Essays and Research Papers on Canadian Studies

A 14 page research paper that discusses how, after World War II, a culture of consumption and consumerism emerged in Canada, and elsewhere in the industrialized world, during the 1950s and 60s. This culture was radically different in many ways from the society that preceded it. This sociological development has had far reaching environmental ramifications ...

This 8 page paper provides statistics and information on street youth in Canada. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page research paper that reports on the life and career of Canadian children's literature author Glen Huser. The writer offers Huser's basic biographical information, but focuses primarily on his career as a writer by briefly discussing his novels. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes Pamela Swanigan's essay about ex-patriate Americans living in Canada. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines salmon aquaculture, focusing on the experience of British Columbia, summarizing the issues and the arguments on both sides of this volatile debate. Looking at these issues shows that benefits of salmon farming outweigh the deficits when the ecological problems that have arisen from fish farming are dealt with ...

This 5 page paper discusses some of the issues surrounding the homeless young people in Vancouver, B.C. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper argues that “pluralism” is a good descriptor for Canadian politics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the potential for privatizing the CBC and securing funding for the Midwives Association. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that reports on the life and career of Canadian children's literature author Glen Huser. The writer offers Huser's basic biographical information, but focuses primarily on his career as a writer by briefly discussing his novels. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the novel "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa and particularly the main character's aunts' reaction to the internment of Japanese-Canadians, and how their reactions are representative of those of the Japanese Canadian community itself. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that endeavors to define Eskimo culture and also the writer discusses why this is a difficult task. Primarily, the writer asserts that defining Eskimo culture is hard due to the variety of tribes that this generic term encompasses and also because contact with mainstream society causes that culture to change ...

This 6 page paper discusses the methods Hugh Brody used to write his book "Maps and Dreams," and how his combination of the scientific method and humanism produced a work on the Athapascan culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper that discusses Sky Lee’s 1991 novel Disappearing Moon Café concerns five generations of a Chinese Canadian family whose saga is shaped by cultural, economic and social factors that pertain to both China. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 20 page consideration of the many problems facing Canada’s native peoples as they move out from the reserves into mainstream Canadian culture. This paper relates those problems to the historic tendency to strictly regulate the actions of these people to the point of removing all self responsibility. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses George Brown’s comment “Canada should not provide entirely for her defense when she is not the author of the quarrels against the consequences of which she is called to stand upon her guard,” and what it meant for the military presence in Canada at the time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the First Peoples of Canada and the Maoris of New Zealand. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the freedom of speech and association in the above case. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In eight pages this paper examines how camera systems are being used to monitor traffic in the Ontario, Canada city of Mississauga in an overview of current corporate policy and procedure. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper evaluates a slice of Canadian life in the twenty-first century. Feminism is explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses and analyzes four articles that pertain to the historical nature and interpretation of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines women in Canada based on A Diversity of Women: Ontario, 1945-1980, edited by Joy Parr. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page paper. On Boxing Day, 2005), a 15-year-old innocent bystander was “gunned down during a gang shootout,” while shopping on a major downtown street of Toronto (Frum, 2006, p. 12). As this suggests, Toronto has a problem with youth gang generated violence (Frum, 2006). While the ethnic origin and demographics of Toronto’s youth ...

A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares the English and French versions of Canada's national anthem, "O Canada." Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6-page paper provides an outline discussing the use of Chinese immigrants in developing Canadian railroads in the late 19th century. The discussion focuses on the economics and sociological reasons why the Chinese were used for the dangerous and dirtiest jobs. Annotated bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the contributions of Sir Samuel Hughes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.