Across

2. A group of parallel mountain ranges together with plateaus and other features

3. The process of being made whole or united

5. minister The head of an elected government, specifically the principal minister of a sovereign or state

6. An area of land under the jurisdiction of a state or common ruler

8. The federal capital of Canada, in southeastern Ontario

9. The capital city of British Columbia, Canada, located on the tip of Vancouver Island

11. Speaking in and understanding at least two languages

13. The capital of the province of Alberta

15. The whole of a country outside the capital

Down

1. A large, open expanse of grassland

4. A group of organization which has smaller divisions within it that are somewhat separated from one another

7. A city in Canada, also the capital of Ontario

10. A heavily forested province in eastern Canada

12. A member of an indigenous people of northern Canada

14. A written record of fundamental principles according to an organization or state