Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - East. Agency:.Produced by the NFB with the assistance of Canada Information Office - Bureau d'information du Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Pêches et Océans Canada, Canada Post Corporation - Société canadienne des postes, Canadian Museum of Civilization - Musée canadien des civilisations, Canadian War Museum - Musée canadien de la guerre, Parks Canada - Parcs Canada, Natural Resources Canada - Ressources naturelles Canada, Industry Canada - Industrie Canada, Environment Canada - Environnement Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, and Royal Canadian Geographical Society - Société Géographie Royale du Canada. Study guide available.

Director, Michel Barbeau ; researcher, Michel Barbeau ; editor, Éric Ruel ; writer, Daniel Frenette ; sound editor, André Chaput ; cinematographer, Ernest McNabb ; advisor, Colin Low ; producer, Mark Zannis ; animation, Éric Clément, Jocelyn Hudon ; voice recording, Geoffrey Mitchell, Patrick Viegas ; foley artist, Stéphane Cadotte ; re-recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; original music, Luc Préfontaine ; music archives research, Andres Norambuena ; archival film research, Sylvia Mezei, Marc Pitre ; educational consultant, Marie-Noëlle Soumeillant, Roger Sauvageau ; communication consultant, Monique Caron-Bouchard ; producer, Pierre Lapointe ; executive producer, David Verrall.

Narrator, Thor Bishopric.

Recorded 2000.

This video highlights some fascinating facets of Canadian life by examining the origins of its people, flora and fauna. The country's cultural diversity stems from waves of immigration that began thousands of years ago. Despite its bountiful resources, Canada's ruggedness and size have presented challenges to those who have made it their home--challenges that have also inspired such ingenious inventions as the snowmobile! TRANSIT features five videos that examine Canada's rich and diverse geography. Each film in the series combines spectacular cinematography and lively animation, using the Earth's basic elements as themes: Air explores climate; Water showcases the country's network of rivers, lakes and oceans; Land looks at the vast territory that makes Canada the second largest country in the world; Fire documents old and new sources of energy; plus Life, which develops the themes of people, fauna and flora.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).