1.

Geography

1.1.	Lakes and rivers

1.2.

Mountains

1.3.	National parks

2.	Climate and time zone

3.	Peoples (inhabitants, official language)

4.

History

5.

Economy

6.	Government type and administration

6.1.	The maritime provinces (on the Atlantic coast)

6.1.1.

Newfoundland and Labrador

6.1.2.

Prince Edward Island

6.1.3.

Nova Scotia

6.1.4.

New Brunswick

6.2.	The central Provinces (to the north from the Great Lakes)

6.2.1.

Quebec

6.2.2.

Ontario

6.3.	The Prairie Provinces

6.3.1.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia

6.4.	Territories

7.	Another informations

"GOVERNMENT TYPE AND ADMINISTRATION
• today Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations
• its official head is the Queen represented by the Governor-General
• it is an independent federal parliamentary system
• the federal parliament consists of two houses: The House of Commons, whose members are elected and The Senate, whose members are appointed
• the capital of Canada is Ottawa, but it is not the biggest city
• the largest cities are Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary

a) Canada is divided into 10 provinces ant 2 territories:
a) The maritime provinces (on the Atlantic coast)
Newfoundland and Labrador
­ there are more than 70 provincial parks and natural areas which are available for overnight camping
Prince Edward Island
­ is the most beautiful province
­ major source of income is tourism
Nova Scotia
­ the shipping, fishing and tourist centre
­ economically the most successful province
New Brunswick

b) The central Provinces (to the north from the Great Lakes)
Quebec
­ it is Canada’s only French speaking province - Originally it was called New France, it was the first French colony
­ the capital of Q. is Quebec city - the oldest city in Canada; it was the capital of Canada
­ the City of Montreal is a major metropolitan area in Canada; it is the second largest French speaking city and it is a great industrial, commercial, and financial and tourist centre; it was chosen as the site of the Universal Exhibition (Expo 67) and the (21st) Summer Olympic Games took place there in 1976
Ontario
­ it is the most urbanized Canadian province
­ the city of Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the seat of the federal government and parliament
­ Toronto - the biggest city and it is the economical and cultural centre; it is situated on the bank of Lake Ontario
­ economically the most important province

c) The Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
­ Winnipeg - it is a cultural, commercial and historical centre; people in Winnipeg are very proud of their culture and history - they built a lot of museums, galleries, churches, theatres and so on
­ it is a province of lakes"

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