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Welcome!
I'd recommend looking through these two guides / infographics as they are a good introduction
What is the fediverse
How does Lemmy work, in detail
If you consider the network of email providers, then "gmail" could be considered one "instance" of the network. You can use it as a self-contained service, but the strength comes from being a part of the wider network.
So you can use lemmy.ca as if it was an isolated Canadian version of reddit, but the strength comes from being able to access communities from all over