Geography of Canada

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Culture

• Geography of Canada
• www.CraigMarlatt.com/school

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Culture

1. The Canadian Mosaic
2. A Multicultural Celebration

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The Canadian Mosaic
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Immigrants as a percentage of total population -
2006
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The Canadian Mosaic

• English is still, by far, the first language
  across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away
  that blanket of dominance and a colourful
  patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from
  around the world chose to settle.

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The Canadian Mosaic

• 56 of the 5.4 million GTA residents count
  English as their mother tongue.
• Here are the next most prevalent.

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The Canadian Mosaic

• The new languages that will shape the language
  quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia.
• The maps on the following slides show where the
  452 000 immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled
  in the GTA.

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Urdu - Pakistan
• 33 765 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Chinese
• 33 680 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Punjabi Pakistan/India
• 26 945 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Mandarin
• 24 970 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Tagalog Philippines
• 23 460 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Russian
• 20 920 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Farsi - Middle East Iran/Iraq
• 19 530 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• Spanish
• 19 410 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

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The Canadian Mosaic

• The entire patchwork

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The Canadian Mosaic

• including three highlighted areas.

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Canadian Mosaic

• Focus on Durham Region

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The Canadian Mosaic

• How to Organize Your Family Tree

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A Multicultural Celebration

• CANADIAN EXAMPLES
• Food Ideas
• maple sugar
• salmon
• back bacon
• Nanaimo bars
• Symbol Ideas
• Canadian flag
• hockey puck
• photo of the Rockies
• RCMP

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