Who We Are

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• 1.In what year did Ottawa formally apologize to former residential school students?

  • ✓2008
  • 1998
  • 1982
  • 2015

  Answer: 2008

  Why: 2008.

• 2.In which decade did black Loyalists — escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin — flee to Canada from America?

  • ✓The 1780s
  • The 1600s
  • The 1830s
  • The 1860s

  Answer: The 1780s

  Why: The 1780s. Slavery remained legal in the United States until 1863.

• 3.According to Discover Canada, what share of Vancouver's population speaks Chinese languages at home?

  • ✓13%
  • 7%
  • 3%
  • 23%

  Answer: 13%

  Why: 13%. In Toronto the figure is 7%.

• 4.Settlers from which four groups established the basic way of life in English-speaking areas?

  • English, French, Scottish and American
  • ✓English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish
  • English, German, Dutch and Scandinavian
  • Irish, Italian, Ukrainian and Polish

  Answer: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish

  Why: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish settlers, soldiers and migrants, from the 1600s to the 20th century.

• 5.What is the federal government required by law to do regarding English and French?

  • ✓Provide services throughout Canada in both languages
  • Require all public servants to be bilingual
  • Provide French services only in Quebec
  • Provide services in the majority language of each province

  Answer: Provide services throughout Canada in both languages

  Why: Provide services throughout Canada in English and French.

• 6.In what were diverse First Nations cultures rooted?

  • Written legal codes
  • Hereditary monarchy
  • ✓Religious beliefs about the Creator, the natural environment and each other
  • Trade agreements with Europe

  Answer: Religious beliefs about the Creator, the natural environment and each other

  Why: Religious beliefs about their relationship to the Creator, the natural environment and each other.

• 7.About how many reserve communities do roughly half of First Nations people live in?

  • ✓About 600
  • About 200
  • About 6,000
  • About 60

  Answer: About 600

  Why: About 600 communities. The other half live off-reserve, mainly in urban centres.

• 8.In which decade did the term "First Nations" begin to be used?

  • ✓The 1970s
  • The 1950s
  • The 1930s
  • The 1990s

  Answer: The 1970s

  Why: In the 1970s.

• 9.Which four beliefs does Discover Canada say enabled Canadians to build a prosperous society?

  • Free trade, low taxes, thrift and industry
  • Equality, fraternity, tolerance and peace
  • ✓Ordered liberty, enterprise, hard work and fair play
  • Faith, family, community and country

  Answer: Ordered liberty, enterprise, hard work and fair play

  Why: Ordered liberty, enterprise, hard work and fair play.

• 10.According to Discover Canada, how many Francophones are there in Canada?

  • Twelve million
  • One million
  • 18 million
  • ✓Seven million

  Answer: Seven million

  Why: Seven million — people who speak French as their first language.