Module G: Canadian Identity & Values: Content Mastery

Peace, Order, and Good Government: The constitutional phrase that defines Canada's approach to governance (contrast with the American "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness")
Respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights: Core values all citizens are expected to uphold
Accommodation and compromise: Canada's tradition of finding common ground between English and French, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and diverse cultural communities
Multiculturalism: In 1971, Canada became the first country in the world to adopt an official multiculturalism policy; the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (1988) affirms that all citizens are equal regardless of origin
Civic participation: Canadians are encouraged to volunteer, participate in community life, and contribute to the common good

Canada is often called a "land of immigrants", most Canadians are descendants of immigrants from around the world
Since the 1970s, most immigrants have come from Asian countries
English-speaking Canadians (Anglophones): About 18 million
French-speaking Canadians (Francophones): About 7 million, mostly in Quebec but also in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Manitoba
Aboriginal peoples: About 65% First Nations, 30% Métis, 4% Inuit; First Nations have ~600 communities
The great majority of Canadians identify as Christians (Catholic is the largest group, followed by Protestant denominations)
Francophone communities outside Quebec: Significant populations in Ontario (Franco-Ontarians), New Brunswick (Acadians), and Manitoba (Franco-Manitobans)
Acadians: Descendants of early French settlers in the Atlantic provinces; the Great Upheaval (1755) was the British deportation of Acadians from Nova Scotia
Métis: A distinct people with mixed Indigenous and European heritage, primarily in the Prairie provinces; speak Michif, a unique language blending Cree and French
Treaty rights: Aboriginal peoples have rights protected by historic and modern treaties and by Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982