Canada 's Influence On The Canadian Culture

Canada and the USA, two countries with a very close relationship. These two countries are so close that some tend to forget that some of Canada's citizens are even Canadian. Sometimes Americans who live in Canada are mistaken for Canadians even though they are not. There are many similarities between these two countries. Canada and The USA, but they are still some differences in their cultures, healthcare systems, and certain stereotypes.

The influence from the United States of America (USA) has been a considerable part of Canada for many years and for more ages to come. The American influence on Canada is very important for it helps strengthen the country. Close cultural ties, almost identical cultures, sharing strong economic links, historical, and current development make the two countries rely heavily on each other. This paper will concur that the influence originating from the United States (US) to Canada is very crucial in bonding both nations.

Cultural issues are complicated ones to solve. Sometimes it is even tough to express opinions about them. It is an area where one has had to establish one's bona fides before weighing in. The audience has to be assured that the commentator loves Canada more or at least as much as the next person and is willing to stop at nothing to protect our culture. Trade consultants wanting to mine the cultural field are well advised to have a Can-lit or artistic icon as an immediate family member. Otherwise, they need not even bother hanging up a shingle.

Tremblay uses some significant points to establish his argument and prove his position and opinion. The first issue he raises is the presence of American programs on Quebec television, where he mentions that about one third of the total television supply is of foreign origin mainly American, which is not so bad but he does reveal that the presence of foreign products is much higher in Canada compared to the United States. He also states that during the evenings, between six o’clock and midnight, the situation is even better because “the proportion of Canadian content attains 73%”6. He mentions that the French-language television stations for the most part, respect the “Commission’s regulatory quota fixing a 60% minimum for Canadian content during prime time”7. The part that Canadians should be concerned with is the area of entertainment, particularly drama programming such as series, films and cartoons. He indicates that the percentage of drama programming broadcast produced locally by francophone Quebecois television stations decreased from 16.9% in 1982, to less than 10% in 1989, which is quite a significant plunge. An entertainment sector that is really vulnerable to American culture is the production of films. In 1990, Tremblay states that according to The Social Communication Board, compared to 55% American films, there were

Throughout the course of time, Quebec has transformed into a strong, stable country. Quebec City is the capital of Canada and Quebec is Canada's second most populous province. Quebec, a province in east-central Canada, is a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language. This fact results in Canada having two official languages: French and English. With a multitude of available resources, large infrastructure, and stable economy, Quebec contains the ability to be a viable, healthy country, on its own. If Quebec was to gain independence, it would have various impacts on the remainder of Canada, the United States, and France. This independence would result in a loss of cultural diversity in Canada, a creation of new quota laws in the United States, and differences in communication and an increase in miscommunication between France, Canada, and Quebec.

In the 19th century, Britain dominated the seas in a manner unrivaled by any other competitor. The Royal Navy was able to impose its will worldwide, exemplified by 19th century conflicts such as Opium Wars versus China and The Anglo-Egpytian war. During this time, Britain policed the world and ensured safety on the high seas during a prosperous period known as Pax Brittanica. No other nation was seriously able to present a naval challenge to the British Empire. This British golden age was drawing to a close however, as American, French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, and especially German navies grew increasingly more powerful. Due to the vast expanse of the British Empire, the Royal navy found itself spread dangerously thin, or facing financial

Since 1867, Canada has been attempting to become its own independent nation. Canada has been trying to achieve its freedom from external control and influence from the United Kingdom, and be rewarded with the right of self-government. Canadian leaders and heroes have been persistent on proving that Canada is capable of growing up and separating from its mother country, Britain. This sovereignty could bring Canada many opportunities, which she would have never come close to, as a colony of the British. Canada has dreamed of being able to make its own decisions, as a child would dream of becoming an adult. Over the years, Canada has proven this and become more autonomous through wars, treaties and its relationship with countries all over the

Each country has a particular fingerprint they leave with their media, and this is no exception with canada. As a nation we have a cultural identity we reflect with out movies and T.V. shows. Although Canada has been swamped with american media, CBC stays true to its roots by having “almost 100% Canadian content, with a mixture of dramas, comedies, documentaries and news programs”. In particular, Mr. D is a Canadian show featured on CBC, it strongly represents CBC’s mandate by including a large range of diversity, strong canadian traits in the characters and a purely canadian crew adding to Canada's cultural identity.

The CBC had a profound effect to the development of identity, heritage, and citizen in Canada because it proved that it could act as a powerful force in establishing a sense of national unity across the whole Canada. The CBC also countered the American influence and defended Canadian culture. It is recognized as one of Canada's greatest cultural institutions. It has become a leader in producing and distributing distinctive Canadian content, and symbolizes Canadian-made-media content around the

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Canada’s roll in accepting immigrants and refugees ultimately changed the make-up of Canadian society. Canada, slowly becoming a cultural mosaic, changed immigration policies to improve the life for both immigrants and refugees. This nation, was immensely important in the aspect of immigration through the 1970s to the 1990s. Canada’s acceptance of immigrants and refugees not only boosted the economy but showed that Canada was a kind, caring, and compassionate country, and with that came cultural diversity.

Canada is a nation that is at risk of losing its own unique culture as a direct result of the globalization of popular culture. Canadian identity is defined by Canadian culture, but as Canada becomes increasingly international, it becomes more and more difficult to maintain a specific, distinctive Canadian identity. The spread of popular culture has proved to be challenging to Canadian identity as Canadian culture is being eroded due to the forces of globalization. Canadian books, magazines, songs, films, radio, and television are slowly fading into the background as they are taken over by more mainstream media. Specifically, much of the media that is taking over Canadian content originates from the United States.

Canadian’s have very diverse culture; we are one of the many countries that allow our citizen with several rights and freedoms. Canadian belief that citizens have the right of practicing any religion of our choice freely. Did you know that in Canada there are over 181 ethnic origins and over 93 languages spoken every day? With these origins come various traditions and celebration. To celebrate all these cultures Canadian hold heritage or culture fest every year in the summer. Canadians are allowed expressing themselves however they would like. Weather it is through art, clothing or literature; they can do it as long as it not hurting or offending anyone. One of the most valued arts in Canada is indigenous art. In school children learn about

Canada is largely diverse in ethnicity. In 2006, The Canadian census showed that there were approximately more than 200 ethnic origins (Statistics Canada, 2008). According to Index Mundi (2015), Canadians make up (32.2%) of the major ethnic groups, followed by English (19.8%), French (15.5%), Scottish (14.4%) and Irish (13.8%) and Germany (9.8%). According to Ontario Ministry of Finance (2010), Ontario, has the largest percentage of visible minorities. The ethnic group of South Asia make up (28.9%), while the ethnic group are Chinese (21%) and Black (17.3%). These three groups also figure as the main groups of visible minorities throughout Canada. Those three major visible minorities in Ontario counted 5,068,090 in