Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/Vital Canadian articles

The following is a list of vital articles with significant cultural, political or historical interest to Canada. This is intended to be an open-ended list, so feel free to add anything you believe fits the scope (although, do take care to avoid recentism). These articles should be improved and watched over closely for vandalism. For more information on this list and the process for adding articles, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

Awards and honours

 * Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada

• ;Arts awards

• Polaris Music Prize

• Félix Award

• Gemini Awards

• Juno Award

• iHeartRadio MMVAs

• Prix Gémeaux

• ;Halls and walks of fame

• Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

• Canada's Walk of Fame

• Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

• Canadian Football Hall of Fame

• Canadian Music Hall of Fame

• Hockey Hall of Fame

• ;Honours (national)

• Cross of Valour (Canada)

• Order of Canada

• Victoria Cross (Canada)

• ;Honours (provincial and territorial)

• Alberta Order of Excellence

• Order of British Columbia

• Order of Manitoba

• Order of New Brunswick

• Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Order of Nova Scotia

• Order of Ontario

• Order of Prince Edward Island

• National Order of Quebec

• Saskatchewan Order of Merit

• Yukon Territory Order of Polaris

• ;Sports awards

• Bobbie Rosenfeld Award

• Lionel Conacher Award

• Lou Marsh Trophy

Commerce
• ;Businesspeople

• Jim Pattison

• ;Construction

• SNC-Lavalin

• ;Equity

• Onex Corporation

• ;Manufacturing

• Bombardier Inc.

• Massey Ferguson

• ;Mining

• Barrick Gold

• Rio Tinto Alcan

• ;Retail

• Birks & Mayors

• Canadian Tire

• Eaton's

• Holt Renfrew

• Hudson's Bay Company

• La Maison Simons

• Loblaw Companies

• Sears Canada

• Simpsons (department store)

• Walmart Canada

• Woodward's

• ;Telecommunications

• Nortel

Culture

 * Culture of Canada

• ;Main topics

• Architecture of Canada

• Canadian art

• Canadian literature

• Cinema of Canada

• Demographics of Canada

• Multiculturalism in Canada

• Music of Canada

•  Religion in Canada

• ;Museums and galleries

• Art Gallery of Alberta

• Art Gallery of Ontario

• Canada Aviation and Space Museum

• Canadian Museum for Human Rights

• Canadian Museum of History

• Canadian Museum of Nature

• Canadian War Museum

• Glenbow Museum

• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

• Musée de la civilisation

• Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

• Museum of Anthropology at UBC

• National Gallery of Canada

• Pier 21

• Royal Alberta Museum

• Royal Ontario Museum

• The Rooms

• Vancouver Art Gallery

• ;Peoples

• Indigenous peoples in Canada

• Canadians

• First Nations in Canada

• Inuit

• Métis in Canada

• Québécois people

Food and drink

 * Canadian cuisine

• ;Overviews

• Beer in Canada

• Canadian wine

• Canadian whisky

• ;Main articles

• Butter tart

• Caesar

• Maple syrup

• Montreal-style bagel

• Montreal-style smoked meat

• Nanaimo bar

• Poutine

• ;Brands

• Harvey's

• Labatt Brewing Company

• Molson Brewery

• Sleeman Breweries

• Tim Hortons

Geography
• ;Regions
 * Geography of Canada

• Atlantic Canada

• Calgary–Edmonton Corridor

• Canadian Prairies

• Central Canada

• Golden Horseshoe

• The Maritimes

• Northern Canada

• Western Canada

• ;Land

• Baffin Island

• Canadian Rockies

• Canadian Shield

• Mount Logan

• Mount Robson

• Vancouver Island

• ;Water

• Bay of Fundy

• Great Lakes

• Hudson Bay

• Mackenzie River

• Saint Lawrence River

History and military

 * History of Canada
 * Military history of Canada

• ;Overviews

• Canadian Armed Forces

• Canadian peacekeeping

• History of monarchy in Canada

• History of immigration to Canada

• Territorial evolution of Canada

• ;People

• Persons of Historic Significance

• Billy Bishop

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Terry Fox

• Marc Garneau

• Louis Riel

• Laura Secord

• ;Events

• Canadian Centennial

• Canadian Confederation

• Expulsion of the Acadians

• Expo 67

• Great Depression in Canada

• Halifax Explosion

• October Crisis

• Quiet Revolution

• Red River Rebellion

• Winnipeg general strike

• ;Battles and warfare

• Battle of Vimy Ridge

• Battle of Passchendaele

• Battle of the Plains of Abraham

• Canada in the War in Afghanistan

• Military history of Canada during World War I

• Military history of Canada during World War II

• Second Battle of Ypres

• War of 1812

• ;Historic sites

• Lists of historic places in Canada

• National Historic Sites of Canada

Holidays

 * Public holidays in Canada

• ;Main articles

• Canada Day

• National Acadian Day

• Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day

• Remembrance Day

• Thanksgiving (Canada)

• Victoria Day

Language

 * Languages of Canada
 * Official bilingualism in Canada

• ;Main topics

• Acadian French

• Canadian English

• Canadian French

Law

 * Law of Canada

• ;Main topics

• Abortion in Canada

• Canadian Aboriginal law

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Canadian property law

• Capital punishment in Canada

• Constitution of Canada

• Insolvency law of Canada

• LGBT rights in Canada

• ;Case law

• Edwards v Canada (AG)

• Patriation Reference

• R v Morgentaler

• R v Zundel

• Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage

• Reference Re Persons of Japanese Race

• Reference Re Secession of Quebec

• Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG)

• Roncarelli v Duplessis

• Delgamuukw v British Columbia

• ;Legislation

• Civil Code of Quebec

• Criminal Code

• Charter of the French Language

• Potlatch ban

Media, artists, authors and actors

 * Media of Canada

• ;Media and communications

• Astral Media

• Bell Media

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

• Cogeco

• Gesca

• The Globe and Mail

• Le Devoir

• Postmedia Network

• Quebecor

• Rogers Media

• Shaw Communications

• Telus

• Thomson Reuters

• Torstar

• ;Artists

• Group of Seven

• Emily Carr

• ;Authors

• Margaret Atwood

• Douglas Coupland

• Farley Mowat

• ;Actors

• ;Literary Works

• Canadian literature

• "In Flanders Fields"

• The Hockey Sweater

• ;Movies

• Cinema of Canada

• Cinema of Quebec

• National Film Board of Canada

• Evangeline (1913 film)

• ;Musicians

• Bryan Adams

• Justin Bieber

• Leonard Cohen

• Drake (musician)

• The Guess Who

• Glenn Gould

• Gordon Lightfoot

• Joni Mitchell

• Anne Murray

• Nickelback

• Rush

• Stompin' Tom Connors

• The Tragically Hip

•  ‪Neil Young‬

• ;Musical works

• O Canada

• Canada (1967 song)

• Gens du pays

• The Hockey Song

• The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

• ;Television programmes

• Bye Bye (TV series)

• Corner Gas

• CTV National News

• Degrassi

• Due South

• Front Page Challenge

• Hockey Night in Canada

• La famille Plouffe

• La Petite Vie

• Le Téléjournal

• Little Mosque on the Prairie

• Mr. Dressup

• The Beachcombers

• The Friendly Giant

• The National (TV program)

• Tout le monde en parle (Canadian talk show)

• Trailer Park Boys

• Virginie

Money and finance

 * Economy of Canada
 * Economic history of Canada

• ;Banks and credit unions

• Bank of Montreal

• Desjardins Group

• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

• National Bank of Canada

• Royal Bank of Canada

• Scotiabank

• Toronto–Dominion Bank

• ; Currency

• Canadian dollar

• Canadian Tire money

• Loonie

• Toonie

• ;Institutions

• Canada Post

• Royal Canadian Mint

• Toronto Stock Exchange

• ;Sectors

• Agriculture in Canada

• Electricity sector in Canada

• Petroleum industry in Canada

Organizations and events
• ;Organizations

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

• ;Events

• Calgary Stampede

• Canadian National Exhibition

• Just for Laughs

• Pride Toronto

• Quebec Winter Carnival

• Toronto International Film Festival

• Winterlude

Places

 * Canada

• ;Provinces and Territories

• Alberta

• British Columbia

• Manitoba

• New Brunswick

• Newfoundland and Labrador

• Northwest Territories

• Nova Scotia

• Nunavut

• Ontario

• Prince Edward Island

• Quebec

• Saskatchewan

• Yukon

• ;Cities

• Calgary

• Edmonton

• Hamilton

• Montreal

• Ottawa

• Quebec City

•  Toronto

• Vancouver

• Winnipeg

Politics and government

 * Government of Canada
 * Politics of Canada

• ;Events

• British North America Act, 1867

• Charlottetown Accord

• Constitution Act, 1982

• Halibut Treaty

• Meech Lake Accord

• Quebec referendum, 1980

• Quebec referendum, 1995

• Statute of Westminster 1931

• ;Legislative buildings

• Parliament Hill

• Parliament Building (Quebec)

• Province House (Prince Edward Island)

• ;Parties

• Bloc Québécois

• Conservative Party of Canada

• Liberal Party of Canada

• New Democratic Party

• ;Official residences

• 24 Sussex Drive

• Citadelle of Quebec

• Rideau Hall

• ;Positions

• Governor General of Canada

• Monarchy of Canada

• Official Opposition

•  Parliament of Canada

• Prime Minister of Canada

•  Senate of Canada

• ;People

• Jean Chrétien

• Tommy Douglas

• Stephen Harper

• William Lyon Mackenzie King

• Jack Layton

• René Lévesque

• John A. Macdonald

• Lester B. Pearson

• Pierre Trudeau

Science, medicine and inventions

 * Healthcare in Canada
 * Invention in Canada
 * Science and technology in Canada

• ;Services

• Emergency medical services in Canada

• ;Medicine

• Insulin

• ;Inventions

• Canadarm

• Pablum

• Snowmobile

• Standard time

• Zipper

• ;People

• Frederick Banting

• Alexander Graham Bell

• William Osler

• David Suzuki

Sports and recreation

 * Sports in Canada

• ;Main topics

• Ice hockey

• Canadian football

• Lacrosse

• ;Teams and leagues

• National Hockey League

• * Stanley Cup

• * Calgary Flames

• * Edmonton Oilers

• * Montreal Canadiens

• * Ottawa Senators

• * Toronto Maple Leafs

• * Vancouver Canucks

• * Winnipeg Jets (current incarnation)

• * Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) (previous incarnation)

• Canadian Football League

• * Grey Cup

• Toronto Blue Jays

• Montreal Expos

• Toronto Raptors

• ;People

• Don Cherry

• Lionel Conacher

• Sidney Crosby

• Wayne Gretzky

• Brooke Henderson

• Paul Henderson

• Gordie Howe

• Clara Hughes

• Angela James

• Ferguson Jenkins

• Ben Johnson

• Cindy Klassen

• Mario Lemieux

• James Naismith

• Paris Crew

• Milos Raonic

• Maurice Richard

• Bobbie Rosenfeld

• Christine Sinclair

• Hayley Wickenheiser

• ;Events

• Summit Series

• 1976 Summer Olympics

• 1988 Winter Olympics

• 2010 Winter Olympics

• ;Recreation

• Trivial Pursuit

Transportation

 * Transportation in Canada

• ;Main topics

• Canadian National Railway

• Canadian Pacific Railway

• Confederation Bridge

• Northwest Passage

• Ontario Highway 401

• Trans-Canada Highway

National historic designations

 * Events of National Historic Significance
 * National Historic Sites of Canada
 * Persons of National Historic Significance

Most popular articles

 * Popular articles about Canada