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CANADA

CANADA. Karla Murillo Villanueva Cesar Castillo Lara November 8 th 2010. Flag of Canada. The National Flag of Canada holds a large red maple leaf in the middle with thick red borders on the two sides. . Location. Canada is bound: On the north the Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean on the east

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CANADA

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  1. CANADA Karla Murillo Villanueva Cesar Castillo Lara November 8th 2010

  2. Flag of Canada The National Flag of Canada holds a large red maple leaf in the middle with thick red borders on the two sides.

  3. Location Canada is bound: On the north the Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean on the east The United States on the south By the Pacific Ocean and Alaska on the west.

  4. Canada: • Is the 2nd largest country in the world. • Canada was a colony of the United Kingdom • Canada represents Federal Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary democracy.

  5. Is a collection of ten fairly large provinces and three territories. The ten provinces of the country are as follows: • Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan The three territories are: • North west Territories • Nunavut • Yukon

  6. General Information • Capital City: Ottawa • Population: 33,759,742 • Total Area: 9,984,670 (sq km) 3,855,081 (sq mi) • Currency: Canadian dollar • Official language(s): English and French • Canada has rain forest, prairie grassland, deciduous forest, tundra, and wetlands.

  7. Canada • One of the richest countries of the world. • One of the leading producers of several minerals. • Canada has the largest number of lakes in the world. • High standard of living

  8. Climate • Canada's climate is influenced by latitude and topography. • The north of Canada has harsh Arctic and sub-Arctic climates. • Most Canadians live in the southern part of the country.

  9. Canada has an abundance of natural resources: • Forests, • Minerals • Fish • Hydroelectric power Canada focus their economic development on the export of raw materials, 33.6 percent of its GDP is dedicated to exports. This has in turn led to the conservation of the resources, which is a top priority of the nation. • GDP (current US$) $1,336,070,000,000

  10. Economy of Canada • Low inflation • Low interest rates • Low Canadian dollar • Gross National Income (per capita): $20,789.50 (USD) per person. • Gross National Product: $1,052,000,000 (USD)

  11. Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement   • In January 1994, Canada, the United States and Mexico launched the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and formed the world's largest free trade area.

  12. LabourLaws • The Act is divided into three distinct parts. The first part deals with collective bargaining between unions and employers. It comes mostly from the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act of 1948. The second part deals with health & safety in the workplace. The third part deals with employment standards but defers mostly to Provincial legislation for each province of employment. •  the code only applies to those industries in which the federal government has jurisdiction instead of the provinces. These industries include: broadcasting, telecommunications, chartered banks, postal service, airports and air transportation, shipping and navigation, interprovincial or international transportation.

  13. Canadian Pairlment

  14. ServiceSectors • Canada is capable of producing globally competitive services for both domestic and international markets. Expanding services exports enables more sophisticated services, employment and growth opportunitiesin Canada. • The Canadian economy is changing and will continue to change. What was once an • economy dominated by the production of commodities and manufactured products, is • today evolving into a services oriented structure

  15. Developmentopportunities • Canada’s potential to expand its services activities from its strong domestic base will be enhanced if the services sector is not encumbered at home. Productivity and competitiveness in the domestic environment is critical for success internationally. Arguably, opportunities internationally may be greater than those at home due to internal trade barriers amongst provinces and territories. There must be the political will to tackle these issues in Canada

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