i. geography and people 
  1.1  size and location 
  1.2  topology 
  1.3  geographic features 
  1.4  climate 
  1.5  population and population centers 
  1.6  principal cities 
ii. history 
  2.1  discovery of canada 
  2.2  rediscovery and exploration 
  2.3  the founding of new france 
  2.4  colonial wars between britain and france 
  2.5  british canada 
  2.6  self-government and confederation 
  2.7  world wars 
  2.8  the canadian nation 
  2.9  the separatist issue in quebec 
iii. government and politics 
  3.1  the canadian government 
    3.1.1  legislative power 
    3.1.2  executive power 
    3.1.3  the constitution 
  3.2  the provincial government and territories 
  3.3  laws and courts 
  3.4  political parties 
iv. economy 
  4.1  economy in general 
  4.2  natural resources 
    4.2.1  water 
    4.2.2  fishing 
    4.2.3  forest 
    4.2.4  mineral resources 
  4.3  agriculture 
  4.4  manufacturing 
  4.5  the economy today 
  4.6  regional imbalances 
  4.7  relations with the us 
v. canadian society 
  5.1  bilingualism 
  5.2  urbanization 
  5.3  aging problems 
  5.4  religion 
  5.5  health care 
  5.6  social security 
vi. canadian culture 
  6.1  multiculturalism 
  6.2  influence of american culture 
  6.3  art
  6.4  literature 
  6.5  theatre 
  6.6  comedy 
  6.7  music 
  6.8  film and television 
vii. education in canada 
  7.1  education in general 
  7.2  compulsory education 
  7.3  higher education 
viii. characteristics of canadian english 
  8.1  history 
  8.2  spelling 
  8.3  pronunciation 
  8.4  canadian raising 
ix. folklore and holidays 
  9.1  canadian folklore 
  9.2  public holidays in canada 
references 
postscript