Municipalities
Our school municipality.
What is Hamilton Wentworth?
True/False
Reserves still exists today.
Yes
Province we live in.
What is Ontario?
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
True/False
A municipality cannot change the legal driving age from 16 to 15 because this is a provincial law.
True
True/False
A band can create all of their own laws.
False. A band can create some of their own laws but mainly follow Canadian Laws
What city do we live in?
Markham
What is the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
What is a municipality?
What is a city that has a local government. The government makes decisions on behalf of the people living in the municipality.
What is a reserve?
What is a small patch of land that Indigenous people live on.
What are the two regions on Ontario?
Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario
Which region in Ontario has more people living there?
Southern Ontario
The municipal government is responsible for...
What is libraries, snow removal, local roads, police, firefighters, garbage pick up?
True/False
In self-governing communities, the land belongs to the government.
False- the land belongs to the Indigenous people.
How many provinces and territories do we have in Canada?
13
What is a premier?
A premier is the head government of a province or territory.
Name 3 other municipalities other than York.
What is Toronto, Durham, Peel, Niagara, etc.?
How are self governing communities different than communities living on a reserve?
Individuals that live on a reserve follow most Canadian laws and may have some different laws. While the self governing communities can create their own laws. The reserves are owned by the government. In a self governing community, the land is owned by the Indigenous people. Indigenous people do not need to pay to fish or hunt
True/False
Ontario is surrounded by Great Lakes, and this influences the climate region of southern Ontario.
True
What is the provincial government responsible for?
Indigenous relations, agriculture, rural development, education, energy, environment resource development, health, tourism ad transportation.