Culture Geography of Canada www Craig Marlatt comschool

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Culture 1. The Canadian Mosaic 2. Art Imitating Life 3. A Multicultural Celebration

The Canadian Mosaic

The Canadian Mosaic • English is still, by far, the first language across the Greater Toronto Area. But strip away that blanket of dominance and a colourful patchwork emerges, showing where newcomers from around the world chose to settle.

The Canadian Mosaic • 56% of the 5. 4 million GTA residents count English as their mother tongue. • Here are the next most prevalent.

The Canadian Mosaic • The new languages that will shape the language quilt of the future are from South Asia and Asia. • The maps on the following slides show where the 452 000 immigrants between 2001 and 2006 settled in the GTA.

The Canadian Mosaic • Urdu – 33 765 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Chinese – 33 680 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Punjabi – 26 945 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Mandarin – 24 970 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Tagalog – 23 460 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Russian – 20 920 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Farsi – 19 530 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • Spanish – 19 410 immigrants between 2001 and 2006

The Canadian Mosaic • The entire patchwork…

The Canadian Mosaic …including three highlighted areas.

Canadian Mosaic • Focus on Durham Region

The Canadian Mosaic • How to Organize Your Family Tree

Art Imitating Life • The Ministry of Canadian Heritage has just appointed your class to fill a new museum of Canadian art that reflects the natural and cultural landscapes of Canada from coast to coast. • Your task is to create an exhibit for the new museum by gathering items to loan to the museum (for a day). • You will be assigned one of four categories and you must coordinate with the other members of your group to create an impressive display.

Art Imitating Life • Remember, you must find works of art that reflect the natural and cultural landscapes of Canada. A book, song, or painting by a Canadian is not necessarily reflective of Canadian natural or cultural landscapes. Similarly, there may be something by a non-Canadian that is representative of Canada! Do your research carefully! • The four categories are: Literature, Music, Visual Arts, and Representative Artefacts

Art Imitating Life www. civilization. ca

A Multicultural Celebration • Canada is comprised of many different cultures all living together in peace and harmony. We are going to celebrate this triumph of multiculturalism with a feast! • Each member of the class will research the food and symbols of various cultures that exist in Canada and bring them all in to share with the rest of the class. • Each culture can only be represented once, so there will be negotiation and lotteries if multiple people want to represent the same culture.

A Multicultural Celebration • CANADIAN EXAMPLES • Food Ideas: – – maple sugar salmon back bacon Nanaimo bars • Symbol Ideas: – – Canadian flag hockey puck photo of the Rockies RCMP