Shaping Canada

Mitsou

is a pop culture icon in Quebec with a long-standing and impactful career in music, acting, media . . .

Perdita Felicien

is a two-time Olympian, ten-time national champion, and the first Canadian female athlete to win a . . .

Wanda Robson

was a human rights activist, educator and writer. She was the youngest sister of Viola Desmond . . .

Douglas Cardinal

is an influential Indigenous architect who designed the Canadian Museum of History, among other . . .

Jeremy Dias

is the founder of the Jeremy Dias Scholarship, the International Day of Pink, and the Canadian . . .

Karim Rashid

is a prominent and prolific industrial designer whose visionary and award-winning art has . . .

Monique Bégin

was an academic, the former Minister of Health and Welfare Canada, and one of three Québécois women . . .

Rick Hansen

is a disability rights advocate, Olympian, and Paralympian who captured the public imagination when . . .

Fred Penner

is a musician, children’s entertainer, and early childhood education advocate. He is known for his . . .

Louise Arbour

is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human . . .

Sharon Anne Firth

is a member of the Gwich’in First Nation. A four-time Olympian in cross-country skiing, Sharon and . . .

About

About Shaping Canada

Shaping Canada is a captivating, multi-year oral history project hosted by the Canadian Museum of History. It aims to capture the profound influence and life stories of the people who have made a demonstrable and extraordinary impact on contemporary Canada.

Learn more about Shaping Canada from the project lead