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Arts & Culture
Canada is one of
the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The arts
are very important to the Canadian people, and our impact on
the evolution of North American culture is testament to the
visions of visual, literary and performing artists. Our
country's heritage is one of our most important assets. It
defines us, grounds our identities, and bonds many types of
people under a proud national identity. The name Canada first
appears in Jacques Cartier's description of the Native village
of Stadacona (later Québec) in 1534. Since then it has tied
together generation upon generation.
The Canadian Flag
Canada's National Emblem is the maple
leaf, featured predominately in the
Canadian Flag. No one single person can be credited with the design
of the maple leaf flag. Indeed, the design arose based on a
strong sense of Canadian history and a result of a
collaborative effort.
National Anthem
When Canada was officially formed by Confederation in 1867, Canada was still very much a British colony and therefore used the well-recognized God Save the Queen as its
national anthem. Today, Canada's official national anthem is
O Canada. It was written in 1880 by Calixa Lavallee (music) and Judge Adofphe-Basile Routhier (words). In 1908 Robert Stanley Weir wrote the translation on which the current English lyric is based. It was July 1st, 1980 that O Canada was declared our
National Anthem.
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