WELCOME TO CANADA!

live and enjoy!

INTRODUCTION
Have you ever been in Canada? Do you want
to go there but you believe you need to know
more information about this country?

The following presentation will give you all

the information related to this beautiful
country and its interesting culture… Just
live and enjoy with us!
 anglo speaking countries

REGIONAL INFORMATION
 Language
English and French (Canada)

Political System
Constitutional Monarchy

Religion
Christianity
Canadian Dollar

Australian Dollar

POUND STERLING

CURRENCY
Canada, Australia and
England (in blue), don’t
share borders.

Canada America

Australia Oceania

England Europe
 Topics
● Security
● Terrorism
● Illegal Migration
● Trades
● Intelligence
Cooperation
● Military Issues

Canada and England Canada, England, Australia

make part of the G8 make part of the UN and
the G20
IT’S TIME OF
THE COUNTRY
BRIEF...
To keep in mind... POPULATION
36,708.1 thousand people

language
French and English

CAPITAL
Ottawa
 CURRENCY

Canadian Dollar

1 CAD = 2.163,15 COP

100 CAD = 216.314,65 COP

10.000 CAD = 21.631.465,23 COP

1.000.000 CAD = 2.163.146.522,58 COP

TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
Federal and democratic
government system

Federal
Government Municipal
Government

Provincial and
territorial
government
And now, some important
holidays in Canada...

Easter Day

VICTORIA DAY
Canada Day - July 2

THANKSGIVING DAY
Here comes the Cultural
Brief...
Greetings

Handshake

KISS
(FAMILY, LOVERS)
SHORT HUGS
Giving gifts is influenced by the closeness one
feels towards someone
● Strict time
orientation

Be late of more
than 15 minutes is
considered rude
However, there are some gestures that you
have to avoid...

Thumbs down
Middle finger
raised
Elbows on the table while eating

Eating with an open mouth or

talking with a full mouth
Yawning not covered by a
hand

Pointing or staring at
strangers
You need to keep in mind
the following taboos...

Religion

Stay in your place in a queue

Quebec separatism
Hofstede’s Dimensions
For this reason, Canada...

● is an individualistic country
● has a moderate desire of being defined as
the best in the field
● accepts new ideas, innovation
● is normative in their thinking
● exhibits a big respect for traditions
● is an optimist country
● has a high level of leisure activities
● Doesn’t believe in hierarchies
● Women has more participation in the
country
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