In Canada‚ the term Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) refer to First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit. Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011‚ there were more than 1.8 million Aboriginal people living in communities throughout the country. Their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. Though severely threatened and in certain cases extinguished by colonial forces‚ Aboriginal culture‚ language and social systems have shaped
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Di 1 Yang Di Mr. Osborne Social Studies 11 4 May 2015 A New Modern Canada In the 1920s‚ the creation of technological advancements was the most exciting development for that time. There were many types of new advances that help life be easier and stress free. Things such as electric refrigerators and vacuum cleaners helped with the housework. Telephones allowed Canadians to communicate through long distance. Also‚ the creation of radio and movies enriched people’s entertainment life
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Air Canada and WestJet Operations Management Case September 25‚ 2010 Presented by: Air Canada For an airline‚ what are the advantages of having new modern planes? What are the disadvantages? One advantage of having modern planes is that the new technology can result in subsequent cost savings due to better fuel efficiency‚ faster response times and ease of automated processes. Fuel is the greatest cost for airlines. A further advantage in line with technology is
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In the process of creating our country Canada much reform had to be taken by both the British‚ the founders of this land‚ and the inhabitants of Canada. One such example is seen through how women had to go through lots of struggle to gain their proper rights and freedom from the opposite gender. At times like the 1800s women were seen as ornaments less human than men. They strived to get by the terrible and abusive labour conditions of textile factories‚ having no say in their pay‚ housing and job
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With the victory of the Liberal Party this year‚ the Liberal Party does not seem to have any change in gambling laws or expansion in Canada. However‚ the future of gaming industry is brighter than ever under the new Liberal government. According to Harmon‚ even though the Ontario’s Premier and leader of the province’s Liberal party‚ Dalton McGuinty say that he is not attracted to the
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affects citizens severely and drastically as a result of the multiple justification individuals have the supports this social inequality. Racial stratification is one of the many reasons to why there is disadvantage and inequality present not only in Canada but all around the globe. As history has progressed people regard race as not merely the complexion of one’s skin but rather the cultural beliefs that one adheres (Robbins et al. 2017‚192). Additionally‚ race is not entirely based on an individual’s
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Immigration in Canada has been a fundamental and integral constituent in founding and structuring the success the country maintains today‚ and is evident through its economic success‚ as well as the benefits from its multicultural diversity. First‚ it’s commonly acknowledged that immigrants as a group‚ are better educated than Canadians in general due to its point entrance system. The current lack and shortage of skilled group labourers in Canada including engineers and doctors allows immigrants
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Inuit culture is so incredibly rich and important to Canadian heritage‚ but is one of the most threatened cultures in Canada. Threatened by things such as corporate greed‚ assimilation‚ and global warming‚ Our Inuit population is at risk of losing their culture. This is why I decided to do my project on them. I personally believe that Canada has a lot to learn from the Inuit people but we may never get the chance if their dwindling culture is lost. The Inuit culture‚ like many native cultures‚ is
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The core of the Japanese experience in Canada lies in the shameful and almost undemocratic suspension of human rights that the Canadian government committed during World War II. As a result‚ thousands of Japanese were uprooted to be imprisoned in internment camps miles away from their homes. While only a small percentage of the Japanese living in Canada were actually nationals of Japan‚ those who were Canadian born were‚ without any concrete evidence‚ continuously being associated with a country
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The largest areas of culturally diverse societies consist within the 5 major metropolitan cites of Canada which are‚ Toronto‚ Montreal‚ Vancouver‚ Edmonton‚ and Calgary (Mercer‚ 1995‚ 174). Most crimes occur in these large metropolitan cities‚ where many cultures are mixed within the large communities. As a result of many of the large Canadian cities being home to a majority group of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities‚ patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example‚ statistics
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