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  2. Electricity sector in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The electricity sector in Canada has played a significant role in the economic and political life of the country since the late 19th century. The sector is organized along provincial and territorial lines. In a majority of provinces, large government-owned integrated public utilities play a leading role in the generation, transmission, and ...

  3. Education in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada spends an average of about 5.3 percent of its GDP on education. [29] The country invests heavily in tertiary education (more than US$20,000 per student). [30] As of 2022, 89 percent of adults aged 25 to 64 have earned the equivalent of a high-school degree, compared to an OECD average of 75 percent.

  4. Free education - Wikipedia

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    In Tanzania, a fee free education was introduced for all the government schools in 2014. [39] Government would pay the fees, however parents were required to pay for the school uniform and other materials. [40] In Mali, free education implementation is a relatively recent phenomenon. Prior to the turn of the century, education was often too ...

  5. History of electricity sector in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The history of electricity sector in Canada has played a significant role in the economic and political life of the country since wide-scale industrial and commercial power services spread across the country in the 1880s. [1] The development of hydropower in the early 20th century has profoundly affected the economy and the political life in ...

  6. Electricity policy of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    The electricity policy of Ontario refers to plans, legislation, incentives, guidelines, and policy processes put in place by the Government of the Province of Ontario, Canada, to address issues of electricity production, distribution, and consumption. Policymaking in the electricity sector involves economic, social, and environmental ...

  7. Renewable energy in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Renewable energy in Canada represented 17.3% of the Total Energy Supply (TES) in 2020, following natural gas at 39.1% and oil at 32.7% of the TES. [2][3] In 2020, Canada produced 435 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity from renewable sources, representing 68% of its total electricity generation. Hydroelectric power was the primary source ...

  8. Rural electrification - Wikipedia

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    Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Rural communities are suffering from colossal market failures as the national grids fall short of their demand for electricity. As of 2019, 770 million people live without access to electricity – 10.2% of the global population. [1]

  9. Canadian Indian residential school system - Wikipedia

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    The government believed through the industrial system and cheap labour costs of missionary staff it could "operate a residential school system on a nearly cost-free basis." [54]: 30–31 Students "were expected to raise or grow and prepare most of the food they ate, to make and repair much of their clothing, and to maintain the schools." Most ...