Canadian History Movies

  • 2015
    Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

    5.6612015HD

    What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the...

    Being Canadian
  • 2019
    The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

    6.12019HD

    Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will...

    The Twentieth Century
  • 2021
    Killing the Indian in the Child

    Killing the Indian in the Child

    Killing the Indian in the Child

    62021HD

    The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for...

    Killing the Indian in the Child
  • 2012
    We Were Children

    We Were Children

    We Were Children

    7.52012HD

    For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by...

    We Were Children
  • 1993
    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    5.31993HD

    True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero
  • 2022
    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

    02022HD

    This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan...

    Thrown into Canada
  • 1991
    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    01991HD

    Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers...

    Women in the Shadows
  • 1979
    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    For Twenty Cents A Day

    01979HD

    A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film...

    For Twenty Cents A Day
  • 2022
    The Secret Order

    The Secret Order

    The Secret Order

    82022HD

    Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that operated from 1926 to 1965, infiltrating every sector...

    The Secret Order
  • 2024
    Wings of Honour

    Wings of Honour

    Wings of Honour

    02024HD

    A feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the...

    Wings of Honour
  • 1964
    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    01964HD

    This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of...

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
  • 1988
    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606

    01988HD

    The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and...

    Rendezvous Canada, 1606
  • 1965
    Ville-Marie

    Ville-Marie

    Ville-Marie

    01965HD

    Today it is the city of Montreal, but 3 centuries ago the tiny band of missionary founders called it Ville-Marie, the holy city of Mary. This film...

    Ville-Marie
  • 2022
    The Little Church That Could

    The Little Church That Could

    The Little Church That Could

    102022HD

    Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...

    The Little Church That Could
  • 1986
    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    11986HD

    A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her...

    Ikwe
  • 1964
    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    01964HD

    This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one...

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
  • 2015
    Surviving Eugenics

    Surviving Eugenics

    Surviving Eugenics

    02015HD

    Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of...

    Surviving Eugenics
  • 2017
    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    02017HD

    The story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia.

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia
  • 1973
    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    7.51973HD

    A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the...

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970
  • 2003
    Is the Crown at war with us?

    Is the Crown at war with us?

    Is the Crown at war with us?

    6.52003HD

    In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church, New Brunswick. Why would officials of...

    Is the Crown at war with us?