Bill M-36 is unanimously passed in the House of Commons to officially recognize August 1 as Emancipation Day across Canada

Although Peter Lester sat as a juror in February 1860, Black men were not on the “official list of jurors maintained by […]

The Government Gazette lists “Persons liable to pay taxes under the provision of the ‘Trade Licenses Amendment Act, 1862’ for the half-year […]

Railway porters were hired from cities with established Black communities, including Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights states “porters […]