Historica Canada Movies

A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world.

Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.

Elsie MacGill was the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and Canada’s first practicing woman engineer.

This Heritage Minute introduces the mill town of Paldi, BC, through the eyes of a Sikh woman, Bishan Kaur.

Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables and 19 other novels. This Her...

Québec's Father of Confederation negotiates entry into Union of his home province, as well as Manitoba and British Columbia.

The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.

Canada's first Prime Minister outlines his vision for Confederation en route to the Charlottetown Conference.

The making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.