Author: Muriel Schmidt

The decision. A federal Supreme Court ruling in 1997 gave indigenous people title over their own traditional lands which had not been ceded to the government. When did Canada take over native land? The Numbered Treaties In 1869, after nearly 200 years of control, the HBC sold the Rupert’s Land Charter to Canada. Through this […]

Canada has become an increasingly popular destination for Iranian students – 11,935 Iranian students were granted study permits in 2021, up from 9,680 in 2019 and 7,035 in 2018. How many Iranian is in Canada? 213,160 peopleAccording to the recent census, there are 213,160 people of Iranian descent in Canada. Which city in Canada has […]

The mission of the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) is to provide aerospace surveillance, identification, control and warning for the defence of Canada and North America. How did NORAD help Canada? NORAD Today and Canada’s Current Contributions This includes the operation and maintenance of the Canadian portion of the NWS — a series of remote radar […]

Funding over six years was allocated in Budget 2022 – Canada’s fiscal framework remains as previously reported. This investment will help ensure that our Canadian Armed Forces and NORAD can detect, deter and defend Canadians against threats well into the future. Who does NORAD protect? The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a binational […]

Canada was part of the British Empire in 1914. As a result of this, when Great Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914, Canada was automatically at war. Along with other nations in the Empire, such as Australia and India, tens of thousands of Canadians joined the army in the first few months of […]

More than 4,000 Canadians served in the Persian Gulf region in 1990-1991 as part of a Coalition of countries. Their goal was to remove the invading forces of Iraq from neighboring Kuwait. Canadians also served in peacekeeping and embargo enforcement efforts in the region after the war. Was Canada’s involvement in the Persian Gulf war […]

Subject to certain exceptions, the sanctions imposed against Iraq include: a prohibition on the export of arms and related material to any person in Iraq; and. What countries does Canada have sanctions against? Canada’s sanctions apply asset freeze provisions on the following countries: Belarus. Central African Republic. Democratic Republic of Congo. Eritrea. Haiti. Iran. Iraq. […]

The kelp crab (Pugettia producta), a spider crab found among seaweed on the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico, is about 1.25 cm (0.5 inch) wide and 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. What kind of crabs live in Canada? In Canada crabs are found in marine deep-water and in intertidal and estuarine environments on both […]

The Canada men’s national soccer team won’t play in its international friendly against Panama on Sunday amid a dispute over the allocation of funds from qualifying for the World Cup, the team announced Sunday. The match was set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET in Vancouver. Why did Canada refuse to play Panama? VANCOUVER […]

Collective rights are important to all Canadians because they are an important part of the constitution that develops respect for all cultural groups, enabling Canada to be the multicultural country it is today. Why are there collective rights in Canada? The purpose of collective rights is to affirm the collective identity of groups in society […]