Author: Darrel Pratt

The 1990s were a bleak period in Canadian history. The country was mired in deep recession and urban poverty affected a disquieting number of Canadians, particularly in Montreal, where 41.2% of the population lived in poverty during the first half of the decade. How was the economy at the time 1990s? The 1990s were remembered […]

As part of a policy of assimilation, the federal government banned the potlatch from 1884 to 1951 in an amendment to the Indian Act. The government and its supporters saw the ceremony as anti-Christian, reckless and wasteful of personal property. Why was potlatch ceremony banned? In 1885, the Canadian government outlawed potlatch ceremonies. Christian missionaries […]

From the early 1990s onward, Canadian churches publicly apologized for their role in the residential school system. More recently, Canadian federal and provincial governments formally apologized for the development of the schools, the abuses suffered at the schools, and for the negative effects caused by the schools. How did the Canadian government apologize for residential […]

Greater Toronto Area. According to the Canada 2016 Census, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is home to 97,940 Greek Canadians (1.69% of its total population), making it the metropolitan area with the highest concentration of Greeks in the country. What city has the largest Greek population? The New York City Metropolitan Area, including Long Island, […]

First Nation is one of three groupings of Indigenous people in Canada, the other two being Métis and Inuit. Unlike Métis and Inuit, most First Nations hold reserve lands, and members of a First Nation may live both on and off these reserves. Do First Nations people consider themselves Canadian? Indigenous peoples are NOT Indigenous […]

Comparison In 2020, Canada ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.93), and 12 in total exports ($371B). That same year, South Korea ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.88), and 5 in total exports ($531B). Which country is better to live in Canada or South Korea? For major cities in those […]

More than 8,500 people were interned during the First World War and as many as 24,000 during the Second World War — including some 12,000 Japanese Canadians. Morrissey Internment Camp, BC, ca. Internment in Canada. Article by Patricia E. Roy Updated by Dominique Millette, Eli Yarhi, Andrew McIntosh Who was interned in Canada during WWI? […]

According to official records, 8,579 men were held at 24 internment camps and receiving stations across Canada. This included 5,954 men of Austro-Hungarian origin, the majority of whom were Ukrainian. There were also 2,009 Germans, 205 Turks, and 99 Bulgarians. Who was interned in Canada during WWII? From 1942 to 1949, Canada forcibly relocated and […]

Japanese citizens are required to apply for a Canada eTA visa to enter Canada for visits upto 90 days for tourism, business, transit or medical purposes. Can Japanese travel to Canada now? Japanese citizens visiting Canada are among the nationalities that are exempt from the visa requirements to enter the country. Japanese citizens can enter […]

Lawrence Moore Cosgrave. Colonel Lawrence Vincent Moore Cosgrave, DSO & Bar (August 28, 1890 – July 28, 1971) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat. He was the Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II. Who signed the Japanese surrender? That morning, on the deck of the USS […]