Recommended Websites

General

Canada in the Making
This site has been designed for students and teachers of Canadian studies, history and law, but will also be useful to researchers and anyone else interested in Canada's past. It includes: Pioneers and Immigrants; Canada's political history; First Nations history. Use the Site Map and Site Index to find lots of great information and illustrations

Canadian Encyclopedia
A comprehensive and authoritative source on all things Canadian. There are special sections for a "Timeline of Canadian History" and "100 Greatest Events in Canadian History". This site can be searched by Keyword or through the Subject Index. Historica presents this site free of charge to all Canadians and to interested users around the world.

Canadian Information by Subject - Canadian History
THE definitive list of Internet resources compiled by Library and Archives Canada

Exploration: the fur trade and Hudson's Bay Company
This site is about the fur trade in Canada and how it led to the exploration of the country and the formation of the oldest and largest company in Canadian history: Hudson's Bay Company. Check out the Personalities section for biographies of explorers.

Great Canadian Mysteries
Find out about historical cold cases including sections on the Donnellys and the black slave Angelique who was accused of burning down Montreal.

Histor!ca
Discover the richness of Canada's history.

 Historical censuses 1665 to 1871
Electronic version of 'Censuses of Canada, 1665 to 1871, Statistics of Canada, Volume IV’ was printed in Ottawa in 1876. This volume contains about 350 statistical tables on the social and economic conditions of Canada from 98 Censuses of the earliest settlements to Confederation in 1867 and on to 1871. The sidebar links to nine sections: eras in Canadian history from early exploration to 1871, the population of Aboriginal peoples, and finally, the Place names of localities by province, arranged according to the year they're first mentioned in the Censuses.

Historical maps of Canada
A Canadian Geographic site with many great historical maps of Canada

Historical Statistics of Canada
Must have Excel to open this online version of the 1983 edition of Statistics Canada's Historical Statistics of Canada. 1088 statistical tables concerning social conditions in Canada 1867 - mid 1970s

History of Canada (Wikipedia)
Online history of Canada

Library and Archives Canada
This website provides access to the collections and services of the national archives and national library of Canada. Select "Browse Selected Topics" from menu on the left side of the page. And don't miss "More topics ..."

Ontario History Quest
Ontario History Quest is a student learning resource dedicated to discovering Ontario's history - its people, their dreams, struggles and achievements.

Framing Canada: a photographic image
Featuring photographs from various public and private collections, Framing Canada: A Photographic Memory presents a searchable database of digitized photographic images from 1843 to the mid-20th century. Produced by Library and Archives Canada.

Images Canada
Images Canada provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural institutions.

Biographies

Canadian Information by Subject : BIOGRAPHY
Search this National Library of Canada website under the alphabetic listing for Biography where there are numerous sources of information on notable Canadians from many fields of endeavour, through historic and contemporary time periods.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Explore the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture through this online resource which includes persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930. This major research project is produced by the University of Toronto and the Universite Laval.

heroines.ca : a Guide to Women in Canadian History
Includes individual and some group biographies of Canadian women in all fields of endeavour, as well as covering topics such as stamps, statues, historic sites, 'This month in Herstory' (significant dates), films and videos, etc.