Reference Works - HSTR 230A/B - History of Canada - LibGuides at University of Victoria Libraries

Important Reference Works

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Contains biographical entries on persons who died between 1000 and 1930, or whose last known date of activity falls between these years. Meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada.
Historical Atlas of Canada The Historical Atlas of Canada project published three volumes which explored major themes and episodes in the history of Canada using maps, text and graphics.
Oxford Companion to Canadian History This is the essential reference title for all those interested in Canadian History. From the Norse to Nunavut, The Oxford Companion to Canadian History provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present.
Canada Year Book Collection The (discontinued) annual review of major social and economic trends in Canada published by Statistics Canada. Online editions cover 1867 to 1967, and 2001 to 2012. Print holdings in Main at call number HA743 11-402.
Canadian Public Policy Collection Primary research and opinion publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups.
Indigenous People's Atlas of Canada Created by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Indspire.

More Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Canada in the Making - Biographies and Reference page
Canada's Military History Gateway
Covers the years 1100-2000.
Encyclopedia of the North American colonies
Home front encyclopedia : United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II
Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples
Canadian Military Heritage (ebooks)
Online or use the 3 volumes in print: Reference FC226 C53513 1993

More Atlases, Biographies and Chronologies

Atlas of Canada - History
Discover Canada's history through maps and facts. Maps from 1630s onwards document Canada's peoples, places, and histories.
List of Topics:
Historical Indian Treaties
Aboriginal Peoples circa 1630, 1740 and 1823
Pre-Confederation Canada (1740 and 1823)
Territorial Evolution
Exploration 1497 to 1760
Canadian Timelines - Oxford Reference Online
Click on an event in the timeline to link to the relevant entry in Oxford Reference Online. Currently covers Canada from 1900 to 1999.
Facing History: Portraits from the National Archives of Canada
Portraits of many of the persons found in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Leading Ladies, Canada
Biographies of women in Canadian History.
Timeline of Canada's Military History
From the Department of National Defence.