Category: Canada

With a regular army of only 3 110 men and a fledgling navy, Canada was ill-prepared to enter a world conflict. The Minister of the Militia and Defence, Sam Hughes, was ordered by Prime Minister Borden to train and recruit an army for overseas service. Did Canada have a choice for ww1? The British declaration […]

the Netherlands. More than 7,600 Canadians died in the eight dreadful months it took to liberate the Netherlands. They are buried in cemeteries from Adegem in Belgium, to Rheinberg in Germany. Which country did Canada liberate? NetherlandsCanadians played an important role in the liberation of the German-occupied Netherlands during the Second World War, forging lasting […]

Canada was in a good economic position in the post-war years. It had built up its manufacturing sector during the war and was able to export a plethora of goods to European countries rebuilding after the devastation. The country’s primary resources were also in demand. What was Canada like after ww2? Prosperity returned to Canada […]

During the 1920’s, the growing acceptance of foster care led to orphanage closures. Do orphanages still exist in Canada? In Canada, we have moved away from orphanages as such to a family-like type of care, such as foster care. Orphans here are raised a family environment. So why should we support a type of institution […]

While some children did in fact find homes and families in Canada, others found nothing but poverty and misery. While many were well treated, many others experienced appalling living and working conditions and even in some cases psychological, physical or sexual violence. What did the home children do in Canada? British Home Children in Canada […]

More than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in this war, then called The Great War. More than 66,000 of our service members gave their lives and more than 172,000 were wounded. When did Canada send troops in ww1? Canadian infantrymen were on the Western Front in January 1915 and in March the 1st Canadian Division […]

In the course of these operations the RCN sank, or shared in the destruction, of 31 enemy submarines. For its part, the RCN lost 14 warships to U-boat attacks and another eight ships to collisions and other accidents in the north Atlantic. How many Canadian ships were lost in the Battle of the Atlantic? Fifty-nine […]

Canada Goes to War When Britain declared war against Germany in August 1914, Canada — as part of the British Empire — was automatically involved. Was Canada a British colony in ww1? Britain’s War So too was the British Empire, including Canada and the independent colony of Newfoundland. Was Canada once part of the British […]

With a regular army of only 3 110 men and a fledgling navy, Canada was ill-prepared to enter a world conflict. Why did Canada go to war 1914? The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war, because of Canada’s legal status as a British Dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the […]

The Prairie Provinces: Saskatchewan Saskatchewan was once known as the breadbasket of the world and the wheat province. It has over 40% of the arable land (land that is good for growing crops) in Canada. It is Canada’s largest producer of grains and oilseeds. Why is Canada called the bread basket? Saskatchewan is often referred […]