October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada.

In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month, marking the beginning of an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Women’s History Month.

This year’s theme, She Did, So Now I Can, celebrates the actions of inspiring Canadian women that positively impact our lives today, right now, at this very minute. We are thankful for their courage and for inspiring us to do better.

The menu for this site includes links to explore:
- Women in Canadian History: A Timeline
- Women of Impact
- Women's History Month 2022
- International Day of the Girl Child - October 11
- Persons Day - October 18

Are you an Indigenous youth living in western Canada or north-western Ontario? Interested in a challenging summer experience that delivers hands-on skills development, encourages teamwork, provides physical fitness training and promotes cultural awareness?

Bold Eagle is the program for you! This unique summer employment program combines Indigenous culture and teachings with military training, that will help you develop valuable skills such as self-confidence, self-discipline, teamwork, time management, respect and fitness.

The 6 week program is conducted from early July to late August each year.

Learn how to eat a variety of healthy foods, be mindful of your eating habits, and limit highly processed foods. Explore Canada's food guide, dietary guidelines, and recipes from the kitchen.

"Career quizzes and tests can help you choose, change or develop your career. You can use them as a starting point in your journey to get to know yourself better and explore the wide range of career opportunities available to you."

Find out what work is like for a conservation officer in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Conservation and fishery officers (NOC 22113).

"Looking for a rewarding ESL, FSL or FFL language assistant job in Canada? Embark on your own Odyssey

Inspire youth to practise their English-speaking or French-speaking skills while earning a salary. That’s Odyssey.
Odyssey, part of the suite of Official Languages Programs (OLP-PLO), is a nine-month program that engages ESL (English as a second language), FSL (French as a second language), and FFL (French as a first language) language assistants in classrooms across the country.

Over 36,500 people have participated in Odyssey since its inception. Discover Odyssey for yourself!"

"À la recherche d'un emploi gratifiant d'assistant linguistique en ESL, FSL ou FFL au Canada ? Lancez-vous dans votre propre Odyssée.

Inspirez les jeunes à pratiquer leurs compétences en anglais ou en français tout en gagnant un salaire. C'est ça, Odyssey.
Odyssey, faisant partie de la gamme des Programmes de langues officielles (OLP-PLO), est un programme de neuf mois qui engage des assistants linguistiques en ESL (anglais langue seconde), FSL (français langue seconde) et FFL (français langue première) dans des salles de classe à travers le pays.

Plus de 36 500 personnes ont participé à Odyssey depuis sa création. Découvrez Odyssey par vous-même !"

"We are already hard at work finalizing our promotional material, such as web banners, articles and infographics to help you promote FLM in your community. These materials will become available on the Financial Literacy Month web page in October. We invite you to bookmark this page and visit it regularly for updates on FLM."
Themes:
*Budgeting
*Borrowing
*Financial Goals
*Being a Smart Consumer

"Destination Clic enables youth to travel and immerse themselves in francophone culture

Do you know a young person ready to learn, discover, and grow and meet new francophone friends from across Canada? OLP-PLO’s Destination Clic can help them take their confidence to a whole new level and connect them to their francophone roots.

Destination Clic is an experiential summer program for francophone students living outside Quebec. The program is aimed at nurturing their sense of belonging and identity with the francophone community and enhancing their French-speaking skills."

"Destination Clic permet aux jeunes de voyager et de s'immerger dans la culture francophone.

Connaissez-vous un jeune prêt à apprendre, découvrir, grandir et rencontrer de nouveaux amis francophones de partout au Canada ? Destination Clic de OLP-PLO peut les aider à élever leur confiance à un tout autre niveau et les connecter à leurs racines francophones.

Destination Clic est un programme estival expérientiel destiné aux étudiants francophones vivant à l'extérieur du Québec. Le programme vise à nourrir leur sentiment d'appartenance et leur identité au sein de la communauté francophone, tout en améliorant leurs compétences en français."

"Learn to speak or improve your French in a fun, interactive way with the OLP-PLO Explore immersion programs

Imagine learning or improving your French-speaking skills while making new friends and experiencing a different local culture and way of life in another part of Canada. That’s Explore.
Explore is an intensive, government-funded immersion programs offered during the spring and summer in exciting locations across the country. The sessions are taught at accredited institutions, and students live on campus or with local host families."
Apprenez à parler ou améliorez votre français de manière ludique et interactive avec les programmes d'immersion OLP-PLO Explore.

"Imaginez apprendre ou améliorer vos compétences en français tout en vous faisant de nouveaux amis et en découvrant une culture locale différente ainsi qu'un mode de vie unique dans une autre partie du Canada. C'est ça, Explore.
Explore est un programme d'immersion intensif financé par le gouvernement, proposé au printemps et en été dans des endroits passionnants à travers le pays. Les sessions sont dispensées dans des établissements accrédités, et les étudiants vivent sur le campus ou chez des familles d'accueil locales."

From St. John's Newfoundland, to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Aboriginal and northern people and communities across Canada have success stories to share.

Through this website you can learn about community-driven efforts to improve the lives of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals, families and communities.

Indigenous habitation dates back to 10,000 years ago. By the 1600's, the A’aninin (Gros Ventre) followed the bison herds in this area. More recently, the Nakoda (Assiniboine), Nehiyawak (Plains Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Dakota and Lakota (Sioux) also inhabited this grassland area on a seasonal basis

"Guided by the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recognizes that the injustices and prejudices fueled by racial discrimination take place every day. Observed annually on March 21, it commemorates the day police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960."

This site from the Government of Canada explains the day, racial discrimination, provides tips to fight racism, provides as history of racism in Canada, and provides a digital toolkit.

Find activities, games and stories for youth and educators about Indigenous peoples' culture, history and languages.

This site is full of useful information when learning about Veteran's Week and Remembrance in Canada.

Some highlights include:

*Resources for the classroom
*Activities for any student
*Recorded interviews with heroes (Even WWI vet)
*Women Veterans

Students can to understand their strengths and skills through these career quizzes. There are six quizzes and tests are available on Job Bank to help discover professional interests, abilities and preferences. The results will help find occupations that would be a good fit. Introspection should be the starting point in the career planning journey. Being aware of your strengths and weaknesses is key to defining career goals. Completing a self-assessment can help identify what you can already bring to the table, and what you need to work on to get a specific job or enter a particular field or industry.

The official website of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

You can search collections and view beautiful pieces of art from the comfort of your classroom.

Be sure to check out the information here (copy and paste into your browser) https://www.gallery.ca/for-professionals/teachers/at-your-school/distance-learning

Which includes free webinars, lesson plans and resources.