Background Notes

Activity One:

• use either handout, Organization of the Canadian Government or Canada's Federal Government
• you may wish to review the Key Vocabulary List before reading the handout
• a site to visit on the web would be : www.http://canada.gc.ca/main_ e.html

Activity Two:

• after reading the article in Activity One have your student complete the handout, People in Government
• listings of government officials maybe found at http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/senmemb/house/membcon-e.htm
• the MP's office in your area should also have a list of the Members of Parliament
• you may also wish to create a dialogue that would help your student call her local MP for this information
• Citizenship Canada would also have information packages

Activity Three:

• when discussing the responsibilities of the federal government you may wish to ask your student to select the main responsibilities from the list and then order the other offices under each main heading e.g.: Environment Canada - Weather Services