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a restaurant. A waiter takes your

                                   order. A cook makes your food.

                                       Teachers help you learn                                RUNNING THE COUNTRY

                                   things. They show you how to
                                                                                       Canada is a big country. Many
                                    read and do math. Teachers                         people help run it. They work for

                                    work at schools and colleges.                      the government. Each city has its
                                                                                       own government. The person in
                                     There are about five million                      charge is the mayor. Canada also
                                                                                       has a national government. It is for
                                     children in Canada’s schools.                     all of Canada. It is in Ottawa. This is

                                     There need to be a lot of                         the nation’s capital. Nearly
                                                                                       430,000 people work for the
                                      teachers to help them all!                       national government.

                                          Some people work in


                                      trades. They have special

                                       skills. If the kitchen sink is broken, a plumber comes to fix

                                       it. If the lights do not work, you can call an electrician for

                                        help. Carpenters build houses for people to live in. They

                                        build tall skyscrapers where people work. Construction is an

                                        important business in Vancouver. The city keeps growing!









                                          There are more than 750,000 teachers and professors in Canada.

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