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Explorers
John Cabot
1497Explorer of the Atlantic coast. Memory link: Cabot → East Coast.
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DISCOVER CANADA · A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
People in Discover Canada: Portraits and Achievements
Meet 32 people and groups in Discover Canada, with historical portraits, achievements and source references.
THE BOOK, REIMAGINED
Parliament Hill, Ottawa · photo: Aleksandr Galenko / UnsplashTravel through the story of Canada.
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Explorers
Jacques Cartier
1534–1542Explored the St. Lawrence River and heard the word kanata.
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Explorers
Samuel de Champlain
1608Founded Québec City; a key figure in New France.
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Government
Sir John A. Macdonald
1867Canada’s first prime minister and a Father of Confederation.
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Government
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
1867A key architect of Confederation from Quebec and an ally of Macdonald.
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Government
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
1849A champion of French-language rights and a leader of responsible government.
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Government
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Late 19th–early 20th centuryThe first French-Canadian prime minister after Confederation; encouraged settlement in the West.
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Government
Louis Riel
1869–1885Métis leader and advocate for Métis rights; a key figure in the founding of Manitoba.
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Defending Canada
Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh
1812The British general and Shawnee chief helped defend against the American invasion.
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Defending Canada
Laura Secord
1813Walked about 30 km to warn of an attack before the Battle of Beaver Dams.
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Defending Canada
Charles de Salaberry
1813His troops helped secure victory at Châteauguay.
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Defending Canada
Sir Arthur Currie
1918Commanded the Canadian Corps during the last hundred days of the First World War.
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Defending Canada
John McCrae
1915A military doctor and the author of In Flanders Fields.
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Rights and society
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
1853An anti-slavery activist and Canada’s first woman publisher, with The Provincial Freeman.
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Rights and society
Dr. Emily Stowe
19th centuryA founder of the women’s suffrage movement and the first Canadian woman to practise medicine in Canada.
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Rights and society
Agnes Macphail
1921The first woman elected to the federal Parliament.
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Rights and society
Thérèse Casgrain
1940Helped lead the campaign for women’s voting rights in Quebec.
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Sport and society
Terry Fox
1980The Marathon of Hope raised money for cancer research. Annual runs continue his legacy.
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Sport and society
Rick Hansen
1985Began a journey around the world in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research.
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Sport and society
Donovan Bailey
1996A sprinter, world record holder and double Olympic gold medallist.
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Sport and society
Wayne Gretzky
1979–1988His years with the Edmonton Oilers; one of the best-known hockey players of all time.
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Sport and society
Chantal Petitclerc
Modern CanadaA champion wheelchair racer and multiple Paralympic gold medallist.
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Science
Alexander Graham Bell
19th centuryThe idea for the telephone is linked to his summer home in Canada.
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Science
Sir Sandford Fleming
19th centuryThe worldwide system of standard time zones.
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Science
Frederick Banting and Charles Best
20th centuryThe discovery of insulin made a vital contribution to treating diabetes.
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Cardiac pacemaker pioneer
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Culture
Emily Carr
20th centuryAn artist known for paintings of West Coast forests and Indigenous cultural heritage.
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Culture
Group of Seven
1920A group of painters known for Canadian wilderness landscapes.
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Culture
Lucy Maud Montgomery
20th centuryThe author of Anne of Green Gables, set on Prince Edward Island.
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