CXE3. Welcome to Canada

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1 CXE3 Welcome to Canada

2 AMERICAN MISUNDERSTANDING? VIDEO LINK (2.5 minute video)

3 LOCAL FACTS Canada is 150 years old in 2017! Eh is not placed just anywhere in a sentence. It s at the end used as a confirmation, agreement, or question Stanley Park is 10% larger than NYC s Central Park Canada holds the record for the most gold medals (14) ever won at the Winter Olympics (Vancouver 2010)

4 GEOGRAPHY Second largest country in the world (after Russia) Larger than the entire EU; 5 times the size of Mexico There are national parks larger than countries (Wood Buffalo National Park is larger than Denmark and Switzerland for example) Stretches across 6 time zones Has the longest coastline of any country in the world The third country in space (after the USA & USSR) Coldest recorded temperature in Canada was degrees (-63 C) Roughly the same temperature of the surface of Mars!

5 The Beaver is the countries official animal WILDLIFE & RESOURCE

6 WILDLIFE & RESOURCE The Beaver is the countries official animal 20% of the world s freshwater is in the province of Ontario alone (250,000 lakes) Over 30% of the country is covered by forest 10% of the world s cover Most of Canada s forest land is publicly owned Canada has the third largest oil reserve (after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela) Canada produces 1.5% of the world food supply but only consumes.06% There are 2.4M caribou (reindeer) in Canada 247 annual car accidents that involve moose

7 WILDLIFE & RESOURCE 15,500 of the world s 25,000 polar bears live in Canada In Churchill people leave their cars unlocked as a place for people to escape

8 THE PEOPLE The national sport is Lacrosse (not Hockey as most think) Fewer people in Canada than Tokyo s metropolitan area The world s most educated country: Over ½ of its residents have college degrees Almost 30% of the population speaks French One out of 5 Canadians was born somewhere else Consumes more macaroni & cheese than any other nation in the world Consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world

9 FUN FACTS Prostitution is legal. Buying the services of a prostitute is not! Running a brothel or being a pimp.. Also illegal 80% of all alcohol consumed is beer it is illegal to transport alcohol across provincial borders

10 FUN FACTS Prostitution is legal. Buying the services of a prostitute is not! Running a brothel or being a pimp.. Also illegal 80% of all alcohol consumed is beer it is illegal to transport alcohol across provincial borders Cornering the market on hot Ryan s both Reynolds and Gosling are Canadian

11 FUN FACTS Prostitution is legal. Buying the services of a prostitute is not! Running a brothel or being a pimp.. Also illegal 80% of all alcohol consumed is beer it is illegal to transport alcohol across provincial borders Cornering the market on hot Ryan s both Reynolds and Gosling are Canadian built the world s first UFO landing pad (St. Paul, Alberta) Hudson s Bay Company is the oldest chartered trading company in the world still in operation (founded in 1670) 80% of the world s maple syrup is made in Canada PATH in Toronto if the worlds largest underground shopping complex (1,200 stores & restaurants) If you mail a letter to Santa Clause at the North Pole, HOH OHO you get a letter back!

12 OBVIOUS CANADIAN INVENTIONS

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14 OTHER CANADIAN INVENTIONS

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16 MORE CANADIAN INVENTIONS Bloody Caesar Garbage Bag Walkie-Talkie Alkaline Battery Cardiac Pacemaker Caulking Gun Computerized Braille Egg Carton Electric Wheelchair Electric Organ Java programming language Green currency ink (on US Dollars) Five Pin Bowling Foghorn Gas Mask Instant Mashed Potatoes Jolly Jumper Keyframe animation Paint Roller Peanut Butter Robertson Screwdriver Standard Time Instant Replay The airline baggage tag

17 CANADA/US RELATIONS The U.S/Canada border is the longest international border in the world No military defense Americans have invaded Canada twice (1775 & 1812). They lost both times When flights got diverted or grounded during 9/11, Canada housed, fed and sheltered over 33,000 passengers After Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the U.S. did The Mall of America is owned by Canadians One of the thirteen articles in the 1781 U.S. Articles of Confederation states that if Canada wants to be admitted into the U.S., it will automatically be accepted

18 WELCOME TO CXE3 Enjoy your time in Canada!