加拿大位于北美洲北部,面积为990万平方公里,居世界第二位。与美国一样,加拿大也是一个移民国家,在3100万人口中,英裔居民占42％,法裔占26.7％,其他欧裔占13％,土著居民(印第安人、米提人和因纽特人)约占3％,其余为亚洲、拉美、非洲裔等。加拿大原为印第安人、因纽特人、爱斯基摩人的居住地。16世纪沦为法、英殖民地,后又被法割让给英国。1931年,成为英联邦成员国,1982年,加议会获得立宪、修宪的全部权力。这样的历史和地理环境,使加拿大的民间工艺受到本土文化与欧洲移民文化的多重影响, Canada is located in northern North America, covering an area of ​​9.9 million square kilometers, ranking second in the world. Like the United States, Canada is also an immigrant country. Among the 31 million people, 42% are British-speaking residents, 26.7% are French and 13% are European, while Indigenous peoples ) Accounted for about 3%, the rest for Asia, Latin America, African descent and so on. Canada was originally an Indian, Inuit, Eskimos residence. In the 16th century, it became a French and British colony and was then ceded to the United Kingdom. In 1931, became a member of the Commonwealth, in 1982, Canada Parliament obtained the full constitutional rights, constitutional amendment. This historical and geographical environment, so that the Canadian folk arts and culture by the multiple effects of European immigration culture,