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Richard Pierpoint: Heritage Minute
The Battle of Queenston Heights: Heritage Minute
Sir George-Étienne Cartier: Heritage Minute
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Heritage Minutes: Les Voltigeurs de Québec Heritage Minutes: Les Voltigeurs de Québec
Heritage Minutes: Water Pump Heritage Minutes: Water Pump
Heritage Minutes: Soddie Heritage Minutes: Soddie
Heritage Minutes: Behind the Scenes Heritage Minutes: Behind the Scenes
Heritage Minutes: Joseph Tyrrell Heritage Minutes: Joseph Tyrrell
Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat Heritage Minutes: Tom Longboat
Heritage Minutes: Flags Heritage Minutes: Flags
Heritage Minutes: Vimy Ridge Heritage Minutes: Vimy Ridge
Heritage Minutes: Responsible Government Heritage Minutes: Responsible Government
Heritage Minutes: Inukshuk Heritage Minutes: Inukshuk
Heritage Minutes: Mona Parsons Heritage Minutes: Mona Parsons
Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung
Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy Heritage Minutes: Emily Murphy
Heritage Minutes: Agnes Macphail Heritage Minutes: Agnes Macphail
Heritage Minutes: Chanie Wenjack Heritage Minutes: Chanie Wenjack
Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull
Heritage Minutes: Syrup Heritage Minutes: Syrup
Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl
Heritage Minutes: La Bolduc Heritage Minutes: La Bolduc
Heritage Minutes: Emily Carr Heritage Minutes: Emily Carr
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele Heritage Minutes: Sam Steele
Heritage Minutes: Sir Sandford Fleming Heritage Minutes: Sir Sandford Fleming
Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosion
Heritage Minutes: John McCrae Heritage Minutes: John McCrae
Heritage Minutes: Valour Road Heritage Minutes: Valour Road
Heritage Minutes: Nursing Sisters Heritage Minutes: Nursing Sisters
Heritage Minutes: Expo '67 Heritage Minutes: Expo '67
Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield
Heritage Minutes: Bluenose Heritage Minutes: Bluenose
Heritage Minutes: Jean Nicollet Heritage Minutes: Jean Nicollet
Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson
Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty) Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)
Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker Heritage Minutes: Peacemaker
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad
Heritage Minutes: Maurice Ruddick Heritage Minutes: Maurice Ruddick
Heritage Minutes: Saguenay Fire Heritage Minutes: Saguenay Fire
Heritage Minutes: Superman Heritage Minutes: Superman
Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market
Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees
Heritage Minutes: Pauline Vanier Heritage Minutes: Pauline Vanier
Heritage Minutes: Orphans Heritage Minutes: Orphans
Heritage Minutes: Winnipeg Falcons Heritage Minutes: Winnipeg Falcons
Heritage Minutes: Vikings Heritage Minutes: Vikings
Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads
Heritage Minutes: Basketball Heritage Minutes: Basketball
Heritage Minutes: Winnipeg Falcons (Extended Cut) Heritage Minutes: Winnipeg Falcons (Extended Cut)
Heritage Minutes: Étienne Parent Heritage Minutes: Étienne Parent
Heritage Minutes: Maurice "Rocket" Richard Heritage Minutes: Maurice "Rocket" Richard
Heritage Minutes: Paul-Émile Borduas Heritage Minutes: Paul-Émile Borduas
Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond
Heritage Minutes: Behind The Scenes on 'Viola Desmond' Heritage Minutes: Behind The Scenes on 'Viola Desmond'
Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint
Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante
Heritage Minutes: Nitro Heritage Minutes: Nitro
Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout
Heritage Minutes: Midwife Heritage Minutes: Midwife
Heritage Minutes: Lucille Teasdale Heritage Minutes: Lucille Teasdale
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuktitut) Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuktitut)
Heritage Minutes: Marion Orr Heritage Minutes: Marion Orr
Heritage Minutes: Paris Crew Heritage Minutes: Paris Crew
Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier Heritage Minutes: Jacques Cartier
Heritage Minutes: J.S. Woodsworth Heritage Minutes: J.S. Woodsworth
Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox
Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey
Heritage Minutes: Andrew Mynarski Heritage Minutes: Andrew Mynarski
Heritage Minutes: Sir George-Étienne Cartier Heritage Minutes: Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine Heritage Minutes: Baldwin & LaFontaine
Heritage Minutes: D-Day Heritage Minutes: D-Day
Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince
Heritage Minutes: Winnie Heritage Minutes: Winnie
Heritage Minutes: Osborn of Hong Kong Heritage Minutes: Osborn of Hong Kong
Heritage Minutes: Myrnam Hospital Heritage Minutes: Myrnam Hospital
Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill
Heritage Minutes: John Cabot Heritage Minutes: John Cabot
Heritage Minutes: Juno Beach Heritage Minutes: Juno Beach
Heritage Minutes: Frontier College Heritage Minutes: Frontier College
Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow
Heritage Minutes: Nat Taylor Heritage Minutes: Nat Taylor
Heritage Minutes: Marconi Heritage Minutes: Marconi
Heritage Minutes: Maple Leaf Gardens Heritage Minutes: Maple Leaf Gardens
Heritage Minutes: Stratford Heritage Minutes: Stratford
Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation
NEW Heritage Minute: Liberation of the Netherlands NEW Heritage Minute: Liberation of the Netherlands
Heritage Minutes: Marshall McLuhan Heritage Minutes: Marshall McLuhan
Heritage Minutes: Dextraze in the Congo Heritage Minutes: Dextraze in the Congo
Heritage Minutes: Oscar Peterson Heritage Minutes: Oscar Peterson
Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan Heritage Minutes: Jim Egan
Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau
Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley
Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord
Heritage Minutes: Home from the Wars Heritage Minutes: Home from the Wars
Heritage Minutes: Jackie Shane Heritage Minutes: Jackie Shane
Heritage Minutes: Le Réseau Heritage Minutes: Le Réseau
Heritage Minutes: Joseph Casavant Heritage Minutes: Joseph Casavant
Heritage Minutes: Governor Frontenac Heritage Minutes: Governor Frontenac
Heritage Minutes: Bevrijding van Nederland Heritage Minutes: Bevrijding van Nederland
Heritage Minutes: Joseph-Armand Bombardier Heritage Minutes: Joseph-Armand Bombardier
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Heritage Minutes

The Heritage Minutes collection is a bilingual series of history-focused public service announcements. Each 60-second short film depicts a significant person, event or story in Canadian history. They are produced by Historica Canada, the not-for-profit organization that also publishes this encyclopedia. First released in 1991, the Heritage Minutes have been shown on television, in cinemas and online. They have become a recognizable part of Canadian culture. The collection currently includes 100 episodes.

Featured Articles

A Part of Our Heritage
Editorial
Heritage Minutes
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Viola Desmond Heritage Minute
Heritage Minutes Interactive Map
Interactive Map

Education Guides

Richard Pierpoint: Heritage Minute
Education Guide
The Battle of Queenston Heights: Heritage Minute
Education Guide
Sir George-Étienne Cartier: Heritage Minute
Education Guide

Quizzes

Heritage Minutes
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Gallery

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
Still from the set of Historica Canada’s Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Minute.
Terry Fox Heritage Minute
Viola Desmond Heritage Minute
Remembering D-Day

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