Canada History Week 2019

PARTNERS B D C Dictionnaire biographique du Canada Dictionary of Canadian Biography www.biographi.ca www.biographi.ca We’re the Canada people; we offer programs that you can use to explore, learn and reflect on our history, and what it means to be Canadian. Our programs, all offered bilingually, reached nearly 28 million Canadians last year. Our goal is to bring history to life with rich and compelling stories of national interest. We also support educators with curriculum-focused materials to inspire the next generation of history lovers and proud Canadians. Canada’s History Society was established in 1994 through the generous support of The Hudson’s Bay Company History Foundation. Our mission is to promote greater popular interest in Canadian history, principally through publishing, education, and recognition programs. The Society’s work includes: Canada’s History magazine, Kayak : Canada’s History Magazine for Kids, CanadasHistory.ca , and the Governor General’s History Awards. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada is a bilingual scholarly research and publishing project at the University of Toronto and Université Laval. It is recognized as one of the best national biographical dictionaries in the world and provides free online access at www.biographi.ca to more than 8,600 biographies of individuals who have played an important role in Canadian history. The Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to increase Canadians’ knowledge of their country via conferences, publications, learning materials and research. The ACS initiates and supports multidisciplinary projects and activities which offer potential for enhancing knowledge about Canadian society. The ACS directs special attention to the manner in which key historical events, immigration and diversity shape current realities. The ACS continuously works on broadening its nationwide network of educators, university professors, researchers, journalists and policy makers. This network allows the ACS to foster a unique environment for cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary conversations about our country, its past, present and its future.

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