Ontario · Grade 10

Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)

  • CHC2D

Ontario’s Grade 10 social studies course, from Historical Skills and Careers to Canada, 1982 to the Present.

Units
5
Lessons
13
Skills
61
Provincial exam
None

Unit by unit

Every skill in the course, with its official code.

Unit 1 · 4 skills

Historical Skills and Careers

Historical Inquiry and Skill Development

Skills and Careers in History

The official wording · 4 outcomes
A2.1
describe several ways in which historical
A2.2
apply in everyday contexts skills and work
A2.3
apply the knowledge and skills developed in
A2.4
identify some careers in which the skills

Key ideas

  1. Historical investigation builds essential skills — reading text, writing, document use, numeracy.

  2. These transfer to the world of work and everyday life.

  3. Historical work habits include assessing credibility, appreciating multiple perspectives, and collaborating.

  4. These habits apply well beyond the history classroom.

  5. Historical knowledge and skills help analyse current social, economic, and political issues.

Watch out for

  • Thinking history is only memorizing dates.
  • Not linking a skill to work or life.
  • Thinking history skills stay in the classroom.

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Unit 2 · 14 skills

Canada, 1914–1929

Society and Economy, 1914–1929

  • Demographic trends, 1914–29

    I can analyse demographic trends of 1914–29 and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Science and technology, 1914–29

    I can identify 1914–29 scientific and technological developments and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Economic trends, 1914–29

    I can describe 1914–29 economic trends and assess their impact on different groups.

  • WWI's impact on society and politics

    I can explain how World War I reshaped Canadian society and politics.

Interactions and Conflict, 1914–1929

  • Causes and consequences of WWI

    I can explain the causes of WWI and analyse the consequences of Canada's participation.

  • Canada in international relations

    I can analyse the significance of Canada's growing role in international relations, 1914–29.

  • Social and political conflict

    I can describe major 1914–29 conflicts and analyse their causes and consequences.

  • Cooperation and movements

    I can explain the goals and accomplishments of 1914–29 cooperative movements.

  • Government policy and Indigenous communities

    I can describe 1914–29 government policies affecting Indigenous communities and their long-term consequences.

  • Discrimination against ethnocultural groups

    I can describe 1914–29 discrimination against ethnocultural groups and explain its impact.

Identities and Heritage, 1914–1929

  • Individuals and organizations

    I can explain how 1914–29 individuals and organizations shaped Canadian identity.

  • Arts and popular culture

    I can describe 1914–29 changes in arts and culture and explain who drove them.

  • Rights and lives of women

    I can describe 1914–29 developments in women's rights and explain their impact on citizenship and heritage.

  • Immigration and heritage

    I can describe 1914–29 immigration policy and analyse how immigrants shaped Canada's heritage.

The official wording · 14 outcomes
B1.1
analyse historical statistics and other primary
B1.2
identify some major developments in science
B1.3
describe some key economic trends and
B1.4
explain the impact on Canadian society
B2.1
explain the main causes of World War I
B2.2
analyse, with reference to specific events or
B2.3
describe some major instances of social
B2.4
explain the goals and accomplishments of
B2.5
describe how the residential school system
B2.6
describe attitudes towards as well as
B3.1
explain how some individuals, groups,
B3.2
describe some significant changes in the
B3.3
describe some significant developments
B3.4
describe Canadian immigration policy

Key ideas

  1. Demographic trends included immigration, urban migration, and women entering the labour force.

  2. WWI's causes included European alliances, rivalries, militarism, and nationalism; Canada joined through its status in the British Empire.

  3. Contributors included Frederick Banting, Agnes Macphail, J. S. Woodsworth, and the League of Indians.

  4. The significance of these trends differed for groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

  5. Consequences included conscription, enfranchisement, war industries, and the human costs of battles.

Watch out for

  • Confusing a statistic with its significance.
  • Blaming WWI on a single cause.
  • Thinking only politicians shaped identity.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 3 · 13 skills

Canada, 1929–1945

Depression and War: Society, 1929–1945

  • Social changes, 1929–45

    I can describe 1929–45 social changes and assess their impact on different groups.

  • Science and technology, 1929–45

    I can identify 1929–45 scientific and technological developments and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Economic trends, 1929–45

    I can describe 1929–45 economic trends and assess their impact on different groups.

  • Policy affecting Indigenous peoples

    I can describe 1929–45 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their impact.

  • Political developments and policy

    I can describe 1929–45 political developments and assess their impact on non-Indigenous groups.

Interactions and War, 1929–1945

  • Cooperation and conflict

    I can analyse how Canadians cooperated and clashed in 1929–45.

  • Relations with Britain and the US

    I can analyse how 1929–45 issues shaped Canada's relations with Britain and the US.

  • Causes and contribution to WWII

    I can explain the causes of WWII and analyse Canada's contribution.

  • WWII and Indigenous communities

    I can explain how WWII affected Indigenous communities and changed their lives.

  • WWII and non-Indigenous Canadians

    I can explain how WWII affected non-Indigenous Canadians and changed their lives.

Identities and Heritage, 1929–1945

  • Individuals and organizations

    I can describe 1929–45 contributions and assess their significance for identity and heritage.

  • Responses to international events

    I can analyse Canada's responses to 1929–45 international events and assess their significance.

  • The Holocaust and human rights

    I can analyse the Holocaust's impact on Canadian society and human rights attitudes.

The official wording · 13 outcomes
C1.1
describe some key social changes in Canada
C1.2
identify some major developments in science
C1.3
describe some key economic trends and
C1.4
describe the main causes of some key political developments and/or government policies that affected Indigenous peoples
C1.5
describe the main causes of some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada
C2.1
analyse some significant ways in which
C2.2
analyse how some key issues and/or
C2.3
explain the main causes of World War II
C2.4
explain some ways in which World War II affected First Nations
C2.5
explain some ways in which World War II affected non-Indigenous
C3.1
describe contributions of various individuals,
C3.2
analyse how Canada and people in Canada,
C3.3
analyse the impact of the Holocaust on

Key ideas

  1. Social changes included Depression unemployment and the dustbowl, and new left- and right-wing movements.

  2. Interactions included the Antigonish movement, the riot at Christie Pits, and internment camps for 'enemy aliens'.

  3. Contributors included R. B. Bennett, Norman Bethune, Elsie MacGill, Tommy Prince, and the CBC.

  4. Impacts differed for groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

  5. Each involved key issues and produced change.

Watch out for

  • Thinking the Depression affected everyone the same way.
  • Treating cooperation and conflict separately.
  • Thinking the Holocaust had no impact in Canada.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 4 · 16 skills

Canada, 1945–1982

Postwar Society and Economy, 1945–1982

  • Demographic trends, 1945–82

    I can analyse 1945–82 demographic trends and assess their consequences for different groups.

  • Science and technology, 1945–82

    I can identify 1945–82 scientific developments and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Economic trends, 1945–82

    I can describe 1945–82 economic trends and explain their impact on different groups.

  • Policy affecting Indigenous peoples

    I can describe 1945–82 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their significance.

  • Political developments and policy

    I can describe 1945–82 political developments and assess their significance for non-Indigenous groups.

  • Social welfare programs

    I can analyse the impact of 1945–82 social welfare programs on Canadians.

Interactions and the Cold War, 1945–1982

  • Social conflict and inequality

    I can describe 1945–82 social conflict and analyse it from multiple perspectives.

  • Social movements and cooperation

    I can describe 1945–82 social movements and analyse them from multiple perspectives.

  • Life for women, 1945–82

    I can analyse how life for women changed and stayed the same in 1945–82.

  • Canada and the Cold War

    I can describe Canada's Cold War international role and assess whether it changed.

  • Relations with the United States

    I can describe 1945–82 Canada–US developments and explain their effect on the relationship.

Identities and Heritage, 1945–1982

  • Individuals and organizations

    I can describe 1945–82 contributions and explain their significance for identity and heritage.

  • Arts and popular culture

    I can explain 1945–82 contributions to arts and culture and assess their significance.

  • Events affecting Indigenous communities

    I can analyse 1945–82 events affecting Indigenous communities and assess their impact on identity.

  • The Quiet Revolution and Quebec

    I can describe the Quiet Revolution and explain its significance for identities in Canada.

  • Immigration and heritage

    I can describe 1945–82 immigration policy and explain its significance for heritage and identity.

The official wording · 16 outcomes
D1.1
analyse historical statistics and other primary
D1.2
identify some major developments in science
D1.3
describe some key trends and developments in the Canadian economy
D1.4
describe some key political developments and/or government policies that affected Indigenous peoples
D1.5
describe some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada
D1.6
analyse the impact on the lives of Canadians
D2.1
describe some significant instances of social
D2.2
describe some significant social movements
D2.3
analyse key aspects of life for women in
D2.4
describe some key developments related to Canada’s participation in the international community
D2.5
describe some key developments in Canada’s relationship with the United States
D3.1
describe contributions of various individuals,
D3.2
explain ways in which various individuals,
D3.3
analyse key causes of some significant events,
D3.4
describe the main causes and consequences of the Quiet Revolution
D3.5
describe some key developments in immigration and in refugee and immigration policy

Key ideas

  1. Trends included postwar immigration, war brides, suburbanization, and High Arctic settlement.

  2. Instances included the Asbestos Strike, the Sixties Scoop, and the October Crisis.

  3. Contributors included Tommy Douglas, Terry Fox, René Lévesque, and the National Indian Brotherhood.

  4. Consequences differed across groups, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

  5. Each can be analysed from multiple perspectives.

Watch out for

  • Confusing a trend with its consequence.
  • Treating conflict as one-sided.
  • Listing names without contributions.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 5 · 14 skills

Canada, 1982 to the Present

Society and Economy since 1982

  • Social and cultural trends

    I can describe post-1982 social trends and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Science and technology since 1982

    I can identify post-1982 scientific developments and assess their significance for different groups.

  • Economic trends since 1982

    I can describe post-1982 economic trends and compare them to earlier ones.

  • Policy affecting Indigenous peoples

    I can describe post-1982 policies affecting Indigenous peoples and assess their significance.

  • Political developments and policy

    I can describe post-1982 political developments and assess their significance for non-Indigenous groups.

Interactions since 1982

  • Cooperation and conflict since 1982

    I can describe post-1982 cooperation and conflict and analyse it from various perspectives.

  • Regionalism since 1982

    I can analyse post-1982 regionalism and the Ottawa–regions relationship.

  • Federal–Indigenous relations

    I can identify post-1982 federal–Indigenous developments and analyse them from various perspectives.

  • Quebec and the federal government

    I can describe post-1982 Quebec–federal developments and analyse them from various perspectives.

  • Canada in the international community

    I can describe post-1982 international participation and explain the factors behind it.

Identities and Heritage since 1982

  • Individuals and organizations

    I can describe post-1982 contributions and explain their significance for identity and heritage.

  • Arts and popular culture

    I can explain post-1982 contributions to arts and culture and assess their significance.

  • Acknowledgement and commemoration

    I can assess the significance of post-1982 commemorations of past tragedies.

  • Relations with the United States

    I can describe post-1982 Canada–US developments and explain their impact on identity.

The official wording · 14 outcomes
E1.1
describe various social and cultural trends
E1.2
identify some major developments in science and technology since 1982
E1.3
describe some key trends and/or develop- ments in the Canadian economy since 1982
E1.4
describe some key political developments and/or government policies that have affected Indigenous peoples
E1.5
describe some key political developments and/or government policies in Canada since 1982
E2.1
describe some significant ways in which Canadians have cooperated
E2.2
analyse aspects of regionalism in Canada since 1982
E2.3
identify some key developments and issues that have affected the relationship between the federal/provincial governments and First Nations
E2.4
describe some key developments and issues that have affected the relationship between Quebec and the federal government
E2.5
describe some ways in which Canada and Canadians have participated in the international community since 1982
E3.1
describe contributions of various individuals,
E3.2
explain ways in which various individuals,
E3.3
assess the significance of public acknow- ledgements and/or commemoration
E3.4
describe some key developments that have affected Canada’s relationship with the United States

Key ideas

  1. Trends included demographic change, multiculturalism, and the growth of urban Inuit populations.

  2. Interactions included the cod moratorium, the Idle No More movement, and cooperation after the 1998 ice storm.

  3. Contributors included Louise Arbour, Cindy Blackstock, Murray Sinclair, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

  4. Their significance differed across communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

  5. Each can be analysed from various perspectives.

Watch out for

  • Listing technologies without significance.
  • Treating interactions as one-sided.
  • Listing names without contributions.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

The official curriculum

This page follows Ontario’s own curriculum for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic).

The Ontario Curriculum, Canadian and World Studies, Grades 9 and 10: Canadian History since World War IOntario Ministry of Education · dcp.edu.gov.on.ca · Read July 31, 2026

Strands

The strands of Ontario’s curriculum for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic), with their outcomes and the units that teach them
StrandOutcomesTaught in
AHistorical Inquiry and Skill DevelopmentOutcomes 4Taught in Unit 1Historical Skills and Careers
BCanada, 1914–1929Outcomes 14Taught in Unit 2
CCanada, 1929–1945Outcomes 13Taught in Unit 3
DCanada, 1945–1982Outcomes 16Taught in Unit 4
ECanada, 1982 to the PresentOutcomes 14Taught in Unit 5

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Questions about Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)

What is Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?

Ontario’s Grade 10 social studies course: 5 units and 61 skills, from Historical Skills and Careers to Canada, 1982 to the Present.

What units are in Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?

1. Historical Skills and Careers, 2. Canada, 1914–1929, 3. Canada, 1929–1945, 4. Canada, 1945–1982 and 5. Canada, 1982 to the Present.

Is there a provincial exam for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?

No. Ontario gives no provincial exam for Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic).

What comes after Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10 (Academic)?

World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century, Grade 11 and Understanding Canadian Law, Grade 11 (University/College Preparation).

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