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Canada - history, politics, etc.

Canadian Encyclopedia logo and link
For Canadian topics, try this encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online
 

L'Encyclopedie Canadien - FRENCH language version of the same encyclopedia


Statistical information: ​   NationMaster - Canada page:  (population, climate, education rates, crime rates, etc.)  

Canada flag image

General resources


About Canada - everything you need to know about Canada!

The CBC Archives - search for radio, tv and other multimedia clips

The Canadian Encyclopedia

Canadian federal government official website

Canadian Studies - A Guide to the Resources - an introduction to the history, literature and culture of Canada, with embedded links to many resources

Canadiana Discovery Portal

Collections Canada - from the Library and Archives of Canada

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Government of Canada publications

History by the Minute - radio and film clips about important Canadian people and events

Images Canada - collection of photos which can be used in an educational, non-commerical project

The Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto)

Statistics Canada - for survey results, statistical analyses, government reports, etc.

The Virtual Museum of Canada - a searchable collection of over 500 virtual exhibits on a huge variety of topics from all across Canada


Canadian History

Canada in the Making

Canada's Constitutional History (describes Canadian historical events and links them to key government documents, from the laws of New France through to the Charter of Rights and Freedom in the 20th century)

Canada's History - home of Canada's History magazine and Kayak: Canada's history magazine for Kids

Aboriginal Treaties and Relations (information, documents and images describing aboriginal and European relations from first contact in 1492 through to 2003)

Pioneers and Immigrants (information, documents and images about the many groups to come to Canada from 1492 through to 1914)

The Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay Company

The 1920's - (this is an American site, but much of the info applies to Canada as well)

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture

Parks Canada - National Historic Sites
 

Ontario History

Province of Ontario official website

Ontario History Quest

Archives of Ontario

Ontario Historical Plaques - learn a little Ontario history


Local History - Simcoe County and/or Collingwood

Simcoe County Historical Association

The Simcoe County Museum (Barrie)

The Huronia Museum and Ouendat Village (Midland)

Local Heroes database - (at IBID.net) - search for information on Simcoe County people (created by the Innisfil Public Library)

Simcoe County Remembers - database of "1,006 men and women who had connections to Simcoe County and who died while in service or as a result of wounds or injuries sustained during the First World War".

photo of a soldier saluting

Canada at War


Canadian Military History Gateway

Canadian Juno Beach Museum (Normandy, France)
Juno Beach Centre


Veterans Affairs Canada (home page) - an excellent resource for any project about Canada and war

Heroes Remember - veterans describe their experiences in these short videos

Historica Minutes - short videos dramatising Canadian wartime experiences

Canada at War - text with some photos explaining Canada's involvement in wars in the last 100 years

Canadian War Museum (home page)

Museum online collections - lists the various online collections the museum offers including The Seven Years' War, the South African War, Nato, the Salvation Army as well as the two World Wars

Chronology of Canadian Military History - text and images covering 1000 A.D. to present

Backgrounders in Canadians Military History - background information on specific topicssuch as the Canadian air force, pilot training in WW I, the Womens' Army Corps in WW II, the Canadian Navy, The Royal Military College, etc.

Canada and the First World War - excellent resource for information and printable images

The Battle of Vimy Ridge

World War I posters

Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War - searchable index of thousands of wartime newspaper articles from The Hamilton Spectator (excellent primary source material)

Remembrance Day Toolkit - lots of resources for teachers and students relating to Remembrance Day

Canadian Wartime Propaganda - posters and information

Over the Top - an interactive game that allows you to experience life in the trenches during WW I
Armoured Adventure - a choose-your-own-adventure style game that allows you to be the commander of a Sherman tank in Normandy in 1944

Military and Peacekeeping - from Library and Archives Canada - follow links from here to pages on Canada in World War 1 and 2, as well as other related topics

The Memory Project - interviews with WWII and Korean War veterans

The Royal Canadian Legion

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Simcoe County Remembers - database of "1,006 men and women who had connections to Simcoe County and who died while in service or as a result of wounds or injuries sustained during the First World War".


Black History

Ontario Black History Society


Native Canadians - History and Culture

Aboriginal Resources

Aboriginal Treaties and Relations (information, documents and images describing aboriginal and European relations from first contact in 1492 through to 2003)

The Fur Trade and the Hudson's Bay Company

Native peoples of North America (not clear who created this site, but it could be useful for the links to other sites it provides)


Canadian Politics and Politicians

Prime Ministers of Canada - biographical info, speeches, etc.

Foreign trade and International Affairs Canada

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