Your History, Your Heritage
Online Exhibition Themes

Ethno-cultural Groups

Visit Discover the Collection for a complete list of themes and LAC virtual exhibitions.

The Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada

This virtual exhibition commemorates the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada in 1851.

The Early Chinese Canadians, 1858-1947

Web exhibit about Chinese Canadians from 1858 to 1947. Topics include gold rush, railway building (C.P.R.), mining and salmon canneries in nineteenth-century British Columbia, Chinese laundries and cafes, Chinatowns, head tax, racism, immigration policy, and Second World War.

Moving Here, Staying Here. The Canadian Immigrant Experience

Virtual exhibition on immigration to Canada from the early 19th century to the Second World War. Documents include government of Canada policy records and legislation, newspaper articles, immigrant diaries, published immigration guides, passenger lists and more.

The Shamrock and the Maple Leaf: Irish-Canadian Documentary Heritage at Library and Archives Canada

Exhibition features photographs, art, archival documents, musical recordings, and essays written by experts from Canada and Ireland on themes including Irish migration and integration, rural and urban communities, law and order, literature and Irish-Canadian collective memory.

Under a Northern Star

Collection of Library and Archives Canada works that document the historical experience of African Canadians who fought against slavery and racism, built settlements, and flourished as early Canadians.