The Environment 1
The Land 1
The Climate 11
Environmental Research 15
The People and their Heritage 21
Population 21
The Ethnic Mosaic 34
The Society 51
Education 51
Arts and Culture 61
Leisure 79
Communications 91
Health and Welfare 99
Government and Legal System 110
External Relations and Defence 126
The Economy 135
Economic Performance in the ’80s 135
The Labour Scene 141
The Service Industries 152
Goods-Producing Industries 183
Foreign Economic Relations 231
Common Conversion Factors from SI Metric to Canadian Imperial Units 239
Photographic Credits 240
Further Reading 245
Index 256