Canada 150: campus events
Canada’s universities commemorated Canada’s 150th anniversary with more than 600 special events. Here is a snapshot of events that happened on campuses across the country.
Alberta
British Columbia
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Simon Fraser University
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Simon Fraser University
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The University of British Columbia
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The University of British Columbia
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University of the Fraser Valley
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University of the Fraser Valley
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University of Northern British Columbia
Lecture on the Franklin Expedition
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
Lecture on the ill-fated Franklin Expedition by Dr. Martin Magne.
April 8, 2017
*Past event
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University of Victoria
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University of Victoria
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Vancouver Island University
MBA Games 2017
Vancouver Island University
MBA Games 2017
Theme: Today for Tomorrow
As part of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the MBA Games will focus on reconciliation.
January 2-4, 2017
* Past event
Manitoba
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Université de Saint-Boniface
The unveiling of a public art project
Université de Saint-Boniface
The unveiling of a public art project
The Université de Saint-Boniface will be organizing a community celebration to unveil the artwork ‘’À tous vents’’, a structure made of 150 stylized polished stainless steel maple seeds twirling in all directions.
September 15, 2017
*In French only
New Brunswick
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Mount Allison University
Opening of Alex Colville’s studio
Mount Allison University
Opening of Alex Colville’s studio
Mount Allison will house the studio on campus. The university will launch a website on the artist and education and community outreach programs.
July 1, 2017
* Past event
Nova Scotia
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Cape Breton University
New Waterford Girl film
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University Art Gallery presents New Waterford Girl film
In celebration of National Canadian Film Day 150, the Cape Breton University Art Gallery will be showing the film “New Waterford Girl.”
April 19, 2017
*Past event
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Dalhousie University
CROSS 2017 research workshop and other events
Dalhousie University
CROSS 2017 research workshop
Research workshop focusing on Canada’s ethical and cultural responsibilities to our “Shining Seas,” spanning from 1867 to the present day.
May 10 – 12, 2017
* Past eventCanada 150 video
The Dalhousie community celebrates Canada’s 150th birthday with a video and tries to sum up the country in 150 words. #MyCanadals, #Canada150
Ontario
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Algoma University
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Algoma University
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Carleton University
Campfire project and other events
Carleton University
Campfire project
Interactive web project that gathers Canadians around the digital campfire to create an online community of storytellers swapping stories and sparking action in their communities.
2017Visions for Canada
Imagining a Future Canada: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Conference will explore the ways innovative collaboration among researchers and the community may be the most effective response to Canada’s future challenges.
March 2-4, 2017
* Past eventSee other Canada 2017 events on the CU75 events web page.
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King's University College
Veritas Series on Faith and Culture
King's University College
Veritas Series on Faith and Culture
Lecture series to foster learning and dialogue by artists, scholars and theologians, who support and challenge us in living lives of faith and justice.
September 2016 – April 2017
*Past event
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McMaster University
McMaster Seminar on Higher Education and other events
McMaster University
McMaster Seminar on Higher Education
Series of discussions, seminars and lectures hosted by the Office of the President.
Theme: The 2016/17 series “Canada @ 150” will focus on the role and responsibility of the academy in relation to the definition and realization of a national identity.L.R. Wilson Institute Visiting Speakers 2016-17 series
Visiting speakers’ series will focus on Confederation and tackle critical issues such as the impact of Confederation on Indigenous peoples, Confederation in the context of 19th century North American nation-building and the environmental impact of Confederation.“From the Archives” video series
In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary, McMaster archivists have selected artifacts from the Library’s holdings that best represent our country – our heritage, our most beloved Canadians, and our place in the world.
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OCAD University
Raise a flag: works from the Aboriginal Art Collection
OCAD University
Raise a flag: works from the Aboriginal Art Collection
Exhibition that explores First Nations, Métis and Inuit art of the 21st century as the basis for a more inclusive Canadian visual art heritage.
June 21 – October 28, 2017
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Ryerson University
Congress 2017 of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Ryerson University
Congress 2017 of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Theme: From Far and Wide – the next 150. Links ideas of nation, metropolis and imagination
May 27 – June 2, 2017
* Past event
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Trent University
Canadian Difference online community and other events
Trent University
Canadian Difference
Bilingual online community dedicated to creating a substantive national conversation on issues that are important to CanadaEducation and Aging: A Canada 150 Heritage Project
Development of an intergenerational curriculum on the history of Canada in partnership with local historians and organizations providing services to seniors. Trent will then present workshops for seniors.
Spring and Fall 2017
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University of Guelph
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University of Guelph
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Canada 150 Student Awards
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Canada 150 Student Awards
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology will honour and recognize future leaders with the Canada 150 Student Awards. These $500 awards will recognize 150 of UOIT’s students for the contributions they have made or intend to make on our country.
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University of Ottawa
Research poster contest and other events
University of Ottawa
Research poster contest: “From Sign to Sign, Post Your Canada!”
To mark the Department of History’s 60th anniversary and Canada’s 150th anniversary, the University of Ottawa is inviting undergraduate history students to participate in the celebrations through the “From Sign to Sign, Post Your Canada!” research poster contest. Winning posters will be displayed in the faculty’s showcases.
May 1 -15, 2017
* Past eventRestorying Canada: Reconsidering Religion and Public Memory conference
Restorying Canada is a three-day conference and public art event held bringing together artists, poets, novelists, and scholars in the year of Canada’s sesquicentennial. It asks how religion—and the ways it is remembered—has shaped the formation of Canada as a colonial and multicultural nation.
May 18 – 20, 2017
* Past event
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University of Toronto
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University of Toronto
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University of Trinity College
Trinity’s graduates of the Class of 1867 archive collection
University of Trinity College
Trinity’s Graduates of the Class of 1867 archive collection
Trinity College is celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial by reflecting on its storied past through profiles of the graduates of the Class of 1867 and their impact and legacy they left on the city, country and abroad.
2017
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University of Waterloo
Canada Day celebration and other events
University of Waterloo
UWaterloo Canada Day celebration
Canada Day celebration will highlight 60 years of innovation by Waterloo’s researchers. The festivities includes family activities, festival food, live performances and fireworks display.
July 1, 2017
* Past eventQuantum: the exhibition
Bilingual travelling exhibition celebrates Canada’s innovative past and its transformative future.
October 13, 2016 – December 31, 2017Innovation150
An interactive digital storybook of science and technology in Canada. Waterloo is one of the sponsors.
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Victoria University
Canada 150: A VIC Celebration archives exhibit
Victoria University
Canada 150: A VIC Celebration archives exhibit
Historic documents, photos and artifacts from the Victoria University Archives are on display at the Victoria University library, dating back to 1867.
February 21 – March 31, 2017
*Past event
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Western University
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Western University
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York University
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York University
Quebec
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Bishop's University
BUFF festival and Canada 150
Bishop's University
BUFF and Canada 150
Bishop’s University Film Festival launches Canada 150 prize. Lucky winner will present his/her film at Dublin’s University College in May 2017.
* Past event
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Concordia University
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Concordia University
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HEC Montréal
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada 2017 Conference
HEC Montréal
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada 2017 Conference
Conference theme: Digital Economies and Cities
Call for papers deadline: February 3, 2017
May 29 – June 1, 2017
* Past event
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McGill University
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McGill University
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Université Laval
Canadian Federation and its Future colloquium
Université Laval
Canadian Federation and its Future colloquium
In partnership with McGill University and the Groupe de recherche sur les sociétés plurinationales, Université Laval hosted a two-day colloquium titled “Canadian Federalism and its Future: Actors and Institutions” in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation.
March 23 – 24, 2017
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Université de Montréal
The Canadian Confederation: Past, Present and Future conference
Université de Montréal
The Canadian Confederation: Past, Present and Future
This conference will bring together scholars from around Canada, the Commonwealth and the world to explore the origins, present state and future prospects of the Canadian constitutional settlement.
May 16-18, 2017
* Past event
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Université de Sherbrooke
Revue d’histoire: Issue on Confederation’s 150th anniversary
Université de Sherbrooke
Revue d’histoire de l’Université de Sherbrooke
Special edition on the 150th anniversary of Confederation
Autumn 2016
*In French only
*Past event
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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Colloquium on Perseverance and Academic Achievement for First Peoples
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Colloquium on Perseverance and Academic Achievement for First Peoples
Quebec City
October 10-12, 2017
Saskatchewan
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University of Regina
The Making of Canada lecture series
University of Regina
The Making of Canada
A series of six lectures to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation
January 19 – March 30, 2017
*Past event
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University of Saskatchewan
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University of Saskatchewan
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St. Thomas More College
North Building Renewal Project inauguration
St. Thomas More College
North Building Renewal Project
Renewal and expansion of research library, student-centered space and improved access to building.
Inauguration ceremony in spring 2017
* Past eventInauguration of Endowed Chair in Indigenous Spirituality and Reconciliation
One of the College’s Canada 150 initiatives.
May 17, 2016
*Past event