This module introduces you to Canadians generally and then to thirty famous Canadians. The aim is thus twofold:

• to understand some of the common qualities of the life that Canadians lead, and
• to learn what some Canadians, from both the past and the present, have done to distinguish themselves nationally and internationally.

It a lso introduces students to the idea that Canada is made up of many cultures. This fact is captured by Canada's official policy of Multiculturalism, a policy that acknowledges and responds to Canada's character as a nation of immigrants and ongoing immigration. The module concludes with profiles of two of Canada's cultures.

The people of Canada may be studied generally under the following headings:

• Origins
• Population
• Urbanization
• Population Trends
• Immigration
• Asian Immigrants to Canada
• Standard of Living
• Education
• The Canadian Family
• Income
• Spending
• Crime
• Life Expectancy and Mortality
• Leisure/Recreation
• Thirty Famous Canadians, from History and from Present Times

• Culture
  Culture and cultural activities - music, dance, visual art, writing, drama, etc. - are very important to Canadians.
• Multiculturalism
  Canadians take great pride in accepting and celebrating difference and diversity.
• Canadians and USAmericans
  Canadians appear to be very similar to Americans: and they are. However, there are some very important differences as well.
• Profile of Inuit
  The Inuit are Canada's northern people. They and their part of Canada are part of what makes this country unique.
• Profile of Québecois
  Québecois, one of Canada's founding peoples, are French-speaking citizens of Québec.