Population Statistics
Population of Canada:33,487,208 people
Median Age:40.4 years
Male:39.3 years
Female:41.5 years
Life expectancy:75.7
Population Growth Rate:0.9%
Languages:
English:59.1%
French:22.9%
Other:18%
Government In Canada
The Government of Canada is separated in 3 main groups:federal, provincial,and municipal. Its Capital is Ottawa.The Constitution of Canada divided the responsibilities of the Government into federal and provincial jurisdictions. It also provided for the possibility of the provincial governments to delegate some of its responsibilities to a municipal government.The Federal Government is seated in Ottawa and is headed by the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister. Its responsibilities are:
defence,
criminal law,
employment insurance,
postal service,
census,
copyrights,
trade regulation,
external relations,
money and banking,
transportation,
citizenship, and
Indian affairs.
The Provincial and Territorial Governments currently number ten and three. Each has its own capital city and is headed by a Lieutenant Governor or a Commissioner on the advice of a Premier or a Government Leader. A province exists in its own right, a creation of the Constitution Acts, 1867 - 1982. A territory is created through federal law. As a result, Crown lands in the territories are retained by the federal government in the Crown in right of Canada. This changes from the provinces, which own provincial lands in the Crown in right of the province. Secondly, in a territory, federal Parliament may enter into provincial-type affairs, such as school curriculum. Thirdly, territorial governments are not included in the Constitutional amending formula. The way they decide if they want to change something in the Canadian Constitution. Provinces get a vote when a change is proposed, and territories do not. In general, provincial and territorial responsibilities are:
property and civil rights,
administration of justice,
natural resources and the environment,
education,
health, and
welfare.
Municipal Governments are essential creatures of the provincial or territorial governments. The latter can create, change, or destroy a municipal government at will and controls exactly which powers a municipal government is entitled to execute. There are hundreds of municipalities in each province and territory and are labelled in many different forms. Upper tier municipalities include Regions, Counties, and Districts and are headed by a Chair or a Warden. Lower tier municipalities which exist within an upper tier include Cities, Towns, Townships, and Municipalities and are headed by a Mayor or a Reeve. Their responsibilities vary from location to location but generally are:
water
sewage,
waste collection,
public transit,
land use planning,
libraries,
emergency services,
animal control, and
economic development.
Economy Of Canada
Canada’s economy is a mixed economy and the country is one of the most important suppliers of agricultural products. The Canadian Prairies are one of the biggest contributors of wheat and other grains. Atlantic Canada has cosmic deposits of natural gas and oil as well. Canada is the biggest producer of zinc, uranium and is a big source of global gold, nickel, lead and aluminum.
Religions in Canada
Roman Catholics: 45.2%
Eastern Orthodox: 1.4%
Ukrainian Catholics: 0.5%
Protestants: 36.4%
United Church: 11.5%
Anglicans: 8.1%
Presbyterians: 2.4%
Lutherans:2.4%
Baptists: 2.5%
Pentecostals: 1.6%
Other: 7.9%
