Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Orientation

Canada scores 80 on this dimension (its highest dimension score) and can be characterized as an Individualist culture. Similarly, in the business world, employees are expected to be self-reliant and display initiative. Additionally, inside the trade based universe of work, contracting and advancement choices are based legitimacy or proof of what one has done or can do.

Masculinity

Canada scores 52 on this dimension and can be characterized as a moderately “Masculine” society. While Canadians strive to accomplish exclusive requirements of execution in both work and play (sports), the generally speaking social tone is more repressed concerning accomplishment, achievement and winning

Uncertainty Avoidance

The Canadian score on this dimension is 48 and Canadian culture is more “uncertainty accepting.” Canadians are also tolerant of ideas or opinions from anyone and allow the freedom of expression. In the meantime, Canadian culture isn't rules-situated and Canadians have a tendency to be less sincerely expressive than societies scoring higher on this dimension.

Indulgence

The high score of 68 in this dimension means that Canadian culture is classified as Indulgent. People in societies classified by a high score in Indulgence for the most part display an ability to understand their driving forces and wants as to getting a charge out of life and having a great time. They have an uplifting state of mind and have an inclination towards confidence. Moreover, they put a higher level of significance on recreation time, act as they please and spend money as they wish.

The extent to which the less powerful/ low ranking individuals of institutions and organisations within a country "expect and accept that power is distributed unequally"

This dimension depicts how every general public needs to keep up a few connections with its own past while managing the difficulties of the present and future, and social orders organize these two existential objectives in an unexpected way.

Canada's score is 39 whereas Japan's is 54. One can say that Canada is marked by interdependence among its citizens. Hierarchy is used for convenience in Canada. With respect to communication, Canadians value a straightforward exchange of information. Whereas Japan is more closer to a hierarchy system throughout the country. They take their hierarchy positions in any social setting and act accordingly

The degree of interdependence a society maintains between the people.

A Masculine society is based off to be driven by competition, achievement and success, with success being defined by the winner. Where as in a Feminine society values consists of caring for others and quality of life. Also referred to "tough VS tender"

The degree to which the individuals from a culture feel debilitated by vague or obscure circumstances and have made convictions and establishments that attempt to stay away from these is considered in the score Uncertainty Avoidance.

Japan scoring 46 seems to be a collective society. The most popular explanation for this is that Japanese society does not have extended family system. Where as in Canada scoring 80 shows how we are individualist society which means we look after ourselves or our direct family.

Canada seems to moderately an "Masculine" society with respect to achievement, success and winning. That does not mean they are not hard working. At 95, Japan is one of the most Masculine societies in the world.

Canadians are also tolerant of ideas or opinions from anyone and allow the freedom of expression. Looking at our score we can say that Canada is open to anyone. Whereas Japan's rate is really high. This is often attributed to the fact that Japan is constantly threatened by natural disasters from earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons to volcano eruptions. Under these circumstances Japanese learned to prepare themselves for any uncertain situation.

Japanese see their life as a very short moment in a long history of mankind. From this perspective, some kind of fatalism is not strange to the Japanese. Looking at the the rate it shows that the Japaneses like to live by their virtues and practically. Whereas Canada is classified as Indulgent.

With a score of 39 on this dimension, Canadian culture is marked by interdependence among its inhabitants and there is value placed on egalitarianism.