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95% of people living in Quebec speak French.
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The name Turtle Island comes from Indigenous origin stories. They tell the story of a Turtle that holds the world on its back.
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The flag was designed in 1999 and is used as a symbol of transgender pride and diversity, and transgender rights.
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There are many openly LGBTQ members of Parliament serving currently. The first openly Gay MP was from British Columbia, his name was Svend Robinson.
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Canada’s two national sports are Hockey and Lacrosse. Lacrosse was created by the Indigenous community. Its Algonquin name is baggataway. The earliest examples of the game date back to 1100 AD.
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Francophones live all over Canada. Over 1 million French speakers live outside of Quebec.
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Not every Canadian has clean drinking water. For example, many first nations communities have not had clean drinking water for over 20 years.
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Restorative justice practices have been traced to indigenous cultures in North America and New Zealand. Restorative Justice is the practice of bringing together the victim, offender, and some community members to talk about what happened and how to move forward.
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Approximately half of the 2,725 people exonerated from jail from the years 1989 to 2021 are Black.
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National Indigenous History Month is celebrated in June, and National Indigenous Peoples Day is on June 21.
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petween 25% and 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ+. Studies suggest that this is due to rejection from family members during the coming out process.
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Terry Fox ran across Canada to raise money and awareness for cancer.
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Internet access is not affordable for some families. And some areas of Canada have internet that is so slow, it takes over a minute to load a website. Canada has some of the most expensive internet prices in the world!
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The Underground Railroad was the largest anti-slavery freedom movement in North America. It brought between 30,000 and 40,000 people to Canada.
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A healthy diet is more expensive by one to two dollars per day, and not everyone can afford it. Children who have a healthy diet usually have better test scores.
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In many big cities in Canada, poorer communities have less trees than richer communities. More privileged neighbourhoods also have a greater diversity of species.
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Women’s suffrage groups were first established in the 1870s in Toronto, led by activists such as Dr. Emily Stowe. Across Canada, women obtained the right to vote in 1918.
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According to Statistics Canada (2021), women make about 90 cents of every dollar that men make.
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Each year, 20% of Canadians experience a mental illness
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In Canada, the top 1% of the population controls 25% of the overall wealth. Also, the bottom 40% of the population control 1.2% of the overall wealth
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Not all disabilities are visible. Invisible disabilities include things like learning disabilities, brain injuries, hearing or sight loss, among many others.
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By 18, most residential school students had only reached grade five. Many students attended class part-time and worked for the school (without being paid) the rest of the time: girls did the housekeeping; boys, general maintenance and agriculture.
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As of the year 2023, Kim Campbell was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of Canada. All other Prime Ministers have been white men.
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Some studies show same-sex couples are more than twice as likely to adopt or foster children
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On April 28, 2022, the number of incarcerated Indigenous women reached 50% for the first time. 65% of female prisoners in maximum security are indigenous.
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On any given night, 35,000 Canadians are homeless. This does not even include hidden homeless, who are people who live with neighbours, friends or family but cannot stay there forever. This invisible homeless population may be as high as 900,000 Canadians.
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Living with a disability can be expensive. Hearing aids can cost a few thousand dollars. Some people have medical insurance that can cover some or all of the cost.
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In the Indigenous communities, the “Three Sisters” means corn, beans and squash. When planted next to each other, these three crops support each other in growth, leading to greater yield and quality at harvest.
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Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Oscar Peterson was Winner of 8 Grammys, Oscar Peterson was born in Montreal in 1925.
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The first black person appointed as Chief of Police anywhere in Canada happened in the year 2012, when Devon Clunis became chief of the Winnipeg Police Service.
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Race and country of origin were removed as factors from Canada’s immigration policy in 1967. Other factors, such as education and skills, became considerations.
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The term two-spirited, is translated from the Anishinaabemowin words niizh manidoowag. The creation of the term “two-spirit” is attributed to Anishinaabe elder Myra Laramee after it came to her in a dream in the year 1990.
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For seniors, loneliness is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day! Around 20% of seniors feel lonely for at least some amount of time.
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The average Canadian uses more than 300 litres of water per day. Bathing and toilet flushing are among the largest water users.
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Indigenous peoples created the canoe design that Canadians still use today. The Algonquin of the eastern woodlands made canoes mostly out of birch bark and they were an essential part of life and work.
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Six Nations of the Grand River is the most populous First Nation reserve in Canada. It has over 27,000 band members. Six Nations is the only reserve in North America where all six Haudenosaunee nations live together.
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If you are aware that you are deadnaming someone, they can feel invalidated and rejected.
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There was a stigma about interracial marriage, but there was never a law banning interracial marriage.
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Childcare costs parents thousands for full-time care.
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The Famous Five women are Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby. They were well-known for advocating for women to gain the right to vote and for winning their petition for women to be legally acknowledged as “persons”.