Indigenous Nations
The acronym 2SLGBTQIA+ includes this “2S,” which acknowledges Indigenous understandings of gender and sexuality. What is2S
In 1946, this Black Canadian businesswoman challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre—becoming a civil rights icon before Rosa Parks.
Viola Desmond
A gender-neutral term often used instead of "maternity leave".
Parental Leave
This Canadian city, known for its high population of racialized Canadians, has worked to confront systemic racism by forming an anti-racism task force in 2017.
Toronto
This is the largest Island in Canada
Baffin Island
This Algonquian language, spoken across much of central and eastern Canada, is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the country.
Cree. 86,475 indigenous people across Canada from the Northwest Territories to Labrador speak a dialect of Cree.
As of 2023, this province had the highest percentage of women in its provincial legislature
Quebec
This phrase refers to the expectation that racialized people educate others about oppression.
Emotional labour or cultural taxation
What Canadian City was the first to elect an openly LGBTQ+ Mayor?
Winnipeg (Glen Murray 1998)
This province has the longest coast line in Canada?
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ottawa. The city serves as a central hub for Inuit organizations, such as the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami or
This was the year the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada was established, which made recommendations for gender equality in Canada.
1967
This Canadian province or territory was the first to recognize environmental racism in legislation.
Nova Scotia (Bill 31, Environmental Racism Prevention Act)
Which Canadian city is home to the first mosque built in North America?
Edmonton
This Alberta city recently restored its traditional Blackfoot name, Mohkinstsis, alongside its English name.
Calgary
These Indigenous nations live on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and have not signed historical treaties with the Crown.
First Nations in unceded territories (e.g. Coast Salish, Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth)
Which Canadian province was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Manitoba (1916)
The term used to refer to individuals who hold multiple marginalized identities, and thus experience layered oppression.
What is intersectionality?
When marginalized voices are invited to share input but not given decision-making power, it's known as this.
Tokenism or performative inclusion
Inuit Nunangat is the traditional homeland of Inuit in Canada. Name the four regions it includes. (Hint the four regions does not include Greenland or Alaska).
Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
The duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples is grounded in this section of the Canadian Constitution.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
According to the 2021 Census, women in this age group are most likely to be unpaid caregivers, balancing work and family duties.
45–64 years old
This act, passed in 1982, ensures the legal protection of fundamental freedoms for all Canadians, including rights related to equity and inclusion.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
In 2016, Canada formally apologized to this group of people for the discriminatory practices they faced, including the ban on their immigration in the early 20th century.
Chinese-Canadian Community
This vast forest, covering over 60% of Canada’s land area, is the largest of its kind in the world and plays a key role in the global carbon cycle.
The Boreal Forest