Canada Past & Present

LIFE IN CANADA WORKSHEET

Use this worksheet to complete Activity 16: Life in Canada , in the section ‘Works, Leisure, Arts, and Culture’ of Canada Past and Present: A Citizenship Education Guide .

Match each term with its correct definition.

1) Canada’s official summer sport.

a) Minimum wage

2) Canada’s official winter sport.

b) The Order of Canada

3) One of Canada’s highest civilian honours.

c) Lacrosse

4) The amount of money per hour that an employer, by law, must pay their employee.

d) Public education

e) Health and safety standards

5) The system of primary and secondary education that is paid for by taxes.

f) Hockey

6) Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster.

g) Unions

h) The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

7) Organized groups that negotiate with employers.

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