📜 Chapter 1: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
1.4.2 Taking Responsibility for Yourself and Your Family
1 paragraphs · 2 questions
Canadians are expected to look after themselves and the people at home. That means finding a job, caring for your family, and working hard according to your own abilities. These count as important Canadian values, not just private choices. Work matters for two reasons. First, it gives a person dignity and self-respect. Second, it adds to the prosperity of the whole country. A citizen who supports a family is doing something valuable for Canada as well as for the household.
Key Facts
- Getting a job and caring for your family is a citizen's duty
- Working hard to your abilities is an important Canadian value
- Work brings personal dignity, self-respect and national prosperity
Test yourself on this topic
2 practice questions from “Taking Responsibility for Yourself and Your Family”, each with the answer explained.
- Which is an example of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
- In Canada, what does work contribute to?
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