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Canada: History, Identity and Culture

CHI4U-GRADE 12

Course Code:

CHI4U

Subject:

Canada: History, Identity and Culture

Course type:

open

Prerequiste:

None

CHI4U explores Canadian history through the development of national identity and cultural expression.

  • Students examine events from pre-contact to modern-day Canada partnerships
  • including Indigenous histories
  • colonial conflicts
  • political reforms
  • immigration.
  • Social movements
Through historical inquiry and analysis, students investigate how experiences and perspectives have shaped Canada’s evolving identity in a global context.

Unit 1: Canada, Origins to 1774

Students study Indigenous cultures and the early colonial period.
Lessons include:
  • Aboriginal People in Canada

  • European Settlement

  • Colonial Canada

  • French and British Conflicts

  • New France

  • Early Canadian Explorers

Unit 2:Canada from 1774 to 1867

This unit examines Canada’s development toward Confederation.
Lessons include:
  • Post-1774 Canada

  • Cultural Developments

  •  Industrialization

  • Canadian Confederation

  • Democratic Reforms

Unit 3:Canada from 1867 to 1945

Students analyze major political, cultural, and social shifts.
Lessons include:
  • Komagata Maru Incident

  • Canadian Pacific Railway

  • Arts and Culture in Canada

  • Government Policies

  • Canadian Conflicts and Wars

  • Political Autonomy

  • Immigration Policies

Unit 4: Canada Since 1945

This unit explores contemporary Canadian issues and achievements.
Lessons include:
  • Postwar Trends and Transformations

  • Protecting Canadian Culture

  • Effects of Global Events on Canada

  • Internal and External Conflicts

  • Canadian Trade Policies

Unit 5: Final Evaluation

Students synthesize their learning through a major project.
Lessons include:
  • Culminating Assignment 1

  • Culminating Assignment 2

  • 70% of the final grade is based on coursework, including:
    • Historical inquiry assignments and thematic essays

    •  Critical evaluations of primary and secondary sources

    •  Political and social issue discussions

    •  Unit-based projects and reflections

  • 30% of the final grade is based on final evaluations:
    • 15% Historical research presentation or digital project

    •  15% Extended essay or culminating written analysis

All assessments follow Ontario curriculum standards and aim to deepen understanding of Canadian identity, historical significance, and cultural evolution.

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