Canadian Facts
Numerous sites on the Internet provide basic factual information about Canada.Statistics Canada provides a great deal of information on-line, including the 2001 Census and its section Canadian Statistics which provides the latest information about:
- The Economy
- Education
- Environment
- Families, households, and housing
- Geography
- Government spending, employment, and elections
- Health
- Justice and crime
- Population
The main Government of Canada site posts material on a wide range of Canadian
information relating to Canadian culture, government, history, economy,
and geography.
You can get an idea of the ethnic composition of Canada's population by viewing
Statistics Canada's table of the largest
ethnic groups reported in the 2001 Census.
Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada has posted a collection of facts
about aboriginal people in Canada.
PROVINCIAL INFORMATION
Many provincial governments also provide information about their economy and geography, although the range and depth of material vary considerably:
- BC STATS
- About Alberta
- Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
- About Manitoba
- About Ontario has an impressive range of information about the province.
- Quebec society site covers cultural as well as economic information.
- About New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia Facts at a Glance
- About Newfoundland & Labrador
- Yukon Facts
- Nunavut Business Centre
- NWT Bureau of Statistics
GEOGRAPHY
Need to have a quick idea of where things are in Canada? Consult these
maps
of Canada.
Natural
Resources Canada provides access to a number of specialized maps in its
Atlas
of Canada project. For example, you can see the a map
of the 2004 federal election results on a national or regional basis.
Other interestinf features are found in the historical section, with maps
that show how Canada's boundaries have expanded since 1867 as well
as the distribution of aboriginal peoples in the 17th through 19th centuries.
HISTORY
The National Library of Canada maintains
an interesting site on Canadian
Confederation.
Beverly Leeck of the University of Alberta provides links to a range of sources
on Canadian
history, among her Canadiana
collection.
An interesting list of Important
Moments in Canadian History has been compiled Robert Belton at UBC Okanagan.
To find out about an event in
Canada's past, you can look it up On This Day
In History.
Find out more about the
Symbols
of Canada, such as the flag, national anthem, and coat of arms.
Test
your knowledge of Canada with these quizzes.
Canadiana
-- The Canadian Resource Page provides links to a wealth of sites on too many aspects of Canada to mention here. This
site is well worth a visit.
Iza Laponce at the UBC Library has a very useful and wide-ranging collection of
links on Canadian politics and government.