Award Recipients

After having conducted research on a historical building typical of New France, Eric Chassé’s students were required to build a scale model of the selected structure.

As part of their Secondary III History of Quebec and Canada class, Jean-François Gosselin’s students were asked to design a 3D model of a scene from the Seven Years’ War, using the game Minecraft.

Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867-1917 makes an original and compelling contribution to our knowledge of how the Canadian fiscal regime was created, reformed, and received by the State, one both framing and framed by the complex interplay of diverse sets of interests, ideas, and principles.

Bill Waiser has devoted his career to building a better understanding and appreciation for our history. He has done that through the classroom, including more than three decades as a university professor, as well as in newspapers and magazines, in books, on radio and television, and in hundreds of public presentations.

Footprints: A Walk Through Generations embodies the spirit of reconciliation, sharing Cree culture, traditions and perspectives, and valuing community voices and the knowledge of respected Elders.

Between 1905 and 1912, as many as 1,500 African Americans moved from the United States to Western Canada in hopes of finding a better life. The Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots interviewed nineteen descendants of these early settlers about their experiences of relocating and living in the Canadian prairies.

As a participatory, artistic, and historical event, Mon Vélo Raconte (My Bike Tells the Story) invited Montrealers to celebrate the history, diversity, creative vitality, and natural resources of the Montreal North borough.

Recipient of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recipients of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recipient of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching