Plan showing devastated area of Halifax City, N.S.

Confédération, 1867

Canada wasn’t born out of revolution or a sweeping outburst of nationalism.

Les raids des fenians

Between 1866 and 1871, the Fenian Brotherhood, an independent and armed force of Irish American Civil War veterans, raided Canadian territory from New Brunswick to Manitoba.

Vote des femmes au Manitoba

Women in Manitoba were the first in Canada to win the right to vote

L'Acte d'Union

The Act of Union was proclaimed by the British Parliament on 10 February 1841, uniting the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada under one government and creating the Province of Canada.

L’histoire du cinéma canadien en 10 étapes faciles

A chronological tour through the history of Canadian cinema.

Confédération

The Dominion of Canada wasn't born out of revolution, or a sweeping outburst of nationalism. Rather, it was created in a series of conferences and orderly negotiations, culminating in the terms of Confederation on 1 July 1867. This Collection brings together content related to the creation of Canada.

Nouvelle-France

France was a colonial power in North America from the early 16th century, the age of European discoveries and fishing expeditions, to the early 19th century, when Napoléon Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the United States. French presence in North America was marked by economic exchanges with Indigenous peoples, but also by conflicts, as the French attempted to control this vast territory. The French colonial enterprise was also spurred by religious motivation as well as the desire to establish an effective colony in the St. Lawrence Valley. From the founding of Québec in 1608 to the ceding of Canada to Britain in 1763, France placed its stamp upon the history of the continent, much of whose lands — including Acadia — lay under its control. Through the use of encyclopedic articles, biographies, exhibits, study guides and searchable timelines, this collection features content related to this history.

Gouvernement responsable

The dramatic change from autocracy to responsible government in Canada was achieved by the most remarkable political partnership in Canadian history — that of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine.

Droit de vote des femmes au Canada

Women’s suffrage (or franchise) is the right of women to vote in political elections; campaigns for this right generally included demand for the right to run for public office. The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long struggle intended to address fundamental issues of equity and justice and to improve the lives of Canadians.

Catastrophes

Historic Canadian disasters include those caused by both humans and nature. Some, such as the Halifax Explosion, are rare, tragic accidents now etched in the country’s history. Others, such as forest fires and avalanches, are annual, natural occurrences that sometimes wreak havoc. This collection gathers survey articles on different types of disasters, as well as content on individual, historic events.