History - Canadian: World War I

Millions of digitized pages, including full-text books, newspapers, magazines, and government publications. The collection is largely composed of materials published prior to 1921.

an online archive of the Canadian war experience, from any war, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves.

Propaganda posters and wartime photos from WWI and WWII. From the Canadian War Museum.

Free access to digital material of historical importance to Ontario and Canada. High quality photos, posters and videos.

Search through a database of speeches made by the Canadian speakers forum. Includes hundreds of speakers since 1903.

Explore thousands of images that Veterans have shared with The Memory Project. The website also includes recordings of veterans' stories.

A large collection of war posters and ephemera from the digitized collections of the Toronto Public Library.

Diaries, letters and stories from WWI and WWII.

For more primary sources links go to the general Primary Sources page.

Full text reproductions from the Globe and Mail from 1844 to 1936 (titled The Globe during this time period). To access, use your TPL card number and PIN

This set of documents includes a variety of primary and secondary sources including photographs, interviews, letters-to-the-editor, newspaper articles and more. Click the "read more" button next to the title of the document to view details about it and to ensure it is a primary source

This set of documents includes a variety of primary and secondary sources including photographs, interviews, letters-to-the-editor, newspaper articles and more. Click the "read more" button next to the title of the document to view details about it and to ensure it is a primary source

View letters, posters, photographs and other archival materials from World War 1 collected by the Archives of Ontario

Search of Canadiana Online's research of documents dated 1914-1918 with Great War in the text of the document. You may expand or refine your search by changing the search keywords, date range, language or type of document using the buttons on the left hand side of the page

A direct link to the Canadian Letters & Images Project's WWI Collection search. To refine the search by date, type of document, etc. type in information or use the drop down boxes that are directly above the search results

A collection of propaganda posters and wartime photos from the First World War

Search of everything in the DAO's archive with the subject heading "World War, 1914-1918". Search may be refined by title, type of material, language and more using the buttons on the left hand side

Biographies compiled from original military records, photographs, census records, and other historical materials. View the facsimiles along with the written text.

Scroll below the search bar to view the gallery of letters, photos and other documents related to the First World War. You may sort the items alphabetically by title or limit items shown by theme

Scroll down to the heading "1917 Canada Year Book - Related tables" to see statistical data from the first world war period

A collection of posters related to war and conflict from TPL's collection. To limit your search to specific subjects or authors, use the buttons on the left hand side of the page

Scroll down to the First World War heading to find first person accounts of WWI veterans

This collection offers full-text titles with unlimited access providing a core collection of titles by Canadian publishers and authors, and covering topics pertaining to Canada, Canadian history and native culture, and politics and current events.

Type the keywords "World War One Canada" into the search box below to find secondary sources on the first world war.

Chronology of the First World War, and other Military Heritage, from a Canadian point of view. From the Canadian War Museum's website.

Presentation of the contribution of Canada in World War I and the outcomes of the war. From the Canadian War Museum.

Chapter 6 in the e-book Canadian History: Post-Confederation. Scroll the sub-chapters with the red bar at the bottom or use the contents menu on the left.