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Aboriginal Peoples
- Aboriginal Documentary Heritage
- Project Naming (available in Inuktitut)
- The Canadian West
- Pride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
- Treaty 8: 1899-1999
- Aboriginal Peoples - Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada
- Aboriginal Resources and Services
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Government of Canada Files (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Louis Riel, the Red River Rebellion (Unpublished Thematic Guides)
- Métis Land Claims
- Naskapi Lexicon
- Native Residential Schools in Canada: A Selective Bibliography
- Western Land Grants, 1870-1930 (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
- Indian Reserves - Western Canada (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Métis Scrip Records (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Red and Black Series (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
Exploration and Settlement
- Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection
- Canada at Scale: Maps of our History
- The Canadian West
- The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement
- Life of a Rock Star
- Moving Here, Staying Here. The Canadian Immigrant Experience
- New France New Horizons: On French Soil in America
- Passageways: True Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers
- Pathfinders and Passageways: The Exploration of Canada
- Paul-Emile Miot: Photographs of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
- The Shamrock and the Maple Leaf
- Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
- William Hind's "Overlanders of '62 Sketchbook"
- Written in Stone: William E. Logan and the Geological Survey of Canada
- Arctic Exploration and the Search for the Northwest Passage
- Private Archives and Colonial Records (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Documentary Art (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Photographs (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- The Search for Franklin and Franklin Relics: 1847-1880
- Selected Almanacs in Library and Archives Canada Collection
- Western Land Grants, 1870-1930 (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- The Jesuit Relations and the History of New France
- Maps, Plans and Charts (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- New France New Horizons: On French Soil in America (Canada France Archives)
- Passenger Lists
- Montreal Emigrant Society Passage Book
- Port of New Westminster Register of Chinese Immigrants
- Upper Canada and Canada West Naturalization Records
- Immigrant Diaries and Guides
- The Ward Chipman Papers
- The Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers Collection (LI-RA-MA)
- Canadian Historical Association Booklets
- Early Canadiana Online
- Shipwreck Investigations
Politics and Government
- By Executive Decree
- Canada's Constitutional Evolution
- Canadian Confederation
- The Canadian State: Documents and Dialogue
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Canadian Women in Government
- Confederation for Kids
- Expo '67: A Virtual Experience
- The Famous Five
- First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics
- First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics - Children's site
- In Memory of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
- Laurier House
- Made in Canada. Patents of Invention and the Story of Canadian Innovation
- New France New Horizons: On French Soil in America
- A Real Companion and Friend: The Diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Treaty 8: 1899-1999
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Canadian Women Activists
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Government of Canada Files (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Government of Canada Web Archive
- Index to Federal Royal Commissions
- Prime Ministers' Fonds (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters & Sciences 1949-1951
- Cabinet Conclusions (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Orders-in-Council (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Building a Just Society
- Canada By Design: Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Canada Site
- Guide to Canadian Political Science Resources: Federal Institutions and their Structure
- Public Opinion Research Reports
- Government, Legal and Constitutional Information
Sports
- Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective
- Backcheck: Hockey for Kids
- Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada
- Sporting Lives: Images of Canadian Athletes
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Sport
- Canadian Olympians
War and Military
- The Battle of Passchendaele
- The Call to Duty: Canada's Nursing Sisters
- Canada and the First World War
- Canadian War Artists
- Faces of War
- Mary Riter Hamilton: Traces of War
- A Real Companion and Friend: The Diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Through a Lens: Dieppe in Photography and Film
- Victory Bonding: Wartime Messages from Canada's Government, 1939-1945
- Canada at War: A Guide to Library and Archives Canada Websites Recalling the Canadian War Experience
- Courts-martial of the First World War (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
- Lest We Forget
- Military Records and Service Files
- Prime Ministers' Fonds (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Canadian War Industry During the Second World War
- Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Soldiers of the South African War, 1899 - 1902
- War Diaries of the First World War (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918
Art and Photography
- ArtVenture: A Collector's Challenge
- Canada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection
- Canadian War Artists
- Codex canadensis
- Critical Acclaim: Portraits from the National Archives of Canada
- Expo '67: A Virtual Experience
- Framing Canada: A Photographic Memory
- Karsh Masterworks: A Tribute
- Legends in Life and Art: The Portrait Photography of Roloff Beny
- Mary Riter Hamilton: Traces of War
- On the Job: A Century of Canadians at Work
- Paul-Emile Miot: Photographs of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
- Pride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
- Real Stories: A Past in Miniatures
- Through a Lens: Dieppe in Photography and Film
- Victory Bonding: Wartime Messages from Canada's Government, 1939-1945
- Virtual Silver Screen
- Virtual Vault
- Virtual Vault: The "Four Indian Kings"
- William Hind's "Overlanders of '62 Sketchbook"
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women Artists in Canada
- Documentary Art (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Photographs (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Canadian Illustrated News: Images in the News, 1869-1883
- Canadian War Industry During the Second World War
- Early Images of Canada: Illustrations from Rare Books
- Images Canada
- Photographs: Canadian Nurses (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Canada By Design: Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries and Trickery
- Faces of War
Literature
- The Art of Illustration: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Children's Book Illustrators
- Beyond the Funnies: The History of Comics in English Canada and Quebec
- Beyond the Letters: A Retrospective of Canadian Alphabet Books
- Bon appétit! A Celebration of Canadian Cookbooks
- Canadian Writers
- Celebrating Dayal Kaur Khalsa
- Gabrielle Roy
- Guardians of the North: The National Superhero in Canadian Comic-Book Art
- Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
- A Real Companion and Friend: The Diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King
- The Secret Self: An Exploration of Canadian Children's Literature
- Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator
- Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
- Tales from the Vault! Canadian Pulp Fiction 1940-1952
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Life and Society, Music, and Literature
- Literary Archives: A Guide to the Literary Fonds at Library and Archives Canada
- PIKA: Canadian Children's Literature Database
- Read Up On It
- Canadian Poetry Archive
- The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries and Trickery
- New Wave Canada: The Coach House Press and the Small Press Movement in English Canada in the 1960s
Those interested in Canadian literature are invited to participate in CANLIT-L, an electronic discussion list on Canadian literature.
Music
- Claude Champagne Virtual Exhibition
- The Glenn Gould Archive
- Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Sensation
- Sir Ernest MacMillan: Portrait of a Canadian Musician
- Canadian Music Periodical Index
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Life and Society, Music, and Literature
- Disc-O-Logue
- Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (2003 edition)
- Music Archives at the National Library of Canada: A Guide (1994, 2003)
- Istvàn Anhalt fonds [PDF] and Istvàn Anhalt fonds [RTF]
- Randy Bachman fonds [PDF] and Randy Bachman fonds [RTF]
- Robert Fleming fonds [PDF] and Robert Fleming fonds [RTF]
- The Glenn Gould Archive: Consult the Collections
- Jacques Hétu fonds [PDF] and Jacques Hétu fonds [RTF]
- Otto Joachim fonds [PDF] and Otto Joachim fonds [RTF]
- Michel Longtin fonds [PDF] and Michel Longtin fonds [RTF]
- Mathieu family fonds [PDF] and Mathieu family fonds [RTF]
- Oscar Peterson fonds [PDF] and Oscar Peterson fonds [RTF]
- André Prévost fonds [PDF] and André Prévost fonds [RTF]
- Sheet Music from Canada's Past
- The Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
- RPM
- Paul Bley fonds [PDF] and Paul Bley fonds [RTF]
Philately and Postal History
- Canadian Postal Archives
- Canadian Mail Order Catalogues
- Biophil - Stamp Creators (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Philatelic Library (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- The periodical collection in the Philatelic Library (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Philatelic Bibliography (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Post Offices and Postmasters (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- Philatis - Postal Archives
- Canadian Post Office Publications
- Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries and Trickery
Black History
- The Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
- Anti-slavery Issues in Canada, 1830-1870: A Selective Bibliography
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Labour
Gardening
Judaica
Printing and Publishing
- Canadian Private Presses
- Impressions: 250 Years of Printing in the Lives of Canadians
- New Wave Canada: Coach House Press and the Small Press Movement in English Canada in the 1960s
- Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in the Canadian Book Trade
Transportation and Travel
- Canada, by Train
- The Kids' Site of Canadian Trains
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- The Merrilees Transportation Collection
Theatre
Newspapers
- Engine of Immortality: Canadian Newspapers from 1752 until Today
- Special Editions of Canadian Newspapers
- Canadian Newspapers on Microform Held by the National Library of Canada
- Checklist of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers Held by the National Library of Canada
- News Sites
- Photographs (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
Biography/People
- The Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
- The Art of Illustration: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Children's Book Illustrators
- Canadian Confederation
- Canadian Writers
- Celebrating Dayal Kaur Khalsa
- Celebrating Women's Achievements
- Claude Champagne Virtual Exhibition
- Confederation for Kids
- Critical Acclaim: Portraits from the National Archives of Canada
- The Famous Five
- Featuring... Gratien Gelinas
- First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics
- Gabrielle Roy
- The Glenn Gould Archive
- Heroes of Lore and Yore: Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
- In Memory of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
- Karsh Masterworks: A Tribute
- Legends in Life and Art: The Portrait Photography of Roloff Beny
- Oscar Peterson: A Jazz Sensation
- Pathfinders and Passageways: The Exploration of Canada
- A Real Companion and Friend: The Diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Real Stories: A Past in Miniatures
- Sir Ernest MacMillan: Portrait of a Canadian Musician
- Stephen Leacock: Humorist and Educator
- Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Memorable Canadians
- Canadian Directories
- Canadian Poetry Archive
- The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
- The Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
- Famous Canadian Physicians
Film
- Through a Lens: Dieppe in Photography and Film
- Virtual Silver Screen
- Film, Video and Sound (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
UFOs
National Identity
- Cool Canada
- Framing Canada: A Photographic Memory
- Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries and Trickery
- Canada By Design: Parliament Hill, Ottawa
- Old Messengers, New Media
Disasters
