Homework Mega-Sites
Link to Learning
Links you to websites which support the Ontario curriculum.
Independent Learning Centre's Ask a Teacher
Ask a Teacher is a free chat room service available Sunday-Thursday from 5:30-9:30 that lets high school students chat one-on-one with teachers and uses a virtual whiteboard for graphics and diagrams. Very very cool.
Virtual Reference Library
Internet sites selected by Toronto Public Library staff. Check out NewsConnect Š a great link to reading and researching news from around the world. Science Net is worth checking out as well.
Canada's SchoolNet
An amazing site! Links are organized by school subject area.
B.J. PinchbeckÕs Homework Helpers
Discovery Channel's great site for research with an American outlook. Cool links include Science Fair Central and Puzzlemaker.
Multnomah County Homework Helper
Another mega homework site. This one is easy to use and very extensive! Check out their Wars and World History category. Lots of Canadian content.
Canadian Points of View
This full-text database is designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more.
World Book Encyclopędia
The Virtual Reference Library: a reliable and extensive source of Canadian information on the Web. (For use at home)
World Book Encyclopędia
For use at the Library
The French-Canadian Explorers 
Information on a number of French-Canadian explorers, from Cartier (1534-1536), Champlain (1604-1616) and Brule (1615-1621) to later explorers such as Cadillac (1694-1701) and La Verendrye (1732-1739) is offered on this web site.
The War Museum
This web site provides detailed info about the wars in which Canada has participated - our contributions, the effects on our country, life on the homefront, other wartime issues and the key people involved.
WWW-VL History: Canadian History
Go to "History", where you can access links to Canadian history by chronology or by topic.
Important Moments in Canadian History
Canada's most important historical events, from prehistory to the present, are listed here.
Canadian Maps: 1667-1999
This web site from Canada's National Library will help you get a clearer picture of British North America's territorial evolution.
The Territorial Evolution of Canada 1867-1999
Click on maps from various years to learn how Canada's boundaries changed from Confederation to 1999. Look for History on the left hand side.
Famous Canadians
You can find links here to info on many famous Canadians - explorers, WWI and WWII air aces, inventors, scientists, musicians, prime ministers, the Fathers of Confederation, women and more.
Information on a number of French-Canadian explorers, from Cartier (1534-1536), Champlain (1604-1616) and Brule (1615-1621) to later explorers such as Cadillac (1694-1701) and La Verendrye (1732-1739) is offered on this web site.
The War Museum
This web site provides detailed info about the wars in which Canada has participated - our contributions, the effects on our country, life on the homefront, other wartime issues and the key people involved.
WWW-VL History: Canadian History
Go to "History", where you can access links to Canadian history by chronology or by topic.
Important Moments in Canadian History
Canada's most important historical events, from prehistory to the present, are listed here.
Canadian Maps: 1667-1999
This web site from Canada's National Library will help you get a clearer picture of British North America's territorial evolution.
The Territorial Evolution of Canada 1867-1999
Click on maps from various years to learn how Canada's boundaries changed from Confederation to 1999. Look for History on the left hand side.
Famous Canadians
You can find links here to info on many famous Canadians - explorers, WWI and WWII air aces, inventors, scientists, musicians, prime ministers, the Fathers of Confederation, women and more.
Canadian History
Canada: A People's History
This is the web site of the popular, award-winning CBC TV show. Search the site, or click on an episode to learn more about a particular period in Canada's history. A Canadian historical timeline is also provided.
The History of Canada
Concise information on various events, people and periods of Canadian history is provided on this web site.
Canadian History Portal
The Canadian History Portal's purpose is to act as a reliable guide to online history resources on Canadian history. Timelines and a search function are provided.
Today in History
Find out what happened on this day in Canadian history, as well as in international history.
Canada's Cultural History
Topics covered in this history web site include the First Nations, exploration and development, Canada's social & religious history, Canada's economic development, local history, etc.
Histor!ca
Use "Histor!ca" for searching for historical resources or school projects. Links are provided to resources such as the Canadian Encyclopedia and the Prime Ministers of Canada.
History: National Library and Archives of Canada
The resources of the National Library and Archives of Canada feature many different aspects of Canadian history.
History Television
"History Television" offers facts and trivia about selected events and topics in Canadian history. See "Today in History" to see what happened on this day in Canada's past.
Canadian Civilization
A great source of excellent, concise information in Canadian history and culture, as well as visuals. Note the link to the "Virtual Museum of New France".
Canada's Cultural Gateway
Click on "History" and "Heritage" for a wide range of links to info on various periods, people and events in Canadian history!
On this Day
Find out what happened on this day in Canadian history!
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
There, you will meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada. This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1920 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
Heroines.ca
A guide to women in Canadian history.
Canada in the Making
Canada's constitutional history is explored here, with links to many relevant primary source documents. Images and maps are included, plus related sites.
Canadian History Gateway
This Gateway will lead you to a wide range of online resources on Canadian history.
Exploration, the Fur Trade, and the Hudson's Bay Company
Learn about the fur trade and how it led to the exploration of Canada and the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company. A timeline, stories and info about some of the personalities involved in this period of Canadian history, are also provided.
Heritage Minutes
Some very famous people and events from Canada's past are covered in the Heritage Minutes, with links to further info. Some examples are Jennie Trout, Grey Owl, the Halifax Explosion, the Bluenose, Louis Riel, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Marconi and even Superman!