Living abroad makes Canadian history harder to come by, and it makes it matter more. This is where we keep the sources worth your time.
Some of our members are raising children who have never lived in Canada and will never catch a Heritage Minute between periods. This page is partly for them.
CIPA is an independent association and not an official commemorative body. For official records and ceremonies, start with Veterans Affairs Canada.
The institutions that keep it. Free, well sourced, and safe to hand a curious ten year old.
Independent Canadians telling these stories well, on the platforms you already open. Reviewed quarterly.
Canada was not attacked. It was three thousand miles away, a young country of fewer than eight million people, under no obligation to send anyone. It sent more than six hundred and fifty thousand, most of them volunteers, and tens of thousands of them never came home.
They lie in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, and Hong Kong. Many of our members live within a few hours of them. If you are one of them, go.
Free, downloadable, self-guided itineraries to Canadian war cemeteries and memorials in northern France, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Figures from Veterans Affairs Canada. They include Newfoundlanders, who did not become Canadian citizens until 1949.
Sources are included when they are grounded in primary research, focused on history rather than current politics, freely accessible, and appropriate for all ages. CIPA's Canadian Heritage Committee reviews the list every quarter. Know one we are missing? Write to contact@canipa.org.