Historica Canada Movies

  • 2018
    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery

    02018HD

    Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables and 19 other novels. This Her...

    Heritage Minutes: Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • 2012
    Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint

    Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint

    Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint

    02012HD

    At 68, a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist enlists men for the Coloured Corps, an instrumental company in the War of 1812.

    Heritage Minutes: Richard Pierpoint
  • 2020
    Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill

    Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill

    Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill

    02020HD

    Elsie MacGill was the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and Canada’s first practicing woman engineer.

    Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill
  • 2016
    Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)

    Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)

    Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)

    02016HD

    The making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.

    Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)
  • 2017
    Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads

    Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads

    Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads

    02017HD

    The Grads challenge the self-proclaimed 'world champions' the Cleveland Favorite Knits to a two game tournament in 1923.

    Heritage Minutes: Edmonton Grads
  • 2017
    Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees

    Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees

    Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees

    02017HD

    A family escapes persecution in Vietnam, traveling by boat to a Malaysian refugee camp before finding a new home in Montreal.

    Heritage Minutes: "Boat People" Refugees
  • 2015
    Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox

    Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox

    Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox

    02015HD

    Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.

    Heritage Minutes: Terry Fox
  • 2022
    Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley

    Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley

    Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley

    02022HD

    This Heritage Minute follows Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Upper Canada in 1793. Her acts of resistance in the face of violence led to Cana...

    Heritage Minutes: Chloe Cooley
  • 2017
    Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market

    Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market

    Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market

    02017HD

    KENSINGTON MARKET depicts the evolution of a small shop within a vibrant community as new arrivals make their home in Canada. This is the 88th short i...

    Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market