Welcome. Luc Wauters

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1 Welcome Luc Wauters

2 Who am I Luc Wauters Nationality: Belgian / Canadian Lived in: Vancouver BC 2yrs Kingston, ON 10 yrs Married with 2 children

3 Ontario / Canada - Go East 10 Provinces and 3 Territories By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia. BC > Ontario New drivers license New health card Reregistration vehicle. Like moving to another country

4 How to become Canadian? Permanent Resident (PR) status in Canada Resident for six years right before the date you sign your application English and/or French Test to meet the knowledge requirement for citizenship values history symbols institutions

5 5 Canadian Values Equality: We respect everyone s rights. Everyone has the right to speak out and express ideas that others might disagree with. Governments must treat everyone with equal dignity and respect two other fundamental Canadian values. Respect for cultural differences: We try to understand and appreciate the cultures, customs and traditions of all Canadians, whether they were born in Canada or came here from another country. Freedom: As Canadians, we enjoy basic freedoms, such as freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of peaceful assembly. Peace: We are proud of our non-violent society and our international role as peacekeepers. Law and order: We respect democratic decision making and the rule of law.

6 Canada s Highway of Heroes patriotic tributes to its fallen soldiers since Afghanistan Canadian Forces Base Trenton, and then taken southwest to Toronto Twitter: #HighwayofHeroes

7 Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae A Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres. 'In Flanders Fields' In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead, short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

8 Antwerp connection WW2 Canadians played an important role clearing the Scheldt estuary during the long and ferocious autumn months of 1944 Heide - Kalmthout Schoonselhof Cemetery - Canadian section

9 Toronto / GTA Population: GTA 6,4 m Ontario: 12,8 m (Capital: Toronto) Toronto: 2,6 m Canada: 36,4 (Capital: Ottawa) Economy: 3rd largest financial centre in North America Markham attracted the highest concentration of high tech companies in Canada 2nd largest automotive centre in North America (Oakville Windsor) Tourism Film industry Logistics

10 Mother tongue languages Dutch native speakers in GTA Language Toronto Ontario Canada English 57.0% 70.4% 58.6% Italian 3.2% 2.1% 1.3% Cantonese 3.2% 1.5% 1.2% Punjabi 3.0% 1.5% 1.4% Unspecified Chinese 2.9% 1.6% 1.5% Tagalog 2.5% 1.3% 0.9% Spanish 2.3% 1.5% 1.3% Urdu 2.2% 1.1% 0.6% Tamil 2.1% 1.0% 0.4% Portuguese 2.0% 1.2% 0.7% Mandarin 1.8% 1.0% 0.6% French 1.6% 4.4% 28.0% Persian 1.5% 0.8% 0.5% Russian 1.4% 0.8% 0.5% Polish 1.4% 1.1% 0.6% Arabic 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% Gujarati 1.2% 0.6% 0.3% Korean 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% Hindi 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% Vietnamese 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% Greek 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% German 0.7% 1.2% 1.3% Bengali 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% Ukrainian 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% Romanian 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% Serbian 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% Croatian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Somali 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Macedonian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Albanian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Turkish 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Armenian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Hebrew 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Dutch 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%

11 Toronto / Ontario

12 Canadians vs Americans (USA) Canadians are worried about being mistaken for Americans Not loud, unobtrusive, modest Less materialistic Believe in climate change National Animal: Beaver vs Bald Eagle Canada is more about "we" and the USA is more about "me Health Care Embrace diversity (Marriage equality,, immigration) Metric (KM/h, KG, L, ) versus Imperial (Mph, Pound, Gallon,.) use a mix of metric and imperial measurements in their daily lives You're from Belgium, hé? Uk: "loo" USA: "restroom" Canada: "washroom

13 Who s in charge

14 The great outdoors

15 Climate Ontario

16 Hockey rules

17 N 99 Wayne Gretzky

18 Culture: 4 seasons BBQ

19 Culture: Double double and. 24/7

20 Business / Retail Shopping Malls Mega stores Outlet stores Online (long distances) Home based businesses (easy startup) Franchise market

21 gifts Canada has given the world

22 gifts Canada has given the world AM Radio

23 gifts Canada has given the world

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26 Pierre Trudeau Leonard Cohen Leslie-Nielsen Terry Fox Canadian heros

27 Closing Quiz

28 Who is Canadian? David Hasselhoff or Pamela Anderson

29 Who is Canadian? William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) or Leonard Nimoy (Mr Spock)

30 Thank you Luc Wauters