Study Guide – Discover Canada
The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

For More Information

Canadian citizenship

Obtain citizenship application information and take advantage of the many resources that are available.

By telephone

Call Centre Number
For all areas within Canada, call 1 888 242-2100 (toll-free).

Online

Visit the Citizenship and Immigration website at www.cic.gc.ca. Discover Canada can be downloaded from this website.

Citizenship classes

• Contact schools and colleges in your area
• Go to your local library or community centre
• Contact local settlement agencies or ethnocultural associations

Canada

Ask a librarian to help you find books and videos about Canada. You could begin by asking for these books.

• The Canada Yearbook (published by Statistics Canada)
• Canada: A Portrait (published by Statistics Canada)
• How Canadians Govern Themselves by Eugene Forsey
• The Canadian Encyclopedia (including The Youth Encyclopedia of Canada)
• The Story of Canada (written by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore, published by Lester Publishing Ltd.)
• Symbols of Canada (published by Canadian Heritage)
• A Crown of Maples (published by Canadian Heritage)
• Canada: A People’s History (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Canada's History (published by Canada's National History Society)
• Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids (published by Canada’s National History Society)

Federal programs and services

You can obtain information about Canada by telephone or on the Internet:

Telephone:

1 800 0-Canada
1 800 622-6232 (toll-free)
1 800 465-7735 — TTY (toll-free)

Internet:

The Government of Canada website contains information about many government programs and services.

Other websites of interest that provide information on topics found in this guide:

About Canada

• The Crown and the Governor General
• Canadian Heritage
• Atlas of Canada
• Teachers & Youth Corner
• Parks Canada
• Institute for Canadian Citizenship
• Historica—Dominion Institute
• The Canadian Experience—A Civic Literacy Project for the New Mainstream

Canadian History

• Canadian Confederation
• Confederation for Kids
• First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics
• Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)
• Canadian War Museum
• Canadian Black History

Military History and Remembrance

• A Day of Remembrance
• Heroes and Poppies–An Introduction to Remembrance
  Available in hard copy version only.
• Canada Remembers
• Historical booklets

Government

• Parliament of Canada
• I Can Vote!
• Canada’s System of Justice

Geography

• Geography Quizzes

For a “Greener” Canada

• Sustainable Development
• Being Energy Efficient

Getting Involved

• Volunteer Canada
• Volunteer opportunities related to the environment

Travel in Canada

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Quebec
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Nunavut
• Northwest Territories
• Yukon Territory

 

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