2026 Census Teacher's Kit
Activity 1—Berry counting across Canada

While you can use the current Web version to navigate the Teacher's Kit, each individual activity and handout is available in a downloadable PDF format. We encourage you to access the following PDF version in order to print and complete the activities.

2026 Census Teacher's Kit—Activity 1—Berry counting across Canada (PDF, 1.36 MB)

Berry counting across Canada

The census counts every person in Canada.

Can you count all the different types of berries in this picture?

The following colouring page features an illustrated scene of a young child collecting berries. There are five baskets of different types of berry found in Canada: crowberries raspberries, saskatoon berries, strawberries and blueberries). On each basket is a space to write the number of each how many berries are in the basket.

Colouring page

Did you know?

Blueberries grow across Canada and some varieties even thrive in colder northern climates. Many Indigenous communities use them for both food and medicine.