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Location:
Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US
Population:
31,281,092 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 42%, Protestant 40%, other 18%
Languages:
English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5%
Area:
total: 9,976,140 sq km,land: 9,220,970 sq km, water: 755,170 sq km
Natural resources:
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Prince Edward Island
- University of Regina
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Windsor
- Mount Allison University
- Arcadia University
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Trent University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Guelph
- University of Waterloo
- University of Victoria
- York University
- University of Toronto
- University of British Columbia (UBC)
- Queen's University
- St.Thomas University
- Trinity Western University
- Universite de Moncton
- Universite de Sherbrooke
- Universite Laval -- Alerion
- University College of Cape Breton
- The University College of the Cariboo
- Queen's University Education Library
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Saskatchewan
- Albert College - School in Belleville, Ontario
- Alberta Vocational College - Calgary, Alberta
- Algonquin College
- Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology - Canadian school in Ottowa,Ontario
- Arts and Science Division, Grant MacEwan Community College
- Assiniboine Community College - Manitoba
- Associated Canadian Theological Schools - Langley, British Columbia
- Athabasca University - Athabasca, Alberta
- Augustana University College - Camrose, Alberta
- Bishop's University
- Brandon University
- Brock University - University in St. Catharines, Ontario
- Calmut College
- Camosun College - Victoria, British Columbia
- Canadian Coast Guard College - Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Canadian College for Chinese Studies
- Canadian Forces College
- Canadore College - College of applied arts and technology in North Bay,Ontario
- Carleton University
- College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- College of the Canyons
- Columbia College - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec
- Concordia University College of Alberta - Edmonton, Alberta
- Concordia University - Montreal
- Dalhousie University
- University of Quebec Montreal
- Douglas College - Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
- Earth & amp; Planetary Sciences Mcgill University - Montreal
- Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
- Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
- Fanshawe College Home Page
- The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts
- Grand Seminaire de Montreal
- Grande Prairie Regional College - Alberta
- Humber College - Ontario
- Institute of Practical Philosophy -- Malaspina University-College
- King's University College
- Knox College
- Royal Military College of Canada
- La Cite Collegiale
- Lakehead University Home Page - University in Thunder Bay
- Lambton College
- Laval University - Quebec
- Malaspina University College - Nanaimo, British Columbia
- McGill University - English-language university in Montreal
- McMaster University - Hamilton, Ontario
- Memorial University of Newfoundland - Newfoundland
- Mohawk College
- Mount Allison University - University in Sackville, NB
- Nipissing University
- North Island College
- Northern College -- Ontario
- Okanagan University College
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Ottawa School of Art - Visual art school in Ottawa
- Queen's University
- Ryerson Polytechnic University
- Saint Mary's University - Online information about one of Canada's oldest universities (founded 1802), for arts and business students
- Saint Michael's College School
- Scarborough College
- Simon Fraser University
- Sir Sandford Fleming College
- Canada Education Savings Grant
- The Canada Education Savings Grant
- Education in Canada
- The Student Life Education Company
- Welcome to Scholastic Canada
- CCRS Education Section
- Visual Arts Education Canada
- Education International Canada
- Canadian Information By Subject
- Athabasca University - distance learning education
- National Gallery of Canada - education and public programs
- Canadian Universities / Universités Canadiennes
- Education Assessment
- Canada Education
- Directory of Entomological Education in Canada
- Education Administration
- Research on Media Education in Canada
- Microsoft Canada's Education Resource Centre
- Schools in Canada
- Canada's School Net
- Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page - a resource page on homeschooling
- Canadian Education on the Web
- Bibliotheque de L'Universite Laval
- Bienvenue a Patrimoine Canadien/Welcome to Canadian Heritage - A resource of the Canadian Department of C. Heritage
- Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID)
- TeleEducation New Brunswick - Organization that facilitates delivery of distance-education courses in New Brunswick, Canada
- Canadian Education on the Web
- Education in Canada
- Education Canada Network - Canada's largest, most comprehensive and up-to-date educational e-recruitment network resource
- education@canada - provides access, for both the international education community and international students, to Canadian education resources on the Internet
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- Queen's Model United Nations
- McGill Model United Nations Conference
- North American Model United Nations (NAMUN) - annual, international collegiate Model UN event hosted in Toronto
- Council on World Affairs of Canada - dedicated to the optimum development of Canadian youth within the global community
- Martingrove Model United Nations (MMUN) - high school simulation of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York and its various committees
- Toronto Chapter (UNACTO) - linking Canadians to the people and nations of the world in a common quest for peace, human rights, and the elimination of poverty
- United Nations Association in Canada - national non-profit organization promoting UN programmes and activities within Canada. Includes information on human rights, food security, UN reform, and links to UN agencies and topics
- Canada and the Commonwealth - seeks to enhance the knowledge of the Commonwealth, its institutions and peoples
- DFAIT: Canada and the Commonwealth - provides an overview and history of the Commonwealth, information on Canada's role, and Commonwealth Secretariat Programs
- Association for Canadian Studies
- The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) - a federation of twenty national and multi-national Canadian Studies associations with a mandate to promote and support research, education and publications in all fields of Canadian Studies and in all countries
- The International Student Exchange Program
- The Evergreen Foundation - a foundation dedicated to preserving and restoring natural areas in the urban environment through education and community action projects, making Canadian schools and communities healthier places to live, learn, work and play
- Forum for Young Canadians - youth learning about the country and its leaders, about the machinery of government and about what it means to be Canadian
- Canadian Youth- this website is maintained by the Canadian government Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Canadian Aboriginal Youth Network
- Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta - an independent Aboriginal communications organization committed to facilitating the exchange of information reflecting Aboriginal culture to a growing and diverse audience
- Native Investment and Trade Association - Canada's premiere Aboriginal Conference and Event organizer
- The Huntington Society of Canada - a society committed to informing the public about Huntington disease
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- BlueNose II Preservation Trust - a volunteer organization established to preserve and operate Bluenose II for the people of Nova Scotia
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Canada Social Planning Network
- Archaeological Society of British Columbia
- The Canadian Archaeological Association
- Protecting Archaelogical Sites Today (PAST)
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- ARC Publications - publishers of Inside Ottawa and The Lobby Monitor
- Bourque NewsWatch - one-stop media coverage of major newspapers, columnists, and wire services in Canada. Hosted by Parliament Hill Columnist Pierre Bourque
- Canada Gazette - official news bulletin of the Government of Canada since 1841
- Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery (CPPG)
- Department of Justice: Press Releases
- Government Information in Canada
- Government of Canada: What's New
- Newswire Canada: Government Press Releases
- Government Purchasing Guide - news and product information source for Canadian purchasing officials, in federal, provincial, municipal, regional governments, as well as crown corporations
- The Anarchives - published by TAO
- Canadian Foreign Policy - journal published three times a year by Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, provides a uniquely Canadian perspective on foreign policy issues
- Canadian Government Executive - features emerging public policy, business developments and innovations, policy studies, success stories, and innovative organizational approaches
- Consent - A journal of ideas and opinions on individual freedom published by the Freedom Party of Ontario
- Frank Online - satirical magazine on Canadian politics
- Free World News - life and the freedom to live it
- Insight Into Government Online - weekly column available only on the Internet
- New Socialist - seeks to rebuild unions and social movements along the lines of solidarity, democracy, and militancy and to promote socialism as an alternative to capitalism
- Northern Interior Counterpoint - seeks to present alternative perspectives on British Columbia political issues
- The Pith Review - monthly review of Canadian politics and political culture offers links to articles, index of sites, and more
- Pundit Magazine - covers provincial, national, and international political news with commentary, analysis, and major interviews
- Report Magazine - with news and information from a Western Canadian viewpoint
- This Magazine - offers alternative viewpoint on politics, money, and culture
- The Infantry Journal - keeping Canadian Infantrymen informed on subjects of particular interest to the Corps and of general interest to the rest of the Army
- Airforce Magazine - aviation and aerospace publication distributed four times per year throughout Canada
- Canadian Defence Quarterly - professional journal read by members of the military around the world
- DANN National Network News
- CanadaInfo - more than 200 pages of information on Canada
- YES Magazine - Canada's science magazine for kids 8 to 14
- First Perspective - is a monthly newsletter
- Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development
- Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) - an independent, non-profit organization working on issues relating to Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean
- Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA)
- Royal Commonwealth Society of Canada
- Manitoba Psychological Society (MPS)
- Ontario Psychological Association
- Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research and Education (CFTRE)
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- General Canada Sites
- Canada Page
- Canada
- CanadaInfo - more than 200 pages of information on Canada
- Canada General Interests
- Departments and Agencies
- Canada: General FAQ
- Canada - General
- INTERHOSTEL USA and Canada - Learning vacations for adults over 50
- Canadian Nutrition Labelling: A Call for Reform - paper argues that Canada's current nutrition labelling regulations and guidelines are inadequate and should be improved
- Low-Carb Canada - provides information about low-carb diets
- Three Blondes and a Brownie - Fat-Wise recipes, food myths and facts, and tips for leaner, healthier living
- Danone Institute of Canada - provides a link between scientists involved in dietary and nutritional studies, and health and education professionals, who bring relevant scientific knowledge on diet to the attention of the public
- McGill - Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment - undertakes research and education of the effects of environmental deterioration and contamination of traditional food on aboriginal health
- Ryerson University - Food, Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies
- Indian Arts Centre - a federal cultural program that supports and promotes the visual arts of First Nations in Canada. The Indian Art Centre includes the National Indian Art Collection, an exhibition and loan program, an artist-in-residence program, a Resource Library and the Indian and Inuit Art Gallery
- Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
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