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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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