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This website has been written to help Canadians
welcome people who come from Mauritius to start a new life in Canada.
You may be interested in finding out more about Mauritians because you
are involved with the HOST program or because you have a Mauritian
colleague at work or Mauritian students at your school.
Mauritians immigrate to Canada for many reasons.
Some come to study at school or university, some to take up a job and
some to join their families. They all arrive with dreams, hopes and
visions for their future, but they leave behind families, friends
and communities. They also leave behind a familiar way of life. |
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This website will help you understand how life
in Mauritius is both different from and similar to life in Canada.
It will also give you some insight into the changes your new friends
are experiencing and how you can help them adapt to life in Canada.
Immigrants from Mauritius may belong to one
of several different ethnic groups. Although this cultural profile
provides insight into some customs, it does not cover all facets
of life. The customs described may not apply in equal measure to
all newcomers from this country.
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Summary Fact Sheet |
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| Official Name |
Republic of Mauritius |
| Capital |
Port Louis |
| Type of Government |
Parliamentary Republic |
| Population |
1.1 million |
| Area |
2,040 sq. km |
| Major Ethnic Groups |
Indian or Pakistani descent, Creole, Chinese |
| Languages |
English, Creole, French, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Hindi, Hakka |
| Religions |
Hinduism, Christianity, Islam |
| Unit of Currency |
Mauritian rupee |
| National Flag |
Four horizontal stripes of red, blue, yellow and green |
| Date of Independence |
March 12, 2022 |
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Did you know? |
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Mark Twain, who visited the island in 1896, was so
impressed by its beauty that he said, "God first made Mauritius and from
it, he created Paradise." Mauritius has also been called "The Star of the
Indian Ocean" and "The Island of Rainbows."
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Did you know? |
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Mauritius and its neighbouring islands, including
Rodrigues and Réunion, were once known as the Mascarene Islands,
after the Portuguese admiral Pedro Mascarenhas, one of the first
Portuguese explorers of the area.
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