Memorial day observed annually since 1 July 1917 in Newfoundland and Labrador to recall the losses of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment at the Battle of Albert during the First World War
Battle during the Beaver Wars in early May 1660 between the French colonial militia with their Huron and Algonquin allies against the Iroquois Confederacy
Law adopted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1840 abolishing the legislative assemblies of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, and creating a single colony, the Province of Canada
Canadian lawyer, engineer, journalist and athlete, person of national historic significance, who organized the first recorded indoor ice hockey match at Montreal, Quebec in 1875
Odawa war chief known for his role in the Pontiac's War (named after him) from 1763 to 1766 leading First Nations in a struggle against British military occupation of the Great Lakes region
First female Canadian pilot to reach the rank of captain, the first female Canadian corporate pilot, and the first woman to fly to the Arctic professionally}
Born as a slave in the United Stated, fleed in Upper Canada, founded a colony and a school for other fleeing slaves, person of national historic significance
Anglican bishop and theologian who helped found Lloydminster, a city on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan, person of national historic significance
Politician and feminist activist in Alberta, first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, first woman to be elected to a legislature in Canada and in the whole British Empire, person of national historic significance
Priest, missionary and religious of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and linguist who developed a writing system for the Dakelh (or Carrier) language, person of national historical significance
Canadian politician, second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, founder and first Lieutenant Governor of the District of Keewatin, person of national historic significance
Canadian politician, third premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, longest tenure as premier of Ontario, lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1897 to 1903, father of the Canadian Confederation, person of national historic significance
Admiral of the Royal Canadian Navy who played a significant role in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, the only Canadian to command an Alliad theatre of operating during a world war, person of national historic significance
Metis politician, premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887, the first premier of Manitoba to have been born in the region, person of national historic significance
Catholic missionary in Western Canada, evangelized First Nations, known to have negotiated peace agreements between the Crees and the Blackfoot, person of national historic significance
Religious leader and abolitionist, escaped slavery from the United States to Nova Scotia, leader of the African Nova Scotian community, founder of a Bapstist Church and abolitionist organizations, person of national historic significance
Catholic priest known for his role in negotiating with the Government of Canada on behalf of the Métis during the Red River Resistance of 1869 and 1870, person of national historic significance
Political figure from Newfoundland, the main force behind the integration of Newfoundland in the Canadian confederation in 1949 and the first premier of the province from 1949 to 1972, person of national historic significance
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Young black woman held as a slave in Upper Canada whose owner forced her into a board to sell her in 1793 in the United States, the incident is believed to have led to the passage of the Act Against Slavery in 1793 in Upper Canada, person of national historic significance
Migrant coal miner who advocated for workers' rights and promoted the cause of unions in British Columbia
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The article Persons of National Historic Significance includes a list of people designated by the Government of Canada as being nationally significant in the history of the country. Several articles of this list require improvements, such as adding citations for verification. Also, many of those articles don't exist on the Wikipedia in French. If you speak French, you can create them by translating the articles in English.
The article List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients gives a list of the Canadian people who received the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy of the British and Commonwealth forces. Many of those people don't have articles on the Wikipedia in French. If you speak French, you can create them by translating the articles in English.
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