CANADIAN CULTURE:

Canadian culture represents the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social factors; it has had influences mainly from Great Britain and France.
Although the factors listed above were from the European side, the United States has contributed by providing Canada with linguistic and cultural factors; however the United States has also had British influence through history.

Culture for Canada is not so simple though; there is the element of the English-Canada and the French-Canada with both French and English considered the national language. In terms of languages, 67.1% of the population speak English with 21.5% speaking French.

Multicultural heritage is protected in Canada under the rights and freedoms charter. In major cities in Canada multiculturalism it is the cultural norm and diversity unites the community. In Quebec especially, the cultural identity is strong and differences can be apparent between the English Canada and French Canada, however others just see it as a group of subcultures.
Most Canadians have a strong sense of loyalty to their region or province.

CANADIAN BUSINESS CULTURE:

The discussion of general issues with people shows they are very open to conversation and discussion, but not in relation to personal matters proving that privacy is important in Canadian culture. There is a great deal of equality in Canada, and hierarchical issues are not a big thing, shown by the way people are able to discuss things openly despite their societal level.

Appearances in the Canadian workplace, shows men are expected to wear dark business suits and ties, in conservative colours. Women are expected to wear a similar style; business style dress or suit in conservative colours. In the rural areas, attire is a lot less formal but is still expected to be conservative in style and colour.

Workplace behaviour shows punctuality as being highly valued and good etiquette is as well. A firm hand shake when meeting