Author: Muriel Schmidt

For vessel registration enquiries, we encourage you to contact us by email at [email protected], and submit payments through our online services, as we are experiencing delays in answering your calls: Canadian Register of Vessels. Does a vessel have to be registered with Transport Canada? A licence or registration is mandatory for all pleasure craft equipped […]

Sir Sandford Fleming was Canada’s foremost railway construction engineer, as well as an inventor and scientist. He developed the system of standard time, still in use today (courtesy NAC/C-14128). Canada’s Sir Sandford Fleming played a crucial role in developing a global system for setting time. Who invented the time zones? Sir Sanford FlemingSir Sanford Fleming, […]

The Hull Serial Number (HIN) is a unique, 12-digit number assigned to a pleasure craft that is constructed, manufactured, rebuilt, or imported to be sold or operated in Canada. The requirements for the HIN are included in the Small Vessel Regulations. How do I find my hull ID number? The hull identification number (HIN) on […]

There are still 55,000 working pay-phones in Canada and they’re making millions | CTV News. Do payphones still exist in 2022? Payphones were once ubiquitous worldwide, but their prevalence has declined significantly in the 21st century due to the increasing availability of mobile phones. New York City, which once had 30,000, removed its last public […]

On September 9, 1856, French aeronaut, Eugène Godard, operating a balloon called Canada (the first aircraft ever constructed in Canada), piloted the country’s first successful passenger flight, carrying three passengers from Montreal to Pointe-Olivier, Quebec. Who created the first airplane in Canada? The first controlled powered flight in Canada occurred February 23, 1909 when the […]

The Royal Canadian Legion leadership opined that the tomb deserved a military or police guard as a symbol of respect and to protect it from vandalism and desecration. Why is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guarded? Soldiers were first assigned to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1926, to discourage visitors from […]

Beechwood. The National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Armed Forces It’s located in the grounds of section 103 at Beechwood and managed by Canadian Armed Forces and was established in 2001. Does Canada have a military cemetery? Located in Ottawa, Beechwood Cemetery became the home of Canada’s National Military Cemetery in 2007. Where are military […]

The 1940 Canadian federal election was held March 26, 1940, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 19th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s House of Commons of Canada Party was re-elected to their second consecutive majority government. Who won the 1945 election in Canada? Prime Minister […]

The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (the Arrow) was a supersonic interceptor jet aircraft designed and built in the 1950s by A.V. Roe Canada (Avro). The Arrow was one of the most advanced aircraft of its era, helping to establish Canada as a world leader in scientific research and development. What did Canada replace the Avro […]

Following the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project, CF-105 chief aerodynamicist Jim Chamberlin led a team of 25 engineers to NASA’s Space Task Group to become lead engineers, program managers, and heads of engineering in NASA’s manned space programs—projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Who founded Avro Canada? The three key players were Frederick Smye, President […]