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