Second World War (WWII)
The Second World War was a defining event in Canadian history, transforming a quiet country on the fringes of global affairs into a critical player in...
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Immigration in Canada
The movement of nationals of one country into another for the purpose of resettlement is central to Canadian history. The story of Canadian immigratio...
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First World War (WWI)
The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of more than 60,000 Canadians.
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or simply the Charter, is the most visible and recognized part of the Canadian Constitution. The Charter guarantee...
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 (which lasted from 1812 to 1814) was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain. As a colony of Great Britain, Ca...
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Physiographic Regions
Canada may be divided into seven physiographic regions: Arctic Lands, Cordillera, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay Lowland, Canadian Shield Forest Lands, S...
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Residential Schools in Canada
Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. Al...
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Fur Trade
For nearly 250 years, from the early 17th to the mid-19th centuries, the fur trade was a vast commercial enterprise across the wild, forested expanse...
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Confederation
Confederation refers to the process of federal union in which the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Ca...
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