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Fishermen's Reserve rounding up Japanese-Canadian fishing vessels.
The photo shows hundreds of fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians that were rounded up and seized, prior to being sold by the Custodian of Enemy Property.
Abortion Caravan activists protest on Parliament Hill, 1970.
This photograph shows women protesting the Canadian Criminal Code provisions concerning abortion outside of the House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada. These women were part of the Abortion Caravan, a feminist protest group founded in 1970 to protest the…
Report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Book IV: The Cultural Contributions of the Other Ethnic Groups
This report is Book Four of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. It focuses on the contributions of other ethnic groups to the Canadian confederation. The terms of reference of this Commission included the direction to consider…
Toronto demand Inquiry G20 Canada day
This photograph captures peaceful protesters demanding an inquiry into the G20 arrests and policing tactics.
Canada's Religious Composition, 1971-2011
This figure illustrates demographic changes in religious affiliation in Canada between 1971 and 2011. The figure is part of Pew Research Center's report, "Canada's Changing Religious Landscape". This report was prepared with data made available from…
"100,000 jobs lost under auto pact" (newspaper article)
This newspaper article reports on one of the most significant jobs losses in Canadian history, where a majority of auto-industry workers lost their jobs as a result of a financial crisis stemming from the United States.
Infographic -- Historical Treaties and Treaty First Nations in Canada
This infographic provides information about pre-1975 treaties with First Nations in Canada.
Indian Chiefs Medal, Presented to commemorate Treaty Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Queen Victoria)
From Library and Archives Canada: "Medal presented to Indian chiefs to commemorate Treaty Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Year digit would be added following inscribed: "187" Treaty digit would be added following inscribed "INDIAN TREATY NO" This medal…
"Ontario ponders 'equal pay' bill" (newspaper article
This newspaper article reports on debates surrounding pay equity, as Ontario considered enacting equal pay legislation. This article highlights some of political issues related to employment that existed at the same time that foreign workers were…
"Importing people to fill the jobs Canadians won't do." (newspaper article)
This newspaper article expresses concern about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which was initiated in 1973. This article illustrates how concern had shifted from bringing high skilled workers to bringing in low skilled workers to…
"Ontario needs workers." (Newspaper article, 1964)
This file contains a record of a newspaper article published in the Globe and Mail in 1964. The author expresses concern that the immigration policy at the time was not sufficient to meet the demand for workers in the province of Ontario. This…
Infographic: Canadian Values
This image features a collection of quotes that are presented in the shape of a maple leaf, with red borders, as a way to replicate to Canadian flag. The quotes all pertain to key Canadian legal values.
Skeetchestn Indian Band and Secwepemc Aboriginal Nation v. Registrar of Land Titles, Kamloops, 2000 BCCA 525
This decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal addressed whether a provincial land titles Registrar properly refused to attached a note of "lis pendens" (pending litigation) to the title of land slated to be developed into recreational…
Order in Council published in Canada Gazette declaring Jehovah's Witnesses to be an illegal organization
This document is the front page of the Canada Gazette from July 4, 1940. It publishes an Order in Council declaring Jehovah's Witnesses to be an illegal organization.