Module 045-75 min
Welcome, Orientation and Why Black Canadian History Matters
Set the tone for the course, understand why this history matters, and prepare to engage difficult material with care and responsibility.
Flagship course
Black History in Canada: Over 400 Years of Presence, Resistance, Leadership and Legacy
The MVP launches with a flagship self-paced course that blends short lessons, transcripts, reflection, downloadable resources, and certificate completion into one cohesive learning journey.
9
modules including orientation
70-85
recommended short lessons
8-15 hrs
self-paced learning time
1
certificate-backed flagship course
What is included
Short cinematic lessons built for focused online learning
Transcripts, maps, timelines, and archival visuals
Reflection prompts, quizzes, and downloadable resources
Educator and institutional pathways for broader implementation
Assessment mix
Auto-graded quizzes
Reflection responses
Map and timeline activities
Short-answer and case-study work
Final capstone reflection
Nine modules, from orientation through future-facing responsibility.
Module 160-120 min
Before Enslavement - African Civilizations, Identity and Historical Foundations
Begin before enslavement by studying African civilizations, institutions, knowledge systems, and cultural richness.
Module 290-150 min
Colonization, Enslavement and the Black Presence in Early Canada
Examine slavery in New France and British North America and confront the myth that Canada stood outside that history.
Module 390-150 min
Freedom Seekers, Black Loyalists and Trelawny Maroons
Follow Black resistance, migration, broken promises, and institution-building across multiple routes into Canada.
Module 4120-180 min
Historic Black Communities Across Canada
Study neighbourhoods, churches, businesses, and community life across Canada, including sites erased by exclusion and urban renewal.
Module 5100-160 min
Notable African Canadians - Leadership, Firsts and Legacy
Connect biography to broader movements through leaders whose work shaped law, arts, education, labour, and public life.
Module 6120-180 min
Segregation, Anti-Black Racism and the Civil Rights Movement in Canada
Trace segregation and organized resistance in Canada through legal struggle, advocacy, journalism, labour organizing, and community action.
Module 790-150 min
Immigration, Labour, Identity and Community Building
Explore how migration, labour policy, family, and faith shaped Black Canadian communities across generations.
Module 890-150 min
Black History Month, Memory, Education and the Future
Close the course by linking knowledge to responsibility in classrooms, institutions, archives, museums, and public life.
Explain why Black history is Canadian history and identify key historical periods.
Describe Black presence, leadership, resistance, and community-building across more than four centuries.
Understand enslavement, segregation, civil rights, migration, labour, and public memory in the Canadian context.
Apply the course through teaching, facilitation, institutional learning, and informed public conversation.