Author: Muriel Schmidt

Canada Imports from Italy Value Year Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $1.89B 2021 Beverages, spirits and vinegar $600.81M 2021 Vehicles other than railway, tramway $502.64M 2021 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $492.93M 2021 What does Italy give to Canada? Italy Exports to Canada Value Year Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $130.33M 2021 Articles of […]

Although diplomatic relations between Canada and North Korea were established in February 2001, diplomatic relations between the two countries have generally been strained due to Canada’s close relationship with the United States, and Canada’s staunch opposition to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and programs, and as a Are Canadians allowed in North Korea? Canadians must have […]

Twenty-four known prisoner-of-war camps existed across Canada during World War I. The ethnic groups arrested and detained in internment camps were Austro-Hungarians (mostly Ukrainians) and Germans. Were there internment camps for Germans in Canada? Of the approximate 600,000 German-Canadian population during the war, only around 850 were interned. However, beginning in 1940, a large portion […]

To help communities deal with these buildings and the painful memories they represent, Canada committed $100.1 million through Indigenous Services Canada to support community plans to manage former residential school buildings on reserves. What is being done to help residential school survivors? The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program was established as part of […]

Bilateral relations Canada and the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) enjoy close relations, strengthened by people-to-people ties, as well as Canada’s first and only free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region – the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Is South Korea an ally of Canada? As like-minded allies, Korea and Canada share similar […]

June 11, 2008. On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper on behalf of the Government of Canada issued a public apology to Aboriginal Peoples acknowledging Canada’s role in the Indian Residential Schools system. When did Canadians find out about residential schools? In the 1880s, in conjunction with other federal assimilation policies, the government began […]

October 27, 1982. October 27, 1982: July 1, “Dominion Day” officially becomes Canada Day. Why did they change Dominion Day to Canada Day? Being a Canadian was not cleared until 1917 because residents of Canada were still identified as British citizens. The Canadian Parliament decided to change Dominion Day’s name but was unsure what to […]

September 30th. September 30, 2022: Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Every child matters. On September 30th, people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day events to recognize and raise awareness about the history and legacies of the residential school system in Canada. What day do you wear […]

In the 1880s, in conjunction with other federal assimilation policies, the government began to establish residential schools across Canada. Authorities would frequently take children to schools far from their home communities, part of a strategy to alienate them from their families and familiar surroundings. Why did Canada ever create residential schools? Residential school education was […]

The school system was created to isolate Indigenous children from the influence of their own native culture and religion in order to assimilate them into the dominant Canadian culture. What was the purpose of Indigenous schools? Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their […]