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Citizenship

This page brings together resources on Canadian citizenship and civics. It is meant to provide readers with knowledge of how the Canadian political system came to be and how it works today. This collection is also designed to help those studying for Canada's citizenship test, or for those taking part in Historica Canada’s Citizenship Challenge program.

Canadian Parliament
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The Memory Project

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Timelines

19th Century Map of Canada
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Acts and Treaties

Acts and Treaties through Canadian history

The Fur Traders at Montréal
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The Fur Trade

For nearly 250 years, from the early 17th to the mid-19th centuries, the fur trade was a vast commercial enterprise across the land we now call Canada.

Old Map of Western Canada.
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Colonization

This timeline includes events related to colonization in Canada

House of Commons
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Elections and Prime Ministers

This timeline lists events related to elections and Prime Ministers in Canada.

Parliament Buildings in Quebec City, 2012.
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Politics and Government

This timeline highlights events and people related to politics and governance in Canada.

Night Rideau Canal
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Confederation

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.

Pier 21
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Immigration

The movement of nationals of one country into another for the purpose of resettlement is central to Canadian history. This timeline charts significant migrations that have shaped our nation.

Education

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