1956 future Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson eased tensions by proposing the inception of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force for which he was awarded the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize.114 As this was the first UN peacekeeping mission Pearson is often credited as the inventor of the concept. Canada has since served in 50 peacekeeping missions including every UN peacekeeping effort until 198950 and has since maintained forces in international missions in Rwanda the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere; Canada has sometimes faced controversy over its involvement in foreign countries notably in the 1993 Somalia Affair.115 The number of Canadian military personnel participating in peacekeeping missions has decreased greatly in the past two decades. Canada joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990 and hosted the OAS General Assembly in Windsor Ontario in June 2000 and the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in April 2001.116 Canada seeks to expand its ties to Pacific Rim economies through membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC).117 Canadian Army soldiers from the Royal 22e Rgiment during UNITAS Gold (April 25 2009) Since 2001 Canada has had troops deployed in Afghanistan as part of the U.S. stabilization force and the UN-authorized NATO-commanded International Security Assistance Force. Canada has committed to withdraw from Kandahar Province by 2011118 by which time it will have spent an estimated total of $11.3 billion on the mission.119 Canada and the U.S. continue to integrate state and provincial agencies to strengthen security along the Canada-United States border through the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.120 In February 2007 Canada Italy Britain Norway and Russia announced their funding commitments to launch a $1.5 billion project to help develop vaccines they said could save millions of lives in poor nations and called on others to join them.121 In August 2007 Canadian sovereignty in Arctic waters was challenged after a Russian underwater expedition to the North Pole; Canada has considered that area to be sovereign territory since 1925.122 In July 2010 the largest purchase in Canadian military history totaling C$9 billion for the acquisition of 65 F-35 fighters was announced by the federal government.123 Canada is one of several nations that assisted in the development of the F-35 and has invested over C$168 million into the program.124 Provinces and territories Main article: Provinces and territories of Canada See also: Canadian federalism Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories. In turn these may be grouped into regions: Western Canada Central Canada Atlantic Canada and Northern Canada (Eastern Canada refers to Central Canada and Atlantic Canada together). Provinces have more autonomy than territories. The provinces are responsible for most of Canada's social programs (such as health care education and welfare) and together collect more revenue than the federal government an almost unique structure among federations in the world. Using its spending powers the federal government can initiate national policies in provincial areas such as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt out of these but rarely do so in practice. Equalization payments are made by the federal government to ensure that reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer provinces.125 A clickable map of Canada exhibiting its ten provinces and three territories and their capitals. Economy Main article: Economy of Canada Current Canadian banknotes depicting (top to bottom) Wilfrid Laurier John A. Macdonald Queen of Canada (Elizabeth II) William Lyon Mackenzie King and Robert Borden Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations with a high per-capita income. It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G8 and is one of the world's top ten trading nations.126 Canada is a mixed market ranking above the U.S. and most western European nations on the Heritage Foundation's index of economic freedom.127 The largest foreign importers of Canadian goods are the United States the United Kingdom and Japan.128 In the past century the growth of the manufacturing mining and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy to a more industrial and urban one. Like other First World nations the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry which employs about three quarters of Canadians.129 Canada is unusual among developed countries in the importance of its primary sector in which the logging and petroleum industries are two of the most important.130 Canada is one of the few developed nations that are net exporters of energy.131 Atlantic Canada has vast offshore deposits of natural gas and Alberta has large oil and gas resources. The immense Athabasca Oil Sands give Canada the world's second-largest oil reserves behind Saudi Arabia.132 Canada is one of the world's largest suppliers of agricultural products; the Canadian Prairies are one of the most important producers of wheat canola and other grains.133 Canada is the largest producer of zinc and uranium and is a global source of many other natural resources such as gold nickel aluminum and lead.131 Many towns in northern Canada where agriculture is difficult are sustainable because of nearby mines or sources of timber. Canada also has a sizable manufacturing sector centred in southern Ontario and Quebec with automobiles and aeronautics representing particularly important industries.134 Representatives of the governments of Canada Mexico and the United States sign the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1992 Economic integration with the United States has increased significantly since World War II. The Automotive Products Trade Agreement of 1965 opened the borders to trade in the auto manufacturing industry. In the 1970s concerns over energy self-sufficiency and foreign ownership in the manufacturing sectors prompted Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government to enact the National Energy Program (NEP) and the Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA).135 In the 1980s Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservatives abolished the NEP and changed the name of FIRA to "Investment Canada" in order to encourage foreign investment.136 The Canada  United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA) of 1988 eliminated tariffs between the two countries while the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) expanded the free-trade zone to include Mexico in the 1990s.133 In the mid-1990s the Liberal government under Jean Chrtien began to post annual budgetary surpluses and steadily paid down the national debt.137 The 2008 global financial crisis caused a recession which could increase the country's unemployment rate to 10 percent.138 In 2008 Canada's imported goods were worth over $442.9 billion of which $280.8 billion was from the United States $11.7 billion from Japan and $11.3 billion from the United Kingdom.128 The countrys 2009 trade deficit totaled C$4.8 billion compared with a C$46.9 billion surplus in 2008.139 As of October 2009 Canada's national unemployment rate was 8.6 percent. Provincial unemployment rates vary from a low of 5.8 percent in Manitoba to a high of 17 percent in Newfoundland and Labrador.140 Between October 2008 and October 2010 the Canadian labour market lost 162000 full-time jobs and a total of 224000 permanent jobs.141 Canada's federal debt is estimated to be $566.7 billion for 201011 up from $463.7 billion in 200809.142 Canadas net foreign debt rose by $40.6-billion to $193.8-billion in the first quarter of 2010.143 Science and technology Main article: Science and technology in Canada Canada is an industrial nation with a highly developed science and technology sector. Nearly 1.88 percent of Canada's GDP is allocated to research & development (R&D).144 The country has ten Nobel laureates in physics chemistry and medicine.145 Canada ranks twelfth in the world for Internet usage with 28.0 million users 84.3 percent of the total population.146 The Canadarm in action on the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-116 The Canadian Space Agency conducts space planetary and aviation research and develops rockets and satellites. In 1984 Marc Garneau became Canada's first astronaut serving as payload specialist of STS-41-G. Canada was ranked third among 20 top countries in space sciences.147 Canada is a participant in the International Space Station and one of the world's pioneers in space robotics with the Canadarm Canadarm2 and Dextre. Since the 1960s Canada Aerospace Industries have designed and built 10 satellites including RADARSAT-1 RADARSAT-2 and MOST.148 Canada also produced one of the most successful sounding rockets the Black Brant; over 1000 have been launched since they were initially produced in 1961.149 Universities across Canada are working on the first domestic landing spacecraft: the Northern Light designed to search for life on Mars and investigate Martian electromagnetic radiation environment and atmospheric properties. If the Northern Light is successful Canada will be the third country to land on another planet.150 Demographics Historical populations Year Pop.  % 1851 2415000 1861 3174000 31.4% 1871 3689000 16.2% 1881 4325000 17.2% 1891 4833000 11.7% 1901 5371000 11.1% 1911 7207000 34.2% 1921 8788000 21.9% 1931 10377000 18.1% 1941 11507000 10.9% 1951 14009000 21.7% 1961 18238000 30.2% 1971 21962000 20.4% 1981 24820000 13.0% 1991 28031000 12.9% 2001 31021000 10.7% 2010 est. 34481000 11.2% Source: Statistics Canada151 Main article: Demographics of Canada See also: Ethnic groups in Canada The Canada 2006 Census counted a total population of 31612897 an increase of 5.4 percent since 2001.152 Population growth is from immigration and to a lesser extent natural growth. About four-fifths of Canada's population lives within 150 kilometres (93 mi) of the United States border.153 A similar proportion live in urban areas concentrated in the Quebec City  Windsor Corridor the BC Lower Mainland and the CalgaryEdmonton Corridor in Alberta.154 In common with many other developed countries Canada is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population with more retirees and fewer people of working age. In 2006 the average age of the population was 39.5 years.155 According to the 2006 census the largest self-reported ethnic origin is Canadian (32%) followed by English (21%) French (15.8%) Scottish (15.1%) Irish (13.9%) German (10.2%) Italian (4.6%) Chinese (4.3%) First Nations (4.0%) Ukrainian (3.9%) and Dutch (3.3%).156 There are 600 recognized First Nations governments or bands encompassing 1172790 people.157 Canada's Aboriginal population is growing at almost twice the national rate and 3.8 percent of Canada's population claimed aboriginal identity in 2006. Another 16.2 percent of the population belonged to non-aboriginal visible minorities.158 The largest visible minority groups in Canada are South Asian (4.0%) Chinese (3.9%) and Black (2.5%). Between 2001 and 2006 the visible minority population rose by 27.2 percent.159 As of 2007 almost one in five Canadians (19.8%) were foreign-born. Nearly 60 percent of new immigrants come from Asia (including the Middle East).160 The leading emigrating countries to Canada were China Philippines and India.161 By 2031 one in three Canadians could belong to a visible minority group.162 Canada has one of the highest per-capita immigration rates in the world163 driven by economic policy and family reunification and is aiming for between 240000 and 265000 new permanent residents in 2011 the same number of immigrants as in recent years.164 New immigrants settle mostly in major urban areas like Toronto and Vancouver.165 Canada also accepts large numbers of refugees.166 The country resettles over one in 10 of the worlds refugees.167 According to the 2001 census 77.1 percent of Canadians identify as being Christians; of this Catholics make up the largest group (43.6% of Canadians). The largest Protestant denomination is the United Church of Canada (9.5% of Canadians) followed by the Anglicans (6.8%) Baptists (2.4%) Lutherans (2%) and other Christians (4.4%). About 16.5 percent of Canadians declare no religious affiliation and the remaining 6.3 percent are affiliated with non-Christian religions the largest of which is Islam (2.0%) followed by Judaism (1.1%).168 Canadian provinces and territories are responsible for education. Each system is similar while reflecting regional history culture and geography. The mandatory school age ranges between 57 to 1618 years169 contributing to an adult literacy rate of 99 percent.73 In 2002 43 percent of Canadians aged 25 to 64 possessed a post-secondary education; for those aged 25 to 34 the rate of post-secondary education reached 51 percent.170 Largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population (2006 Census) view talk Name Province Pop. Name Province Pop. Toronto Ontario 5113149 KitchenerWaterloo Ontario 451235 Montreal Quebec 3635571 St. CatharinesNiagara Ontario 390317 Vancouver British Columbia 2116581 Halifax Nova Scotia 372858 OttawaGatineau OntarioQuebec 1130761 Oshawa Ontario 330594 Calgary Alberta 1079310 Victoria British Columbia 330088 Edmonton Alberta 1034945 Windsor Ontario 323342 Quebec City Quebec 0715515 Saskatoon Saskatchewan 233923 Winnipeg Manitoba 0694898 Regina Saskatchewan 194971 Hamilton Ontario 0692911 Sherbrooke Quebec 186952 London Ontario 0457720 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 181113 Language Main article: Spoken languages of Canada Canada's two official languages are English and French. Official bilingualism is defined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms the Official Languages Act and Official Language Regulations; it is applied by the Commissioner of Official Languages. English and French have equal status in federal courts Parliament and in all federal institutions. Citizens have the right where there is sufficient demand to receive federal government services in either English or French and official-language minorities are guaranteed their own schools in all provinces and territories.171 English and French are the mother tongues of 59.7 and 23.2 percent of the population respectively. Approximately 98 percent of Canadians speak English or French: 57.8% speak English only 22.1% speak French only and 17.4% speak both.172 English and French Official Language Communities defined by First Official Language Spoken constitute 73.0 and 23.6 percent of the population respectively.173 The Charter of the French Language makes French the official language in Quebec.174 Although more than 85 percent of French-speaking Canadians live in Quebec there are substantial Francophone populations in Ontario Alberta and southern Manitoba; Ontario has the largest French-speaking population outside Quebec.175 New Brunswick the only officially bilingual province has a French-speaking Acadian minority constituting 33 percent of the population. There are also clusters of Acadians in southwestern Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island and through central and western Prince Edward Island.176 Other provinces have no official languages as such but French is used as a language of instruction in courts and for other government services in addition to English. Manitoba Ontario and Quebec allow for both English and French to be spoken in the provincial legislatures and laws are enacted in both languages. In Ontario French has some legal status but is not fully co-official.177 There are 11 Aboriginal language groups made up of more than 65 distinct dialects.178 Of these only Cree Inuktitut and Ojibway have a large enough population of fluent speakers to be considered viable to survive in the long term.179 Several aboriginal languages have official status in the Northwest Territories.180 Inuktitut is the majority language in Nunavut and one of three official languages in the territory.181 Over six million people in Canada list a non-official language as their mother tongue.182 Some of the most common non-official first languages include Chinese (mainly Cantonese; 1012065 first-language speakers) Italian (455040) German (450570) Punjabi (367505) and Spanish (345345).183 and the languages most spoken at home by 68.3 percent and 22.3 percent of the population respectively.184 Culture Main article: Culture of Canada See also: Canadian Art Music of Canada Sport in Canada and National symbols of Canada Canada has a diverse makeup of nationalities and cultures and has constitutional protection for policies that promote multiculturalism.185 In Quebec cultural identity is strong and many French-speaking commentators speak of a culture of Quebec as distinguished from English Canadian culture;186 however as a whole Canada is a cultural mosaica collection of several regional aboriginal and ethnic subcultures.187 Government policies such as publicly-funded health care higher taxation to distribute wealth outlawing capital punishment strong efforts to eliminate poverty an emphasis on multiculturalism strict gun control and legalization of same-sex marriage are social indicators of how Canada's political and cultural evolution differs from that of the United States.188 Bill Reid's sculpture Raven and The First Men showing part of a Haida creation myth. The Raven is a figure common to many mythologies in aboriginal culture. Historically Canada has been influenced by British French and aboriginal cultures and traditions. Through their culture language art and music aboriginals continue to influence the Canadian identity.189 Many Canadians value multiculturalism and see Canada as being inherently multicultural.60 However the country's culture has been heavily influenced by that of the United States because of its proximity and the high rate of migration between the two countries. American media and entertainment are popular if not dominant in English Canada; conversely many Canadian cultural products and entertainers are successful in the United States and worldwide.190 Many cultural products are marketed toward a unified "North American" or global market. The creation and preservation of distinctly Canadian culture are supported by federal government programs laws and institutions such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.191 The Jack Pine by Tom Thomson 1916; oil on canvas in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada Canadian visual art has been dominated by Tom Thomson  Canada's most famous painter  and by the Group of Seven. Thomson's brief career painting Canadian landscapes spanned just a decade up to his death in 1917 at age 39.192 The Group were painters with a nationalistic and idealistic focus who first exhibited their distinctive works in May 1920. Though referred to as having seven members five artists  Lawren Harris A. Y. Jackson Arthur Lismer J. E. H. MacDonald and Frederick Varley  were responsible for articulating the Group's ideas. They were joined briefly by Frank Johnston and by commercial artist Franklin Carmichael. A. J. Casson became part of the Group in 1926.193 Associated with the Group was another prominent Canadian artist Emily Carr known for her landscapes and portrayals of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.194 The Canadian music industry has produced internationally renowned composers musicians and ensembles.195 Canada's music broadcasting is regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences administers Canada's music industry awards the Juno Awards which commenced in 1970.196 The national anthem of Canada O Canada adopted in 1980 was originally commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Thodore Robitaille for the 1880 St. Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony.197 Calixa Lavalle wrote the music which was a setting of a patriotic poem composed by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The text was originally only in French before it was translated to English in 1906.198 A scene at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver seconds after Team Canada won gold in men's ice hockey Canada's official national sports are ice hockey and lacrosse.199 Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the country. 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