A report on Canadians
Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.
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Culture of Canada
2 linksThe culture of Canada embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, humour, musical, political and social elements that are representative of Canadians.
The culture of Canada embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, humour, musical, political and social elements that are representative of Canadians.
By the 19th century, Canadians came to believe themselves possessed of a unique "northern character," due to the long, harsh winters that only those of hardy body and mind could survive.
Government of Canada
3 linksBody responsible for the federal administration of Canada.
Body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.
The 338 members of the House of Commons, known as (MPs) are directly elected by Canadian citizens, with each member representing a single electoral district for a period mandated by the Canada Elections Act of no more than four years (though the Charter of Rights and Freedoms mandates a maximum of five years).
Ukrainian Canadians
2 linksUkrainian Canadians (Українські канадці, Україноканадці; Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born people who immigrated to Canada.
South Asian Canadians
2 linksSouth Asian Canadians are Canadians who were either born in or can trace their ancestry to South Asia, which includes the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives.
Ethnic origins of people in Canada
2 linksListed here are the ethnic groups of Canadian residents (citizens, landed immigrants and non-citizen temporary residents) as self-identified in the 2016 census in which approximately 35,151,000 census forms were completed).
Visible minority
1 linksDefined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".
Defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".
Over seven million Canadians identified as a member of a visible minority group in the 2016 Census, accounting for 22.3% of the total population.
Parliament of Canada
2 linksFederal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons.
Federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons.
Though the form of the new federal legislature was again nearly identical to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the decision to retain this model was made with heavy influence from the just-concluded American Civil War, which indicated to many Canadians the faults of the American federal system, with its relatively powerful states and a less powerful federal government.
Northwest Territories
2 linksFederal territory of Canada.
Federal territory of Canada.
Canadian – 18.6%
Italian Canadians
1 linksItalian Canadians (italo-canadesi, italo-canadiens) comprise Canadians who have full or partial Italian heritage and Italians who migrated from Italy or reside in Canada.