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    • The Barren Lands Digital Collection - Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay..
    • The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine - Publication of Canada's National History Society, devoted to popularizing Canadian history and to make Canadians more aware and appreciative of their past..
    • Bite Size Canada - History, trivia, facts all about Canada, with some online games as well..
    • Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection - An exhibition of the Peter Winkworth Collection, a nationally significant, rare, and valuable art collection that documents more than four centuries of Canadian history..
    • Canadian Confederation - Tells how Canada came to be, from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present. Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs..
    • Canadian Geographical Names. - Interactive and authoritative source of data with over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names available in both English and French..
    • Canadian Heritage Gallery - Collection of photographs, documents, illustrations, and maps highlighting Canadian history..
    • Canadian History Portal - A guide to materials on Canadian history in digital format. Content is supervised by an expert editorial board..
    • Canadian War Brides of World War Two - The history of the Canadian War Brides of World War Two; 48,000 British and European women who met and married Canadian servicemen overseas between 1940-1946 and who came to Canada to live at the end of the war..
    • The Canadian West - The National Archives of Canada presents this virtual exhibition. A gateway to the large-scale digitization of selected holdings. Topics include the fur trade, scientific expeditions, aboriginal claims and urbanization..
    • Canadian Women's History Month - Information about how Canadian women gained full legal status as 'persons'..
    • Catherine de Hueck Doherty - Pioneer of Catholic interracial and social justice, author, and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate based in Combermere, Ontario..
    • CBC Archives - Hundreds of radio and television clips from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..
    • Crossing the Bar - An online exhibition on the history of women lawyers in Ontario..
    • CultureCanada.gc.ca - Historic Sites - Government of Canada's bilingual directory of links on historic sites in Canada..
    • Diary of a Student and Teacher - A first hand account of the lifestyle of college students from 1900 to 1905; includes the first person experiences of a young school teacher in Saskatchewan..
    • The Dominion Institute - Works to develop the shared memory and pride in the nation's accomplishments among Canadians, through educational programs, surveys and polls, and documentaries..
    • Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company - All about the fur trade in Canada, and how it led to the exploration of Canada, as well as the formation of the oldest and largest company in Canadian history: Hudson's Bay Company..
    • The Famous Five - Online National Archives exhibit on the 1927-1929 "Persons Case" in which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council declared women to be "persons"..
    • Fenians and Canada in 1860s - Describes Fenian plans in the 1860s to attain control of what is now Canada and hold it in ransom for the freedom of Ireland..
    • Flickr: Canadian History - This site is dedicated to documenting the various historic sites of Canada..
    • Heroines.ca - A guide to women in Canadian history with biographies, quotes, and links to related resources for students, teachers and history buffs..
    • Historic Hudson's Bay Heritage - Presents stories, information and photographs about the Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's early history..
    • Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project - Maps, graphs and text based on print volumes and redesigned for online, interactive viewing. Includes downloadable data in tabular form as well as printable map images..
    • Historical Highways Society of Ontario - A society devoted to the preservation of Ontario's treasured Provincial Highway system..
    • The History of Ontario's King's Highways - Historical and informational site, showing original highway routes from 1925-Date, old signs, and lots of old photographs. For convenience, highway mileage charts are listed..
    • History of the British American Oil Company. - Traces history and development of this firm from creation in Toronto up to its takeover by Gulf Canada in 1969..
    • History of the Northwest Coast - Significant events and history of the people of the northwest Canada from 1774 to present day. Includes journal entries from Captain Cook, fur traders, Indian prophets, and ethnographers..
    • Important Moments In Canadian History - From prehistory to present, brief descriptions of the important events in Canadian history..
    • In Pursuit of Adventure: Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company - A scholarly site illustrates and documents heroic age of fur trade. Examines exploits of the North West Company and other Montreal-based fur trading companies. Includes full texts of manuscripts known as the Masson Papers from 1790 -1820..
    • Macphail, Agnes Campbell - Biographical information concerning first female member of Canadian parliament and Ontario Legislature, forum, photos and link..
    • Memories of Ladder Valley - Story of the pioneer homesteaders of Ladder Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada. Contains autobiographies, photos and links for further reading..
    • National Historic Sites of Canada - A directory to National Historic sites in Canada, with links where available..
    • New France New Horizons - Marking the 400th anniversary of the French presence in North America in 2004, France and Canada have created this portal to a virtual exhibition and a database containing more than one million images..
    • The Nunavut voyages of Martin Frobisher - Frobisher's expeditions to Nunavut in Arctic Canada are described as well as the search for a Northwest Passage to Asia, the first mining venture in Canada, and the earliest attempt by the English to establish a colony in the New World..
    • Origins of the name, Canada - A passage from the Canadian Encyclopedia describes the origins of the name, "Canada"..
    • Our Roots: Canadian Digital Local Histories - An online library, archive, museum and school all in one providing Canadian local histories and educational resources..
    • Pathfinders and Passageways - Details about the discovery and exploration of Canada with emphasis on explorers and mapmakers..
    • Pogey - A brief investigation into the origin and meaning of the word "Pogey" (Employment Insurance payments). [PDF].
    • Quebecers, Catholic Clergy, Manitoba School Question, 1890-1916 - Extensive documentation of Manitoba school legislation of 1890, which was regarded as anti-Catholic, and involvement of Quebecers in the controversy. Bilingual site..
    • The 1837 Rebellions - Information about the 1837 Mackenzie-Papineau rebellions that rocked Upper and Lower Canada. Site includes chronology, biographies of the leaders, background, reactions, aftermath and other information..
    • The Road Scholar - A site dedicated to Ontario's historical trails, pioneer roads, byways and highways, as well as horseless carriages..
    • Roughing It In The Bush - Book and poems of pioneer life by Susanna Moodie..
    • The Shingwauk Project - Historical photos and documents of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, with information about the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association..
    • Status of Women Canada - Women's History Month - Lists themes, news releases and products for the annual Women's History month, which is celebrated each October..
    • Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill - The conditions and challenges of emigrants' lives in 19th-century Canada as reflected in the lives and writings of Catharine Parr Traill(1802-99) and Susanna Moodie (1803-85)..
    • Territorial Evolution of Canada - Provides maps that depict the evolution of the nation's international, provincial and territorial boundaries from 1667 through 1999..
    • This Week in History - Weekly presentation on aspects of Canadian history related to commemorations by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and National Parks..
    • Women in Alberta and Saskatchewan History - Provides a chronology, quiz, and bibliography about Canadian women..



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