Canadian Identity

Culture
1. Traditions
  1. Festivals
    1. Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
    2. The Calgary Stampede
    3. The Quebec Winter Carnival
    4. Caribana (Annual Caribbean Festival)
    5. Edmonton Folk Music Festival
  2. Holidays
    1. Victoria Day
    2. Boxing Day
    3. Remembrance Day
    4. Canada Day
    5. Labor Day
2. Diversity
  1. People
    1. Religion
      1. Christianity
      2. Buddhism
      3. Hinduism
      4. Muslim
      5. Jewish
    2. Languages
      1. English
      2. French
      3. Indeginous
        Ojibway
        The Cree Languages
        Inuktitut
  2. Geographic
    1. Bodies Of Water
      1. Great Lakes
        Lake Superior
        Lake Erie
        Lake Ontario
        Lake Huron
        Lake Michigan
      2. Rivers
        Yukon River
        Macenzie River
        St.Lawrence River
        Fraser River
    2. Mountains
      1. Mount Colombia
      2. Mount Robson
      3. Mount Logan
        Highest Mountain in Canada (5,959 m)
3. Icons
  1. Celebrities
    1. Celine Dion
    2. The Weekend
    3. Justin Beiber
    4. Drake
    5. Jim Carey
    6. Seth Rogen
  2. Public Figures
    1. Terry Fox
      1. Marathon Of Hope is done annually all across the world
    2. David Suzuki
      1. Famous environmentallist
    3. Justin Trudeau
      1. Prime Minister of Canada
Major Events
1. Successes
  1. Society
    1. Legalization of Gay Marrige
      1. The Pride Parade became a mainstream event
    2. Canada accepts Syrian Refugees
      1. 25,000+ refugees were brought to live here in Canada
    3. Official Apology to abuse in residential schools in 2008
      1. Formed a stronger relationship between Aboriginals and Canadians
      2. Gained respect for Aboriginals and their cultures
  2. Sports
    1. Olympics
      1. Canada hosted The Winter Olympics in Vancouver (2010)
        Finished in gold medal standings for the first time
    2. Canada's basketball team "Toronto Raptors" makes playoffs in 2016 since 2000
    3. Panam and Para-panam games were held in Canada in 2015
2. Disasters
  1. Fort McMurray Forest Fire
    1. Destroyed around 2400 homes and left many families without food or shelter for weeks
      1. Many Canadians reached out and made room in their houses for families
  2. Ice Storm in Toronto in 2013
    1. Many without power and frozen streets/trees for days.
3. Failures
  1. Ottawa Shooting on Parliament Hill
    1. homicide , terrorism
Symbols
1. Animals
  1. Beaver
  2. Loon
  3. Moose
2. Flag
  1. Canadian Flag
    1. Maple Leaf
  2. Ontarian Flag
3. Coat of Arms
  1. Canadian Motto
    1. A Mari Usque Ad Mare which means "From Sea To Sea"
4. Inukshuk
5. National Sports
  1. Hockey
    1. Toronto Maple Leafs
  2. Lacrosse
6. Canadian Money
  1. Bills
    1. $5
      1. Wilfrid Laurier
    2. $10
      1. John A. Mcdonald
    3. $20
      1. Queen Elizabeth II
    4. $50
      1. William Lyon Macenzie King
    5. $100
      1. Robert Borden
  2. Coins
    1. Toonie
      1. Polar Bear
    2. Loonie
      1. Loon
        Canada's national bird
    3. Quarter
      1. Caribou
    4. Dime
      1. Bluenose schooner
        Fastest racing ship in the world for 20 years
    5. Nickel
      1. Beaver
Economy
1. Exports
  1. Oil
    1. $77.8 billion
  2. Vehicles
    1. $60 billion
  3. Machinery
    1. $31.1 billion
  4. Wood
    1. $11.8 billion
  5. Plastics
    1. $12.5 billion
  6. Metals/gems
    1. $19 billion
2. Trading Partner
  1. China
  2. United States
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Mexico
  5. India

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