CANADA

NATIONAL IDENTITY • Canada it´s a country of migrants

• Canadian anthem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Zn6ERmZXM

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• Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the national flag

• Important days to celebrate: Canada Day 1 July

SYMBOLS

The Maple Leaf The Coat of Arms

Colours

LANGUAGES: French English

Both of them are the mother tongues

30.1% 85%

EXAMPLES

French EnglishAmour

Bonjour

Gouvernement

Tarte au citron

la mondialisation

Love

Hello

Goverment

Lemon pie

Globalization

PHRASES Looly:The Canadian slang for a dollar (the plural being loonies).

Toonie:Canada-speak for a two-dollar coin.

Two-four:A case of 24 beers (may also be pronounce 'two-fer‘)

CanuckAnother name for a Canadian.

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE• Business communication is quite direct in Canada

• Note that a great importance is given to respecting everyone's opinions.

• Decisions are not usually made until all the facts are at hand.

• Business hours are generally 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Mornings tend to be the preferred time for appointments.

• In business meetings, a handshake is the appropriate greeting. It should be accompanied by strong eye-contact.

URBAN TRIBES

GRUNGES: This urban tribe was born in Seattle in the 90s and they are very interested in music and refuse the consumist society and people without personality.

POSH: This urban tribe there is always but with different names. They like to play paddle, go shopping and parties. They like to hear music from Julio Iglesias and his sons. They're capitalists and consumists.

Indies: They like internacional pop rock music and indie rock. They collect old things and take photographs.

GENDER ROLES   EQUITY/ EQUALITY IN THE COUNTRYTraditional gender roles still alive in Canada

Canadian people consider their country as an equity comunity

RELIGIONCatholic

41%

Christian30%

non-religion 25%

Islam3%Religions

 LIFE STAGES

21

ART Group of seven:

XXNational Gallery of Canada

THIS IS CANADA…

EVIDENCE

Links: http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1363193195814/1363193294910 http://www.statravel.co.uk/canadian-language.htmhttps://www.todaytranslations.com/doing-business-in-canadahttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/06/gender-roles canada_n_5275286.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Seven_(artists)http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-652-x/89-652-x2015005-eng.htm

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