Essays and Research Papers on Canadian Studies

This 12 page report discusses a Canadian company that wants to establish a production facility in another country. Issues ranging from transportation costs to the cultural background of native workers must be considered. Aside from selling products, an expansion in the actual business relationships between Canada and other nations requires that a number of concerns be addressed. ...

This 5 page paper focuses on employees in Canada's hotels. Union and non-union laborers are compared and issues such as wages , job security and scheduling are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing business and the Government of Canada relations. Historically, the Canadian government maintained a close relationship with businesses within Canada in that for the large part the Canadian government controlled and owned most of the major business sectors within the country such as natural resources, agriculture, and the transport ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing business and government in Canada in regards to government intervention, business relations, the roles of elites and regulation. The history of Canadian business involves a great amount of government intervention within the business industry to the extent that most historical Canadian business ventures are those which had high ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing Canadian business and the natural environment. The core of Canada’s natural and environmental resource industries are considered to be forestry, mining, agriculture, energy and fishing and in addition to promoting international trade and business, many industries which are natural-resource based are also involved in sustainable development which maintains ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing the relationship of the Canadian business elites and the Canadian government. The Canadian business elites have always very much been a part of the Canadian government policy decisions. Historically, the Canadian government was involved directly within the national industries especially the transportation, agricultural and those businesses associated with ...

This 4 page paper examines business law as it exists in Canada. Several issues are broached including contract law and professional liability. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the problem of toxic waste and general environmental concerns. Environment Canada and legislation is discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the themes of survival and power as seen in Charlotte Gray’s Canada: A Portrait in Letters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper argues that with the formation of the Charter of Rights the Supreme Court in Canada has become an active political actor. The paper considers the traditional separation of the powers, and the direction that influence may occur, and then considers the Supreme Court against this structure, before looking at the ...

An 11 page overview of the factors influencing Canadian election of leaders. The author provides an overview of the governmental structure which is in place and outlines the factors which have the potential to result in adverse incentives in elections. The power of the media and special interest groups is emphasized. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper considers the issue of the economic and legal status of women in Canada. This paper considers women of all ages, cultural groups and different regions of Canada, and relates legal changes to the premise set forth in Nunavut, where gender parity is a legal directive. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

This is an 8 page paper discussing the concept of promissory estoppel as a shield and not a sword in consideration of Canadian legal cases. Promissory estoppel is a legal term based upon a principle where someone who has relied upon a gratuitous promise may be able to enforce it and based on one definition ...

This 3 page paper reports on 3 articles that concern the Canadian judicial system, which focus on the increases in the victim surcharge penalty and how the canadian judiciary is responding to the legal requirement that paying this fine is mandatory for all offenders. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 8 page paper which examines how the status of women has evolved over the past 200 years and considered within the context of the present system. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing juvenile delinquency and victimization in relation to societal norms, and peer and familial groups. The definition of deviance has changed over the centuries and what were once considered acts of demonic possession in regards to criminal action are now considered violent reactions to elements within society. Juvenile delinquents ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the recent deregulation and privatization of the Ontario hydro electricity market. Canada’s largest energy producer, the province of Ontario, has begun the process of deregulation and privatization of its energy industry in compliance with the Ontario Energy Competition Act passed in 1998 which gave the energy utilities to ...

This 7 page report discusses social and legal issues associated with new reproductive technologies such as surrogate mother arrangements and in-vitro fertilization. Is it possible to write a commercial contract for a baby? Can a man buy his own child? Who owns the frozen embryos of a dead woman; can they be willed to third parties? ...

An 8 page paper that begins by reporting the 1984 Canada Health Act, including the principles incorporated into that Act. The writer comments on the disparity of services from province to province. Due to rising costs, a new structure emerged, the Regional Health Authority. The paper comments on the effectiveness and efficiency of this ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing important periods in the development of Canadian society. The development of Canada as a society has taken place over several stages; perhaps the most important being the period from the 1840s through the 1860s which led to Confederation and the development of the Dominion of Canada by the ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problem of prostitution in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the efforts of social workers to help the prostitutes. It also discusses the city’s efforts to get rid of them, and the fact that prostitution is legal in Canada. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page paper detailing the history behind the Quebec Independence Movement. Its origins reach far back in history and the movement, though much weakened today, is still a hope of many citizens of Quebec. If the separatism were successful there would be many differences in the way Quebec deals with Canada as well as ...

A 12 page research paper/essay on this novel and how its aesthetics and style contribute to an emotional appeal that appears to be equally strong for both adolescents and adults, regardless of whether they are Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal. This examination shows that the novel’s appeal lies in the author’s narrative style, but also in the ...

A 10 page paper which discusses the history and influence of the African Canadians in Nova Scotia. For several hundred years there have been Africans in Nova Scotia. Many of them went to Nova Scotia because they were promised land and freedom, when the reality was that they were put into the same lifestyle, the lifestyle of slavery, that ...

7 pages. Simon Fraser was an explorer who discovered what was thought to be the Columbia River but is now known as the Fraser River. The harrowing and dangerous experiences this explorer and his men went through are almost beyond belief. This paper gives an assessment of Simon Fraser, his character, and ...