Primary Sources and Teaching Links

See also Sites of Interest.

This collection of online archives, websites and databases of primary sources on significant topics in Canadian history is designed to help student-teachers, teachers, social studies educators and historians locate significant online collections of primary sources for a wide range of topics in Canadian history. The repertory is organized into three sections:

• Repertory of General Databases for Canadian History
   
• Repertory of Regional and Provincial Databases for Canadian History
  • Atlantic Provinces
  • Québec
  • Ontario
  • Prairie Provinces
  • British Columbia
  • Territories
     
• Repertory of Online Collections of Primary Sources: Specific Topics in Canadian History
  • 1. Canadian History Maps
  • 2. Early European Exploration in North America
  • 3. Early Settlement in North America
    • 3.1. New France
    • 3.2. Acadia
    • 3.3. Colonial British North America
  • 4. European-Aboriginal History
    • 4.1. General Aboriginal History
    • 4.2. Louis Riel and the Rebellions
    • 4.3. The Métis
    • 4.4. Residential Schools
  • 5. The Fur Trade
  • 6. Transportation
  • 7. Pioneers and Immigration
    • 7.1. Canadian Immigration: General
    • 7.2. Canadian Immigration: Specific Topics
  • 8. Canadian Conflicts: Internal and External
    • 8.1. Multiple Canadian Conflicts
    • 8.2. Canada’s Military Conflicts 1750-1914
    • 8.3. Canada and World War One: General
    • 8.4. Canada and World War One: Specific Topics
    • 8.5. Canada and World War Two: General
    • 8.6. Canada and World War Two: Specific Topics
    • 8.7. Canadian Conflicts Post-WWII
  • 9. Politics and Government
    • 9.1. Constitutional History
    • 9.2. Prime Ministers of Canada
    • 9.3. Politics and Government: Miscellaneous
  • 10. Canadian Society
    • 10.1. Canadian Society: General
    • 10.2. Sport in Canadian Society