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On April 1, 1999 the map of Canada was re-drawn: the Northwest Territories divided into two territories to allow for the creation of Nunavut, a homeland for Inuit of Canada. 

This set of lessons encourages students to consider multiple perspectives of historical events and to explore what it means to be an ally.

In this lesson, students will trace the important events leading up to the patriation of the Canadian Constitution.

In addition to its commercial importance, the creation of a fur-trade radio network in the 1930s brought far-reaching changes to the lives of Northern residents.

Medical director Joseph Workman believed that 50 per cent of his alleged “lunacy” cases were curable at home. But with this half-built facility so close at hand, local officials found it a convenient place to drop off their criminals, misfits and troublemakers.

Canadian history well-represented among spring 2017 book award finalists.

Three hundred and seventy-five years ago, a small group of French settlers faced unthinkable hardship and danger to establish what would become the great city of Montréal. 

Canada can use its sesquicentennial to launch a new, more peaceful world order.

The stories behind the names embedded in Canada’s geography.