Long Term Name of Country: just Canada Capital City: Otawa Type of Government: Federal Democracy and constitutional Monarchy Date of independence: July 1st National Holiday; Labour Day (1st monday of September), Thanksgiving (2nd Monday in October), Remembrance Day(November 11th)- family get togethers , Christmas(December 25th) Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth ll Head of Government: Queen Elizabeth ll Executive Branch: compress of the crown (Head of State) represented by Government general, the prime ministered (head of government) and the cabinet Legislative: Includes the Monarch (represented by Governor General) the Senate, and house of commons, who's members are elected by votes Who's allowed to vote?: The People Vote Name of their ambassador to US: David Mac Naughton Location of their embassy in the US: 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Location of their Consulates in the US: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle Name of US Ambassador to Canada: Bruce Heyman Location of US embassy in Canada: 490 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON Location of US Consulates in Canada: closest one is in Toronto (K1N 1G8, Canada Name of Canada's representatives: Provinces and Territories National Symbols: Maple Tree (1996), Maple Leaf (1860), Beaver and Canadian Horse (2002) International Disputes: US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people, transport, and commodities across the international border Quantity of Refugees: 40,081 Origin of Refugees: China, Pakistan, Colombia, Syria, and Nigeria Quantity of Stateless Persons: 135 People Human Traficking:To most Canadians, human trafficking evokes images of women smuggled from far off lands or over the border. In reality, it didn't involve physically moving anyone anywhere the legal definition is recruiting, harbouring, transporting or controlling the movement of a person for the purpose of exploitation. Most of it is sex trafficking, and it takes place within Canada’s borders heavy. Of the 330 cases the RCMP has identified, 311 – 94 per cent are domestic Drug Usage: The number one Drug is Marijuana considering its legal in certain parts of Canada.
The colors on the Canadian flag represent peace and honesty (White) , and Hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor (Red).