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What is Canada’s population?
35.7 million
How does Canada rank in size compared to other countries?
Second in land size. 37th in population
Age of Justin Trudeau when he was elected
43 years old
Popular immigrant routes
B
Grandparents generation
Baby boomers
Your generation is
Generation Z
How often are elections held?
Every four years
How old to vote?
18
What are the fundamental rights?
Freedom of:
1. Conscience 2. Religion 3. Thought 4. Expression 5. Press 6. Other media 7. Peaceful assembly 8. Association
What are the democratic rights?
- The right to vote
2. The right to run for election
Mobility rights
- Enter, remain in, leave Canada
2. Move to, live in, work in any Canadian province
Legal rights
- “Life, liberty, and security of person”
- Security from unreasonable search or seizure
- Security from arbitrary arrest or detention
- Not be subjected to cruel or unusual punishment
Equality rights
Equality before the law regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability
Language rights
- Equal status for the use of English and French in the government and the courts of Canada
- The right to education in French or English, provided that there are reasonable numbers of anglophone or francophone students
What date did Canada become a country?
July 1st, 1867