Shaping Canada is designed to engage students and shape their experience in the history classroom.

Cluster 1: Before 1763: First Peoples and Nouvelle-France

1 The First Peoples

2 Europeans Arrive

3 The Northwest Fur Trade

Cluster 2: 1763-1867: British North America

4 British Colonial Rule

5 The Northwest Changes

6 Confederation

Cluster 3: 1867-1931: Becoming a Sovereign Nation

7 Westward Expansion

8 Post-Confederation Life

9 Aboriginal Peoples after Confederation

10 World War I and Beyond

Cluster 4: 1931-1982: Achievements and Challenges

11 Security and Justice

12 Canadian Identity

13: World War II and the Post-War Years

14 Québec and Canada

Cluster 5: 1982-Present: Defining Contemporary Canada

15 Canada's Changing Face

16 National Unity

17 Aboriginal Peoples Today

18 International Relations

Historical Skills Appendix

• Reflect…Recall…Respond questions provide students with opportunities for self-assessment
• Shaping Canada Today helps students make connections between history and contemporary Canada
• Viewpoints on History encourages students to explore, examine, and evaluate various points of view on a specific topic or issue in history
• History in Action develops and expands understanding of the people and events of the period
• Historical Thinking Competencies are seamlessly interwoven in our narrative and are reinforced through questions and activities