This exhibit surveys Canada’s rich linguistic landscape, including over 60 aboriginal languages, Canada’s two official language (English and French), and more than 100 languages that immigrants have brought to our shores. The exhibition explores themes that touch the lives of speakers of every language in Canada, such as: How have the languages of Canada changed over time? What happens when languages come in contact? How can our languages be maintained for future generations?
Updated exhibit with more recent census information available to tour in 2026.
Visit the Exhibit
DATE
From: Monday, May 11, 2026
To: Friday, May 22, 2026
WHERE
Museum on the Boyne
250 Fletcher Crescent, L9R 1N8 Alliston , Ontario
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Visit the Exhibit
DATE
From: Friday, May 1, 2026
To: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
WHERE
Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
280 King Street, L3K 4H1 Port Colborne , Ontario
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Previous Locations
| Conference for the Association of Canadian Studies in Germanic-Speaking Countries | Tutzingen, Germany | February 2026 |
| Fieldcote Museum | Ancaster, Ontario | September 2025 to January 2026 |
| Friedrich Schiller University of Jena | Jena, Germany | July to August 2025 |
| Penetanguishene Centennial Museum | Penetanguishene, Ontario | June to August 2025 |
| Milton Public Library | Milton, Ontario | March 2025 |
| County of Lambton | Lambton County, Ontario | December 2024 to January 2025 |
| Glanmore National Historic Site of Canada | Belleville, Ontario | July to October 2024 |
| Orillia Public Library | Orillia, Ontario | June 2024 |
| Glendon Campus, York Hall, Centre for Excellence | Toronto, Ontario | October to November 2023 |
| Richmond Green Sports Centre | Richmond Hill, Ontario | June to July 2022 |
| Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre | Southampton, Ontario | October to December 2021 |
| Grimsby Public Library | Grimsby, Ontario | September 2021 |
| Grimsby Public Library | Grimsby, Ontario | September 2020 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | February to April 2020 |
| Collège Montmorency | Laval, Québec | November to December 2019 |
| 50 Years of Linguistics at University of Toronto, Sidney Smith Hall | Toronto, Ontario | November 2019 |
| Mississauga Valley Branch, Mississauga Library | Mississauga, Ontario | June 2019 |
| McKechnie Branch, Mississauga Library | Mississauga, Ontario | June 2019 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | March 2020 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | November to December 2018 |
| Linguistics Department, University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | November 2018 |
| Central Branch, Mississauga Library | Mississauga, Ontario | May to June 2018 |
| Semantics of Underrepresented Languages in the Americas (SULA) 10, University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | May 2018 |
| Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Keele Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | April 2018 |
| Markham Public Library | Markham, Ontario | February 2018 |
| Kahnawà:ke Education Centre | Kahnawà:ke, Québec | January 2018 |
| Raising Our Voices, Sweetgrass Council Conference | Belleville, Ontario | October 2017 |
| Confed Conf Centre of Excellence | Toronto, Ontario | September 2017 |
| Alumni Event, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | September 2017 |
| Ottawa Post Office | Ottawa, Ontario | September 2017 |
| World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE), Toronto Convention Centre | Toronto, Ontario | July 2017 |
| University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta | April to May 2017 |
| Central Branch, Calgary Library | Calgary Alberta | April, May 2017 |
| Western University | London, Ontario | March 2017 |
| Centre for Excellence, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | March 2017 |
| Maria A. Shchuka Branch, Toronto Public Library | Toronto, Ontario | February 2017 |
| Northern Preperatory Junior Public School | Toronto, Ontario | February 2017 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | November to December 2016 |
| Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States (LACUS), Library, St. Mary’s University | Halifax, NS | August 2016 |
Explore the exhibit
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