| First Nation | descendents of the first people in Canada |
| multiculturism | an acceptance of many cultures; not just one |
| refugee | someone who flees a country because of war, persecution, or disaster |
| constitutional monarchy | constitution that explains the powers of the government and owes allegiance to a monarch |
| Parliament | Canada's legislature |
| prime minister | head of government |
| Pierre Trudeau | prime minister that led an effort to add a charter of rights and freedoms to the Canadian constitution |
| seperatists | people who would like Quebec to become a seperate country |
| industry | area of economic activity |
| exports | goods traded to other countries |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| transportation corridor | paths that make traveling easier |
| transportation barrier | geographic features that slow transportation |
| national identity | the sense of belonging to a nation |
| bilingual | able to speak two languages |
| francophones | french speaking people |