Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities in Canada PDF

The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship  ### Understanding the Oath ### 3 ### [Applying for Citizenship 6](#applying-for-citizenship) [Who We Are 10](#who-we-are) [Canada's History 14](#canadas-history) [Modern Canada 24](#modern-canada) [How Canadians Govern T...

The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship  ### Understanding the Oath ### 3 ### [Applying for Citizenship 6](#applying-for-citizenship) [Who We Are 10](#who-we-are) [Canada's History 14](#canadas-history) [Modern Canada 24](#modern-canada) [How Canadians Govern Themselves 28](#how-canadians-govern-themselves) [The Justice System 36](#the-justice-system) [Canadian Symbols 38](#canadian-symbols) [Canada's Economy 42](#canadas-economy) [Canada's Regions 44](#canadas-regions) [The Atlantic Provinces 46](#the-atlantic-provinces) [Central Canada 47](#central-canada) [The Prairie Provinces 48](#the-prairie-provinces) [The West Coast 49](#the-west-coast) [The Northern Territories 50](#the-northern-territories) [Study Questions 52](#study-questions) [For More Information 54](#for-more-information) [Authorities 64](#authorities) [Memorable Quotes 66](#memorable-quotes)  ### 5 ### Applying for Citizenship ======================== - Study this guide; - Ask a friend or family member to help you practise answering questions about Canada; - Call a local school or school board, a college, a community centre or a local organization that provides services to immigrants and ask for information on citizenship classes; - Take English or French language classes, which the Government of Canada offers free of charge. - Take the Oath of Citizenship; - Sign the oath form; and - Receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate. ### 7 ### Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship ==========================================  - Freedom of conscience and religion; - Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and of the press; - Freedom of peaceful assembly; and - Freedom of association. - Mobility Rights --- Canadians can live and work anywhere they choose in Canada, enter and leave the country freely, and apply for a passport. - Aboriginal Peoples' Rights --- The rights guaranteed in the Charter will not adversely affect any treaty or other rights or freedoms of Aboriginal peoples. - Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights --- French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government. - Multiculturalism --- A fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity. Canadians celebrate the gift of one another's presence and work hard to respect pluralism and live in harmony. ### The Equality of Women and Men ### Citizenship Responsibilities - Obeying the law --- One of Canada's founding principles is the rule of law. Individuals and governments are regulated by laws and not by arbitrary actions. No person or group is above the law. - Taking responsibility for oneself and one's family --- Getting a job, taking care of one's family and working hard in keeping with one's abilities are important Canadian values. Work contributes to personal dignity and self- respect, and to Canada's prosperity. - Serving on a jury --- When called to do so, you are legally required to serve. Serving on a jury is a privilege that makes the justice system work as it depends on impartial juries made up of citizens. - Voting in elections --- The right to vote comes with a responsibility to vote in federal, provincial or territorial and local elections. - Helping others in the community --- Millions of volunteers freely donate their time to help others without pay---helping people in need, assisting at your child's school, volunteering at a food bank or other charity, or encouraging newcomers to integrate. Volunteering is an excellent way to gain useful skills and develop friends and contacts. - Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment --- Every citizen has a role to play in avoiding waste and pollution while protecting Canada's natural, cultural and architectural heritage for future generations.  ### Defending Canada ### 9 ### Who We Are ========== ### Unity in Diversity  ### 11 ### ### 12 ### Becoming Canadian  Canada's History ================ ### 15 ### ### 16 ### The Beginnings of Democracy  ### The War of 1812: The Fight for Canada ### 17 ###  ### Dominion from Sea to Sea ### 19 ### ### A Railway from Sea to Sea ### 21 ### ### 22  ### The D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944 ### 23 ### Modern Canada ============= ### 25 ###  - Alexander Graham Bell --- hit on the idea of the telephone at his summer house in Canada. - Joseph-Armand Bombardier --- invented the snowmobile, a light-weight winter vehicle. - Sir Sandford Fleming --- invented the worldwide system of standard time zones. - Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward --- together invented the first electric light bulb and later sold the patent to Thomas Edison who, more famously, commercialized the light bulb. - Reginald Fessenden --- contributed to the invention of radio, sending the first wireless voice message in the world. - Dr. Wilder Penfield --- was a pioneering brain surgeon at McGill University in Montreal, and was known as "the greatest living Canadian." - Dr. John A. Hopps --- invented the first cardiac pacemaker, used today to save the lives of people with heart disorders. - SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council - Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie --- of Research in Motion (RIM) --- a wireless communications company known for its most famous invention: the BlackBerry. ### 27 ### How Canadians Govern Themselves =============================== -------- -- STEP 1 -------- --  ### 29 ### Federal Elections ================= - a Canadian citizen; and - at least 18 years old on voting day; and - on the voters' list.  ### 31 ### ### Voter information card ### I did not get a card ### Advance poll and special ballot ### 5. Marking the ballot ### 7. The ballot box +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - - - - | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | - - - - | - - - - - | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | - - | - - - - - - | | | | - | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ ### 33 ### ### Federal Government ### Provincial Government  ### Territorial Government ### Municipal Government ### 35 ### The Justice System ==================  ### 37 ### Canadian Symbols ================ - Establish equality between French and English in Parliament, the Government of Canada and institutions subject to the Act; - Maintain and develop official language minority communities in Canada; and - Promote equality of French and English in Canadian society.  ### 39 ### ### O Canada ### Ô Canada ### God Save the Queen Dieu protège la Reine - Then Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, born in present-day Toronto, served in the British Army in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (1854) in the Crimean War, and was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross. - Able Seaman William Hall of Horton, Nova Scotia, whose parents were American slaves, was the first black man to be awarded the V.C. for his role in the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. - Corporal Filip Konowal, born in Ukraine, showed exceptional courage in the Battle of Hill 70 in 1917, and became the first member of the Canadian Corps not born in the British Empire to be awarded the V.C. - Flying ace Captain Billy Bishop, born in Owen Sound, Ontario, earned the V.C. in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, and was later an honorary Air Marshal of the Royal Canadian Air Force. - Captain Paul Triquet of Cabano, Quebec, earned the V.C. leading his men and a handful of tanks in the attack on Casa Berardi in Italy in 1943 during the Second World War, and was later a Brigadier. - Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a navy pilot born in Trail, B.C., was killed while bombing and sinking a Japanese warship in August 1945, a few days before the end of the Second World War, and was the last Canadian to receive the V.C. to date. ### 41 ### Canada's Economy ================ - Service industries provide thousands of different jobs in areas like transportation, education, health care, construction, banking, communications, retail services, tourism and government. More than 75% of working Canadians now have jobs in service industries. - Manufacturing industries make products to sell in Canada and around the world. Manufactured products include paper, high technology equipment, aerospace - Natural resources industries include forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy. These industries have played an important part in the country's history and development. Today, the economy of many areas of the country still depends on developing natural resources, and a large percentage of Canada's exports are natural resources commodities.  ### 43 ### Canada's Regions ================ ### The Regions of Canada - The Atlantic Provinces - Central Canada - The Prairie Provinces - The West Coast - The Northern Territories ### The National Capital ### Provinces and Territories ### Population -- -- -- -- ##### ARCTIC OCEAN ##### PACIFIC OCEAN **Saskatchewan** **Quebec** Winnipeg Québec Lake Superior Ottawa Lake Lake Huron ##### ATLANTIC OCEAN ##### ### 45 ### THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES ---------------------- ### Newfoundland and Labrador ### Prince Edward Island ### Nova Scotia  ### New Brunswick CENTRAL CANADA -------------- ### Quebec ### 47 ### ### Ontario THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES --------------------- ### Manitoba ### Saskatchewan ### Alberta THE WEST COAST -------------- ### British Columbia ### 49 ### THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES ------------------------ ### Yukon ### Northwest Territories  ### Nunavut ### The Canadian Rangers ### 51 ### Study Questions =============== a. Being loyal to Canada, recycling newspapers, serving in the navy, army or air force. b. Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, serving on a jury. c. Learning both official languages, voting in elections, belonging to a union. d. Buying Canadian products, owning your own business, using less water. a. To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II. b. To celebrate Confederation. c. To honour prime ministers who have died. d. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day. a. They are appointed by the United Nations. b. They are chosen by the provincial premiers. c. They are elected by voters in their local constituency (riding). d. They are elected by landowners and police chiefs. ### 53 ### For More Information ==================== #### By telephone #### Online ### Citizenship classes - Contact schools and colleges in your area. - Go to your local library or community centre. - Contact local settlement agencies or ethnocultural associations. #### Telephone: #### Internet: ### Other websites of interest that provide information on topics found in this guide ### About Canada ### Canadian History ### Military History and Remembrance ### Government ### Geography ### 55 ### ### For a "Greener" Canada ### Getting Involved ### Travel in Canada ### Government of Canada Departments and Agencies ### Organizations ### Individuals  ### 57 ### Photo Credits ============= Page 10 Métis from Alberta --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Cree dancer Inuit children in Iqaluit, Nunavut Haida artist Bill Reid carves a totem pole Page 11 Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada (novelist John Buchan), in native attire St. Patrick's Day Parade, Montreal, Quebec Highland dancer at Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario Celebrating Fête Nationale, Gatineau, Quebec Acadian fiddler, Village of Grande-Anse, New Brunswick Page 12 Celebration of Cultures, Edmonton, Alberta Ismaili Muslims in the Calgary Stampede, Alberta Caribbean cultural festival, Toronto, Ontario Ukrainian Pysanka Festival, Vegreville, Alberta Young Polish dancers in Oliver, British Columbia Pipes and drums in Ottawa Page 13 Winter fun in Whistler, British Columbia Kids playing hockey in the street Sailing, Toronto Harbour Cadets white-water rafting Christmas in Gatineau, Quebec Chinese-Canadian War Veterans Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Québec City Chinese New Year celebration, Vancouver, British Columbia Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey of Nova Scotia Page 14 Indian encampment, fur trade era John Cabot Jacques Cartier Page 15 Count Frontenac Pierre Le Moyne Sir Guy Carleton Page 16 The first elected Assembly of Lower Canada, in Québec City Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe, Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor Mary Ann Shadd Cary Maple leaf cap badge from the First World War Maple leaf cap badge CWM 19820048-001  The 1st Battalion, The Regina Rifle Regiment, Assault Landing at Courseulles, France, June 1944 --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Give, The Canadian Red Cross Toronto business district Medical researcher Page 25 Vietnamese Canadians F-86 Sabre, Royal Canadian Air Force Cirque du Soleil The Jack Pine, 1916--1917 Page 26 Donovan Bailey Chantal Petitclerc Terry Fox Wayne Gretzky Mark Tewksbury Paul Henderson Catriona Le May Doan Canadian football Page 27 Sir Frederick Banting Page 28 Queen Elizabeth II opening the 23rd Parliament (1957) Parliament Hill Page 29 His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston Page 30 House of Commons chamber Page 31 House of Commons in session Page 32 Voter information card Page 33 Provincial Assembly at Charlottetown, P.E.I. Page 35 Québec City Hall Page 36 Scales of Justice, Vancouver Law Courts Border guard with sniffer dog Page 37 Jury benches Ottawa police constable Steve Lewis helping a young boy at the Aboriginal Day Flotilla Handcuffs Peggy's Cove harbour Stock image Page 46 "The Edge," Newfoundland and Labrador ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Moose Point Prim, Prince Edward Island Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island Destroyer HMCS *Athabasca* (DD282), in the foreground, and HMCS *Toronto* (FF333) sail through Halifax Harbour on February 17, 2009, for an annual sailpast Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia Page 47 Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick Whale Rocher Percé Petit Champlain, Québec City Page 48 Muskoka Skeleton Lake, Ontario Toronto skyline Pisew Falls, Manitoba Golden Boy statue Wheat fields in Saskatchewan Coronach, Saskatchewan Page 49 Alberta rancher Alberta oil pump jack Vancouver skyline Orca Page 50 Family searching for gold, Dawson City, Yukon Takhini Hot Springs Road, Yukon Sir William Logan Mount Logan Northern lights, Northwest Territories Polar bear Page 51 Pangnirtung, Nunavut Inukshuk, Nunavut The Canadian Rangers An Inuit boy in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut The caribou (reindeer) Page 56 Confederation Bridge Page 66 Sir Wilfrid Laurier John Diefenbaker Inside Back Cover 2010 men's hockey Olympic gold medal winners Authorities =========== 15. \(1) A person is considered to have an adequate knowledge of Canada if they demonstrate, based on their responses to questions prepared by the Minister, that they know the national symbols of Canada and have a general understanding of the following subjects: a. the chief characteristics of Canadian political and military history; b. the chief characteristics of Canadian social and cultural history; c. the chief characteristics of Canadian physical and political geography; d. the chief characteristics of the Canadian system of government as a constitutional monarchy; and e. characteristics of Canada other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d). a. participation in the Canadian democratic process; b. participation in Canadian society, including volunteerism, respect for the environment and the protection of Canada's natural, cultural and architectural heritage; c. respect for the rights, freedoms and obligations set out in the laws of Canada; and d. the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship other than those referred to in paragraphs a. to (c). ### 65 ### Memorable Quotes ================ ### "For here \[in Canada\], ### I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; ### the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, ### I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." ### --- Sir Wilfrid Laurier ### "I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, ### free to speak without fear, ### free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, ### free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those ### who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom ### I pledge to uphold ### for myself and all mankind." ### --- John Diefenbaker