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(see also the Geography, Maps section on the Social Studies page)
Canada Map Puzzle-the online version from YourChildLearns.com
Canada At a Glance- Canada at a Glance is a booklet that presents up-to-date information about the population of Canada (including education, health and aging, justice, housing, income, labour market, household, economic, travel, financial, agricultural, international trade and environmental statistics). Also available as a downloadable pdf.
Canadian Colouring Pages-symbols, animals, RCMP, map
The Canadian Encyclopedia-use the search line to access topics
KidsZone Geography-Canadian Provinces-worksheets and colouring pages
Explorers of Canada-from Enchanted Learning, more than you've ever heard of! But Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Samuel de Champlain, and all the rest are here!
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)-all about the RCMP: how it started; uniforms, badges, and insignia; how it is organized and where it works
Images Canada-collections of photos from museums, libraries and universities across Canada, organized as Photo Essays or Image Trails. Topics include history, culture, places, events, and technologies.
Canadian Museum of Civilization-(photo at right) Click on EXHIBITIONS, select All Online Exhibitions to see a listing.
Virtual Museum of Canada- exhibits, images, museums and events
Canadian War Museum - This national museum presents Canada's military past and how it shaped the country. Its outstanding exhibitions explain Canada s rich military history from earliest times to the present, featuring the experiences of people on the battlefields and at home.
Virtual Museum of New France - Discover what drew the French to North America. Join Canada's first European inhabitants in their daily activities and learn about their culture and civilization.
The Hudson Bay Company-heritage site. The oldest company in Canada has played an important part in our history. Click on "Learning Centre" for useful information and some photos.
Pioneer Life: photos-Images Canada collection
Pioneer Life in Upper Canada (Ontario)-index page
•The Canadian West- "This virtual exhibition explores several aspects of European arrival and settlement in the Canadian West, and provides a glimpse of those people who helped forge the new society and bring the West into Confederation." [Note: This site includes text written for older readers, however it may be of interest for its paintings, photos, and certain sub-topics, such as Fur Trade, Immigration, and Homesteads.]
•The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement-explore groups of people that live in Canada or came to Canada from many places around the world
Government of Canada (main site)-find info by browsing or use the search bar. For Grade 6 Social Studies, click on About Government, then Structure of the Government of Canada.
Government of Canada Science website-not just Science here, either! Maps and statistics, health resources, career information, and games that teach!
Parliament of Canada home page (English)-Learn about Parliament, Members and Senators, and daily agendas
Who's Who in the Canadian Federal Government- browse the list or search by name
Statistics Canada Home-access to census data, including Community Profiles;
•also see the StatCan Students page for help in certain subject areas, special projects, the "Animated Population Pyramids" graphs,
Sir John A. Macdonald-our first Prime Minister. Biography and related links. January 11 is Sir John A. Day!
Facts and Figures 2010; Facts and Figures pages summarize immigration (of Permanent and Temporary Residents) to Canada in a series of tables and charts. Click on the sub-heading Permanent Residents. About halfway down the page is a chart showing immigration numbers by year. Under that are notes explaining the immigration patterns. At the bottom of the page is a table of the actual immigration numbers for those years.
Citizenship-here are the links to information about becoming a Canadian Citizen. Every year about 150,000 people become citizens.
Chinese Immigration to BC (UBC Library, Vancouver)-photos, documents, text (advanced reading level); a rich source of information.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia:
• Timeline of Canadian Immigration Policy-Outlines the important events and policies of the Canadian Government and how these have shaped our nation.
• Index of Immigration History in Alberta-including Hutterites, Chinese, German and other European nationalities, Jewish, Mormon, Mennonite and Doukhobour, and many other peoples and groups. The index is on the left navigation bar on this page.
•The Prime Ministers Site for Kids-"This website looks at the job of prime minister. It also looks at the personal lives of the people who have been prime minister." [For Grades 4 to 6]
•The Kids Site of Canadian Trains-Stories of famous people, special trains, historic events, including the building of the railways that formed the communications backbone of our country for 150 years
•Backcheck: Hockey for Kids-The history of hockey, including 8 stories from the early days of the game