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This selection is meant to draw attention to a number of events in Canadian history that left an indelible mark on the lives of the people of the time and an indisputable memory in the minds of later generations.
- Historical Thinking Concepts
The project identified six key concepts: historical...
- Historical Thinking Concepts
Participants rate many events in Canadian history as historically significant (click here for the mean ratings of the 100 events). · All 100 events have a mean rating between 5.34 and 8.77.
- Constitution Act of 1867
- Persons Case of 1929
- The Indian Act and Residential Schools
- Second World War
- Discovery of Oil
- Universal Health Care
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982
On March 29, 1867, the British North America Act (BNA Act) was passed by British Parliament, creating the Dominion of Canada. “The basic structure of how this country operates from one side of the country to the other, and the provinces and how we govern ourselves is still based on that document that was put together in the 1860s,” Moore said. “Tha...
For Canadian author and historian Charlotte Gray, whose latest book is The Promise of Canada, the work of five women activists stands out as a “crucial” moment for the country and its constitution. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1928 that women were not “persons” under the British North America Act and could not be appointed to the Senate. RE...
First introduced in 1867, The Indian Act has had a far-reaching and devastating effect on First Nations communities across Canada, said James Daschuk, an assistant professor in health studies at the University of Regina and author of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation and the Loss of Aboriginal Life. READ MORE: The changing face o...
Canada fought valiantly at battles in the First World War — including Vimy Ridge and Hill 70— but its decision to enter the Second World War of its own accord helped define itself as an independent country. At 11 a.m. on Sept. 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany two days after more than 250,000 Nazis marched into Poland. But rather than Canada...
In 1875, Canada’s Geological Survey discovered the presence of a black, gooey substance in Alberta. The oilsands would have a dramatic impacton the country’s economy and political landscape. “The discovery of oil in Alberta confirmed that this country had resources for the 20th century,” Gray said. “We were set to have a fairly healthy economy thro...
Canadian medicare was borne out of fiery debate in the 1960s, when Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas held up a belief that all residents should have a basic level of health care. READ MORE: Is Canada’s health-care system ready for our rapidly greying population? Douglas would go on to lead the newly formed NDP, and 10 years later all provinces wou...
On April 17, 1982, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau looked on as the Queen signed Canada’s Constitution and its Charter of Rights and Freedoms. READ MORE: Canada’s Charter remains a flawed document that no politician dares try to fix The Charter protects freedom of expression, the right to a democratic government, the right to live and seek work anywh...
Jul 23, 2020 · The project identified six key concepts: historical significance, primary source evidence, continuity and change, cause and consequence, historical perspectives and ethical dimensions. Together, these concepts form the basis of historical inquiry.
May 4, 2017 · Important Dates. Next Chapter. Timeline of Important Dates in Canadian History. Early History. c. 10,000 BC. First Peoples Arrive. Early descendants of Canada's aboriginal people cross the Bering land bridge from east Asia into North America. c. 900 AD. Early Viking visitors.
Mar 26, 2016 · There are heroes and villains, tragedies and triumphs, great battles and sudden betrayals, loyal refugees and long struggles for social justice. The interpretation of Canadian history may vary – radically, at times – but there are still core events from our past that every Canadian should know.
Participants selected three historical criteria as most influencing their decisions about which events in Canadian history are most significant substantially more than educational or personal factors. There are several possible reasons why this is the case.
