1. 2026-03-30. Interregnum, The. Filip Boicu, W. Andy Knight. — An open, candid interview offering a unique view of what he terms the "interregnum," linking today's... Video.
2. 2025-09. True Reconciliation. Patricia Verge. — Review of Reconciling History: A Story of Canada, by Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh, and Tru... Reviews.
3. 2024-05-31. Bahá'í Architect (82) Receives Honorary Degree: Transcript and video. Various. — Graduation ceremony at the University of British Columbia honoring Dr. Hossein Amanat, architect of ... Transcripts.
4. 2024. Promulgation of Universal Peace, The: Study Guide. Ehsan Bayat, comp. — A detailed study guide on subjects such as the coming of age of the human race, the oneness and cont... Study.
5. 2023-2026. BWNS Podcasts: Conversations and Insights from the Field. Bahá'í World News Service. — Links to 46 interviews highlighting how Baha’i individuals and communities worldwide apply spiritu... Audio.
6. 2023-12. Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship. Sama Shodjai. — Overview of the design principles followed in building the Baha'i temples, and the intricacies and c... Theses.
7. 2023-10. Ten Year Retrospective, 24 July 2023. Executive Committee of the Association for Bahá'í Studies North America. — Retrospective outlining some of the ABS' key developments over the last ten years in response to the... Articles.
8. 2023-05-17. Rainn Wilson on His Baha'i Faith and Why His Success is Connected to His Spirituality. Rainn Wilson, Tom Power. Transcripts.
9. 2023-04-30. Ridván 2023: Bahá'í Era 180. Universal House of Justice. — Annual message to the Baha'is of the world. UHJ-documents.
10. 2023-01-08. Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation. Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III. — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr... Articles.
11. 2022. Confessions of a Child of the Half-Light. Jack McLean. — Philosophical essays; recollections of 'Abdu'l-Baha by Laura Dreyfus Barney, Curtis Kelsey, and othe... Books.
12. 2022. Nine Valleys - Towards Embodied Experience, The: Understanding the Confluence of Material and Spirit in the Design of a Bahá'í House of Worship. Vedad Haghighi. — Detailed proposal, with extensive site photographs and illustrations, for a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Tho... Theses.
13. 2021/06/18. Top Court Appointee a Model of Diversity. Mahmud Jamal. — Brief bio of Mahmud Jamal, the judge "poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court o... Newspapers.
14. 2021-01. New Cycle of Human Power, A: Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounters with Modernist Writers and Artists. Robert Weinberg. — On the impact of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on a number of individuals who were at the cultural vanguard of a ... Articles.
15. 2020/2021. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Text and Deepening. Hui Bau. — A condensed presentation of the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha’is to enga... Study.
16. 2020. Demystifying Shoghi Effendi's Advent of Divine Justice: Condensed Deepening. Hui Bau, comp. — A study guide and compilation regarding the Guardian's call to action to American and Canadian Baha'... Compilations-personal.
17. 2020. Helen Frances Grand (1865-1944): Traces of a Bahá'í Life. Marlene Macke. — Glimpse of one small facet of the Baha’i Faith’s beginnings in cities like Toronto in the early ... Biographies.
18. 2019-10. May Maxwell and the Maxwells of Montreal. Jack McLean. — Presentation of Violette Nakhjavani's book The Maxwells of Montreal. Presentations.
19. 2019. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Prophecy. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. — Slide-show overview of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's prophecy "these Indians will enlighten the whole world." Presentations.
20. 2019. Mehrangiz Afnan (1937-2018). Anonymous. — Afnan was an Iranian Baha'i and medical doctor who settled in Canada where she and her husband, Muha... Biographies.
21. 2016. Encouragement, Challenges, Healing, and Progress: The Bahá'í Faith in Indigenous Communities. Alfred Kahn. — On the challenges of community-building among Indigenous people, written from the perspective of a c... Essays.
22. 2016. Building Intercultural Community: Insights from Indigenous Bahá'í History. Chelsea Horton. — Bridging Baha'i communities with Indigenous populations in Canada and the United States was not easy... Articles.
23. 2016. Personal Journey toward Reconciliation, A. Patricia Verge. — On the author's spiritual journey and how it has been entwined with First Nations people; tensions b... Articles.
24. 2016. Love That Could Not Wait, A: The Remarkable Story of Knights of Baha'u'llah Catherine Heward Huxtable and Clifford Huxtable. Jack McLean. — The story of the Canadian Knights of Baha'u'llah, Catherine Heward Huxtable and husband Cliff Huxtab... Books.
25. 2015. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the West: A Biographical Guide of the People Associated with His Travels, by Jan Teofil Jasion: Review. Anne Gordon Perry. Reviews.
26. 2015. Deganawida, the Peacemaker. Christopher Buck. — Biography of the Iroquois / Haudenosaunee prophet-like figure who lived around 600 or 900 years ago. Encyclopedia.
27. 2014/2020/2024. List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org. Christopher Buck. — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014. Bibliographies.
28. 2014-2020. Indigenous Messengers of God. Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke. — 68 essays on Native American theology and history from the perspective of Baha'i teachings. Articles.
29. 2014. Life Histories of Bahá'í Women in Canada: Constructing Religious Identity in the Twentieth Century by Lynn Echevarria: Review. Prem Kumari Srivastava. Reviews.
30. 2014. Life Histories of Bahá'í Women in Canada: Constructing Religious Identity in the Twentieth Century by Lynn Echevarria: Review. Deborah K. van den Hoonaard. Reviews.
31. 2014. Native Bahá'ís: Bios of past and contemporary Bahá'ís of native ancestry. Paula Bidwell, comp. — Links to photographs and information from the 1910s to the present about Native Baha'is, both from t... Biographies.
32. 2013/2022. Wayfarer between Two Worlds, A: Recollections. Harry Liedtke. — A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Baha'i, and covering t... Biographies.
33. 2013-07. Quiet Exodus, A. Geoffrey Cameron. — Recent history of immigration law and practice in Canada, and the Baha'i community's involvement in ... Articles.
34. 2013. Return to Tyendinaga: The Story of Jim and Melba Loft, Bahá'í Pioneers, by Evelyn Loft Watts and Patricia Verge: Review. Lee Brown. — History of the first Aboriginal believers in Canada, who moved from Michigan to pioneer in the Tyend... Reviews.
35. 2012-08. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada: A Compilation from Written Accounts. Marlene Macke, comp. — Lengthy collection of passages from the books Origins of the Bahá’í Community in Canada, Maxwe... Compilations-personal.
36. 2012. Choice of the West for Abdu'l-Bahá's Epoch-Making Trip, The. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — Reasons for Abdu'l-Baha choosing Western nations for the climax of his ministry, and results he achi... Articles.
37. 2012. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels. Wendi Momen. — Abdu'l-Baha's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic ra... Articles.
38. 2012. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to North America, 1912: A Preliminary Analysis. Robert Stockman. — Overview of the itinerary of this tour, the state of the Baha'i community and the general social con... Articles.
39. 2012. Human environment interactions and collaborative adaptive capacity building in a resilience framework. Peter T. Bruss. — Lengthy study of human effects on the environment informed by a Baha'i perspective, with passing men... Theses.
40. 2012. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude. Roshan Danesh. — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak... Articles.
41. 2012. Legacy of `Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to America, 1912, The. Robert Stockman. — Overview of Abdu’l-Baha’s trip to the U.S. and Canada, its impact, his social action and public ... Presentations.
42. 2012. Greenland Promise, The. Harry Liedtke. — Commentary on the misunderstood prediction of Abdu'l-Baha that Greenland would one day become green ... Essays.
43. 2011/2026. Guide for Bahá'í Funerals and Burial in Canada, A. Diana Dainty, comp, Don Dainty, comp. — Baha'i teachings on the body, soul, mind, spirit, and life death; preparations for burial; the grave... Compilations-personal.
44. 2011-09-30. What does a Baha'i look like? Look around you. Ted Slavin. — What distinguishes Baha'is and Baha'i culture. Newspapers.
45. 2011-07-29. In the Face of Oppression. Geoffrey Cameron. — The Baha'is in Iran have long been persecuted, but stand strong in their pursuit of a just society. Newspapers.
46. 2011-07. Many Messengers of God, A Native American Perspective: Deganawidah The Peacemaker. Paula Bidwell. — Collection and analysis of proofs from the Baha'i Writings about prophets from indigenous cultures. ... Articles-unpublished.
47. 2011. Humankind can't fly until men and women are truly equal. Ted Slavin. — Baha'is recognize the importance of International Women's Day. William Hatcher had many observations... Newspapers.
48. 2011. Life Histories of Bahá'í Women in Canada: Constructing Religious Identity in the Twentieth Century. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). — Introductory chapter of a study of the essential features of living a Baha'i life, examining experie... Excerpts.
49. 2011. Preparing Bahá'í Communities in the East and West to Embrace Gender Equality. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — The way Abdu'l-Baha dealt with the matter of gender equality, some of his writings revealed in honor... Articles.
50. 2011. Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Paula Bidwell. — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab... Presentations.
51. 2009. Schopflocher, Siegfried. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — On the Canadian Baha’i of German-Jewish background named by Shoghi Effendi a Hand of the Cause of ... Encyclopedia.
52. 2008-09-18. Divine Simplicity: Remembering the last Hand of the Cause of God, 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa. Jack McLean. — Biography of Dr. Varqa, partly based on interviews with people who knew him in Iran. Biographies.
53. 2008 Spring. Experience of Iranian Bahá'í Refugees in Atlantic Canada. Deborah K. van den Hoonaard. — Short article exploring what it was like for refuges from Iran in the 1980s. Articles.
54. 2008 Fall. New Skin For An Old Drum, A: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). — On the construction of the religious self through the storytelling processes of Yukon Aboriginal Bah... Articles.
55. 2008. Take My Love to the Friends: The Story of Laura R. Davis, by Marlene Macke: Review. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). — Key figures in the development of the Baha'i community in Canada. Reviews.
56. 2007-09-12. Abdu'l-Baha in Montreal. Jack McLean. — Overview of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to Canada in 1912, written in commemoration of its Centenary. Essays.
57. 2007. Messengers of God in North America, Revisited: An Exegesis of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Amír Khán. Christopher Buck, Donald Francis Addison. — The indigenous peoples of the Americas have their own claim to wisdom tradition, which derive from M... Articles.
58. 2006. Social Activism Among Some Early Twentieth-Century Bahá'ís. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — Socialist involvement of some of Canada's earliest Baha'is, before and after the prohibition of invo... Articles.
59. 2006. 'Never Again': Kevin Gover's Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Christopher Buck. — This article does not mention the Baha'i Faith, but was published in a social justice and human righ... Articles.
60. 2006. Equality of Women and Men: The Experience of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, by Deborah and Will van den Hoonaard: Review. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). Reviews.
61. 2005. Canadian Bahá'ís 1938-2000, The: Construction of Oneness in Personal and Collective Identity. Lynn Echevarria-Howe (published as Lynn Echevarria). — On how globalization includes greater consciousness of the whole world, and a sociological perspecti... Articles.
62. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and Globalization 1900-1912, The. Robert Stockman. — Abdu’l-Baha’s thinking inspired much of the practice of Baha’i proselytising; overview of the ... Articles.
63. 2004/2013. Jack Boyd memoirs. Jack Boyd, Gary Fuhrman, ed, Jonah Winters, ed. . — Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1953-2012. Includes recollec... Biographies.
64. 2004-08-26. America and the Most Great Peace interactive study guide. Duane Troxel. — A PDF interactive study guide to Shoghi Effendi's letter "America and the Most Great Peace," which w... Study.
65. 2004. Beyond Red Power: The Alternative Activism of Dorothy Maquabeak Francis. Chelsea Horton. — Aboriginal activism of the 1960s-1970s, which promoted native spirituality and culture, fostered cro... Articles.
66. 2003-09. Social Justice, Wealth Equity and Gender Equality: Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís of Alberta. Leslie William Kuzyk. — Baha'i theology takes distinctive positions on wealth distribution and gender equality. These issues... Theses.
67. 2003. Baha'i Temple for Canada, A. Susanna A. Khodarahmi-Bron. — Proposed design for a future possible temple in Markham, Ontario; characteristics of Baha'i temples;... Theses.
68. 2001/2005. Etching the Idea of "Unity in Diversity" in the Bahá'í Community: Popular Notion or Organizing Principle?. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — On the meanings of "unity in diversity" in Baha'i culture and scholarship and its occurrence in lite... Articles.
69. 2001-01-01. Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus. Benjamin J. Broome. — Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Baha'i "consultation" method of decision... Excerpts.
70. 2001. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions. Universal House of Justice. — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let... UHJ-letters.
71. 2000-12-06. Concepts of Spirituality in The Works of Robert Houle and Otto Rogers with Special Consideration to Images of the Land. Nooshfar B. Afnan. — The attitude of native Canadians toward the land and the prairies, as expressed through the work of ... Theses.
72. 2000-06. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada. Universal House of Justice. — The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their effo... UHJ-letters.
73. 1999-12. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review. Christopher Buck. Reviews.
74. 1999-04-01. Baha'i Institute Of Higher Education, The: A Creative And Peaceful Response To Religious Persecution In Iran. Bahá'í International Community. — Overview of the history and architecture of BIHE, the independent, full-fledged, yet completely dece... BIC.
75. 1999. Messages to Canada: 1999 edition. Shoghi Effendi. — Updated and expanded version of the 1965 book. Writings.
76. 1999. Angel Ruckus, by B. K. Filson: Review. Albert Ouimet. Reviews.
77. 1999. Autobiography of Harper John Pettypiece (1921-2002). Harper John Pettypiece. — Detailed life of a Canadian who found the Faith in 1952 in Toronto, and had personal experiences wit... Books.
78. 1998/2016. Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala. Ilona Sala Weinstein. — Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to le... Biographies.
79. 1998. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review. Moojan Momen. Reviews.
80. 1998. Native Messengers of God in Canada? A test case for Bahá'í universalism, by Christopher Buck: Commentary. William P. Collins. Reviews.
81. 1998. Bahá'í Village Granary, The: Spiritual Underpinnings and Applications to North America. Peter Calkins, Benoit Girard. — A village granary helps lay the systemic foundations of Baha’u’llah’s spiritualized new world ... Articles.
82. 1998. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review. Loni Bramson (published as Loni Bramson-Lerche). Reviews.
83. 1997-1999. Poems from a Misty Island. Jack McLean. — Poetry written while on a two-year stay on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Poetry.
84. 1997-12-22. Origins of the Baha'i Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review. Michael McMullen. Reviews.
85. 1997-09-06. Baha'i Faith. Douglas Martin. — Includes overview of the Baha'i Faith in Canada. Encyclopedia.
86. 1997-09-06. Rogers, Otto Donald. Norman Zepp. Encyclopedia.
87. 1997. Roger White: An Obituary: Writer and editor, "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community (1929-1993). Robert Weinberg. — Brief biography, written as an obituary, of a famous Baha'i poet. Biographies.
88. 1997. Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948, The, by Will C. van den Hoonaard: Review. Graham Hassall. Reviews.
89. 1996-12. Inside The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada 1898-1948: A Personal Narrative. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — A detailed account of the author's experience researching, writing, and publishing this extensive hi... Essays.
90. 1996. Native Messengers of God in Canada?: A Test Case for Bahá'í Universalism. Christopher Buck. — Explores the possibility of including other great religious figures in the Baha'i category of "Manif... Articles.
91. 1996. Bahá'í Community of Canada, The: A Case Study in the Transplantation of Non-Western Religious Movements to Western Societies. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The origins and early life of the Baha'i community in Canada as a sociological case study in the tra... Articles.
92. 1996. Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in North America: Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the United States: Bahá'í Era 153. Universal House of Justice. — Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Baha'is of the world: North America. UHJ-documents.
93. 1994-09-05. Broad Contours of the Canadian Baha'i Community. Will C. van den Hoonaard, Deborah K. van den Hoonaard. — Historical and sociological overview of the Canadian Baha'i community. Articles-unpublished.
94. 1994-02. Black Roses in Canada's Mosaic: Four Decades of Black History. Will C. van den Hoonaard, Lynn Echevarria-Howe. — Survey of African-Americans in Canada, their activities in the Baha'i community, and statistical in... Articles-unpublished.
95. 1993-06. Schopflocher, Siegfried. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — Short biography of a prominent Baha''i from a German-Jewish background who served as a Hand of the C... Encyclopedia.
96. 1992. Early Believers in the West, Some. Grace Shahrokh. — Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William ... Audio.
97. 1992. Community Histories. Richard Hollinger, ed. — Essay on the diversity of Western Baha'i communities, followed by six histories of selected local co... Books.
98. 1992. Development and Decline of an Early Bahá'í Community: Saint John, N.B., 1910-1925. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — The brief early history of the Saint John Baha'is. Established in 1910, the Baha'i community struggl... Articles.
99. 1987-03. Registry of Early Canadian Believers. Will C. van den Hoonaard. — A report on the recent progress in developing the Registry of Early Canadian Believers, 1893-1944, a... Encyclopedia.
100. 1986-10-28. Letter to the NSA of the Bahá'ís of Canada. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Letter summarizing a recent trip to Canada and experiences visiting Indian reservations; Baha'is mus... Letters.
101. 1983-08. Flame Within Us, A. Alí Nakhjavání. — Faith must become an inner flame expressed through action, sacrifice, and sincerity, preparing indiv... Audio.
102. 1982. Canadian National Convention functioning. Universal House of Justice. — Reply to questions from an individual about the functioning of the National Convention in Canada wit... UHJ-letters.
103. 1981-02. Terah: Personal reminiscences of teaching, traveling, loving. Terah Cowart-Smith. — Brief recollections of teaching in North America. Includes short letter from the Guardian. Biographies.
104. 1981. Address to the 6th Annual ABS Conference in Canada. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Address to the 6th Annual Association for Baha’i Studies Conference, Canada. Audio.
105. 1971-1995. 1971-1995: Newspaper articles archive. Various. — Collection of newspaper articles from 1971-1995. Newspapers.
106. 1971 [1938]. Advent of Divine Justice. Shoghi Effendi. — A letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Baha’is of North America, dated 25 December 1938; the Baha'is'... Writings.
107. 1969. Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that... Essays.
108. 1965. Messages to Canada. Shoghi Effendi. Writings.
109. 1961-03-09. Letter to the United States and Canada on Racism, 1961. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Letters.
110. 1956. Notes on Words of the Guardian. Virginia Orbison. — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ... Pilgrims.
111. 1956. A-de-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. — Three items: 2021 cover letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada, the 19... NSA-letters.
112. 1925-12. Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Bahá'í Cause, A: Throughout the United States and Canada January 1 1926 - December 31 1928. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada. — The first of two plans of systematic activity in Baha'i history, followed by "A new plan of unified ... NSA-documents.
113. 1912. Maps of the regions of North America. Ralph Stockman Tarr, Frank Morton McMurry, John Conkling, comp. . — Maps of the five regions of North America as published in an American geography book in 1912 and kno... Maps.

1. 1866-12-01 — Birth of Marion Jack, prominent Baha'i travel teacher, pioneer and artist, known affectionately as '...
2. 1874-11-14 — Birth of William Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, in Montreal.
3. 1901-11-02 — Birth of John Robarts, Hand of the Cause of God, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
4. 1902-00-05 — Baha'i groups were established in Canada and in the Hawaiian Islands. [BBRSM:106-7; BFA2:160; SBBH1:...
5. 1902-05-08 — May Bolles married Sutherland Maxwell in London and moved to Montreal later in the year. [BW8:635; G...
6. 1907-00-00 — It was estimated that there were from 1,000 to 1,100 believers in North America by this date, with a...
7. 1909-00-00 — Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Baha'i. [BFA2:156] In the same year he w...
8. 1909-03-22 — On the same day as the interment of the sacred remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel the first American...
9. 1912-00-00 — There were about two dozen Baha'is in Canada by this year. [BFA2:158]
10. 1912-08-30 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Malden for Boston. He left Boston by train for Montreal, arriving at midnight. [23...
11. 1912-09-01 — 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk at the Church of the Messiah, corner of Simpson and Sherbrooke Sts in Montr...
12. 1912-09-02 — Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. William Sutherland Maxwell, 716 Pine Avenue West, (now 1548 avenue de...
13. 1912-09-05 — Talk at St. James Methodist Church, 463 Saint Catherine Street, West, Montreal, Canada. [PUP312] ...
14. 1912-09-09 — `Abdu'l-Baha was taken to the Grand Trunk Railway station where departed Montreal on His way to Buff...
15. 1915-00-02 — A plan to fund part-time travelling Baha'i teachers in the USA and Canada was approved. There had be...
16. 1916-10-00 — The North American Baha'i community began a teaching campaign aiming to teach the Faith in the many ...
17. 1922-12-10 — The first local assembly of Montreal was formed. [BW8:639, OBCC157, TG26]
18. 1925-12-00 — A Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Baha'i Cause Throughout the United States and Canada January...
19. 1926-00-03 — Green Acre came under the direct supervision of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States...
20. 1927-01-08 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada appointed seven people to a National...
21. 1927-04-31 — The third National Convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada was held at the Windsor...
22. 1927-05-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada drew up and published...
23. 1928-02-11 — The 'Conference for Inter-Racial Amity' was arranged by Inter-Racial Amity Committee of the Bahá'i...
24. 1929-03-16 — In December of 1925 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of United States and Canada adopt...
25. 1931-04-02 — There were still only 30 Baha'is in Canada by this date. [BBRSM186]
26. 1933-04-21 — In his letter titled "America and the Most Great Peace written this day, Shoghi
27. 1935-10-01 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Cana...
28. 1937-00-00 — Mrs Mabel Ives made an extended trip to Moncton, New Brunswick to teach the Faith. She was assisted...
29. 1937-04-11 — The passing of Dr. Zia Bagdadi (b. February 9, 1882, Beirut, Lebanon) in Augusta, Georgia. He was bu...
30. 1937-04-21 — The First Seven Year Plan (1937-1944) was launched in North America. [BBD180; BBRSM158; BW7:17–18;...
31. 1938-00-00 — The first native person to become a Baha'i in Canada, Melba Loft (née Whetung), a Chippewa, accepte...
32. 1939-00-03 — Emeric Sala gave a talk in Regina proclaiming the Faith for the first time in Saskatchewan. Regina i...
33. 1939-04-21 — Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
34. 1940-00-00 — The Canadian Department of National Defence exempted Baha'is from combatant military duty.
35. 1940-04-21 — Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
36. 1944-04-21 — The thirty-sixth National Convention was held in Wilmette and hosted representatives of the Baha'i c...
37. 1945-10-21 — Emeric and Rosemary Sala of St. Lambert, Quebec departed on a four month tour of Central and South A...
38. 1946-04-21 — The Second Seven Year Plan of the United States and Canada (1946-1953) was launched. [BBR180; BBRSM1...
39. 1946-06-00 — Rita Marshall, the first person native to St Vincent in the Caribbean to become a Baha'i, accepted t...
40. 1948-04-21 — The newly formed National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada launched a Five Year Plan (194...
41. 1948-04-24 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Dominion of Canada was established. [BBRSM:186; BW13:856; MBW...
42. 1949-04-30 — An Act to incorporate the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada was passed. The act e...
43. 1950-06-00 — In 1950 Sutherland Maxwell suffered from a severe illness from which he never recovered. He returne...
44. 1950-11-00 — Brian Burland, the first Bermudian to become a Baha'i, accepted the Faith in Canada.
45. 1951-00-08 — By this year the first Canadian Inuit had become a Baha'i.
46. 1952-03-25 — Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal. He died in the very room that...
47. 1953-06-20 — Shoghi Effendi designated the Maxwell home in Montreal as a Shrine. [MtC179]
48. 1953-07-27 — Siegfried (Fred) Schopflocher, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Montreal and was buried besi...
49. 1953-09-23 — Ted and Joanie Anderson arrived in Whitehorse, Canada, and were named Knights of Baha'u'llah for the...
50. 1953-11-20 — The formation of the Israel Branch of the Baha'is of Canada.
51. 1954-01-11 — John and Audrey Robarts with their two younger children, Patrick and Tina, left Toronto for their pi...
52. 1954-04-21 — Bruce Matthews arrived at Goose Bay and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah for Labrador. [BW13:453] ...
53. 1956-04-00 — The publication of Ade-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians in the ...
54. 1956-05-00 — Mary Zabolotny (later Mrs Ken McCulloch), of Ukrainian background, arrived on Anticosti Island, Cana...
55. 1960-07-01 — Ben and Louise Whitecow (early Peigan believers) married in Calgary, Alberta, were the first Baha'is...
56. 1961-07-08 — The Custodians announced that mass conversion had begun in Ceylon, Central and East Africa, and Boli...
57. 1962-05-10 — The passing of F. St. George Spendlove (b. 23 April, 1897 in Montreal) in Toronto. [BW13p895-899] ...
58. 1962-05-22 — The first Athabascan Indian north of the Arctic Circle to become a Baha'i, Charley Roberts, enrolled...
59. 1965-00-00 — William Carr visited Alert in Canada, only 800 km from the North Pole and the most northerly inhabit...
60. 1966-12-12 — The Hand of the Cause John Robarts departed Africa from Cape Town after a stay of nearly 13 years. T...
61. 1967-03-24 — The Arctic Policy Conference was held in Toronto. Present were 16 attendees, Hand of the Cause John ...
62. 1967-10-29 — The launch of the Centenary of Baha'u'llah's proclamation to the kings and the rulers in Toronto. ...
63. 1967-12-11 — The Baha'i Campus Club was inaugurated at the University of New Brunswick.
64. 1969-01-01 — The Fredericton Baha'i community became a registered charitable organization.
65. 1969-06-15 — Hand of the Cause Ali-Akbar Furutan travelled throughout the width and breadth of North America. Th...
66. 1970-00-00 — The beginning of the publication of a magazine for the Baha'i children of Iran called Varqā. It p...
67. 1970-09-26 — The passing of Florence Evaline (Lorol) Schopflocher (b.1886 in Montreal. QC) in the Green Acre are...
68. 1971-02-11 — The Montreal Municipality issued a permit recognizing the Maxwell home as a Baha'i Shrine after nine...
69. 1974-00-00 — The Canadian Association for Studies on the Baha'i Faith was created. [BW16:200] For its history;...
70. 1974-04-21 — As part of the the Five Year Plan the Canadian Baha'i Community was asked to "Cultivate opportunitie...
71. 1974-09-13 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark, with financial assistance from Canada, purchased a Hazir...
72. 1975-00-00 — The release of the film entitled Invitation produced under the auspices of the National Spiritual As...
73. 1975-01-02 — The first annual meeting of the Association for Baha'i Studies is held at Cedar Glen, Bolton, Ontari...
74. 1976-00-05 — Elizabeth Martin with Chris Lyons made a film called Retrospective, a memoir of Hand of the Cause Jo...
75. 1976-11-06 — The first Canadian Baha'i Native Council was held in Tyendinaga, Ontario. [BW17:162]
76. 1978-04-00 — Dorothy Francis, an Aboriginal person from the Salteaux tribe, was awarded the Order of Canada for h...
77. 1979-04-21 — In the period Riḍvan 1979 to Riḍvan 1982 the Association for Baha'i Studies played an increasing...
78. 1980-00-05 — The film Jubilee, commissioned by the Universal House of Justice and made by Elizabeth Martin, docum...
79. 1980-05-03 — The first Baha'i International Conference on Health and Healing was held in Ottawa, Canada, under th...
80. 1981-03-00 — A Persian-language Baha'i quarterly journal entitled `Andalib was published from 1981 to 2012 under...
81. 1981-04-02 — The Canadian Association for Studies on the Baha'i Faith was renamed the Association for Baha'i Stud...
82. 1982-00-02 — The Canadian Baha'i International Development Service was established. [BBRSM154]
83. 1982-04-11 — The Baha'i International Health Agency was established as an affiliate of the Association for Baha'i...
84. 1982-06-09 — The passing of Richard Edward St. Barbe Baker (b. 9 October, 1889 West End, Hampshire, England d. Sa...
85. 1982-09-02 — A Baha'i International Conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Ho...
86. 1983-00-07 — The film Heritage of the Martyrs, made by Elizabeth Martin, documented the fate of the Baha'is in I...
87. 1983-11-21 — A brief entitled The Future of Canada: A Baha'i Perspective was presented to The Royal Commission on...
88. 1984-11-00 — The International Baha'i Refugee Office, responsible for coordinating efforts to resettle Iranian Ba...
89. 1988-03-00 — The publication of the first edition of the trilingual publication The Journal of Baha'i Studies un...
90. 1988-05-08 — The passing of Beatrice Owen Ashton (b. 17 May, 1890, Cleveland). She was buried in the Lake View C...
91. 1988-06-30 — The Baha'i Arts Council, Canada, held the first arts festival, 'Invitation 88: A Festival of the Hum...
92. 1989-09-00 — The founding of the Maxwell International Baha'i School. It was a co-ed Baha'i school located on Sh...
93. 1990-02-21 — Jalal Khazeh, (b. 24 February, 1897, Tihran) Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Toronto. He wa...
94. 1992-06-19 — Graduation ceremonies were held for the thirty-eight members of the first graduating class of the Ma...
95. 1993-03-21 — The presentation of the first Race Unity Award by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of ...
96. 1993-04-10 — The passing of Roger White, writer, editor and "poet laureate" of the Baha'i community, in Richmond,...
97. 1994-05-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada presented a paper entitled A Baha'i Perspec...
98. 1994-08-00 — A Maoris teaching team visited British Columbia. The visit was reciprocated by The Journey of Teech...
99. 1997-03-24 — The nine member First Nations Travel Teaching Trip to the South Pacific, called "The Journey of Teec...
100. 2000-00-00 — The Furutan Academy was founded by Shahrokh Monjazeb. It was an organization devoted to the post-se...
101. 2000-08-22 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Audrey Robarts (née FitzGerald) in her 96th year. She was buri...
102. 2003-03-09 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Una Dean, née Townshend, in Edmonton, Canada. Una lived a full...
103. 2004-04-02 — The passing of Ola Pawlowska (b. Ola Clemens 14 February, 1910 in Lakta, outside Cacow, Poland) in N...
104. 2004-04-19 — The passing of Mr Aziz Ismayn Yazdi (b. Alexandria, Egypt in 1909) in Vancouver, Canada at the age o...
105. 2005-11-27 — The passing of prolific author and founding member of the Association for Baha'i Studies of North Am...
106. 2007-09-01 — In memory of Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum and because the Native people had such a special place in...
107. 2007-11-14 — In a letter to the Students, Staff, Parents and Supporters of Maxwell International School the Natio...
108. 2009-01-10 — Regional Conferences were held in Toronto, Canada and Guadalajara, Mexico. [BWNS687]
109. 2009-01-17 — Regional Conferences were held in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Vancouver, Canada and Managua, Nicaragua. ...
110. 2009-02-24 — The Canadian Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights adopted a strongly worded motion demanding ...
111. 2009-04-00 — Beth McKenty, longtime pioneer to Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada received the Caring Canadian Award from t...
112. 2009-04-14 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Gale Bond, née Keass (b. 13 November, 1919 in Emod, Hungary) i...
113. 2013-07-24 — The Universal House of Justice addressed a message the National Spiritu
114. 2013-08-13 — The passing of former Universal House of Justice member Mr. Hushmand Fatheazam in Vancouver, Canada....
115. 2013-09-20 — Deloria Bighorn, chairperson of the National Spiritual Baha'is of Canada, presented, on behalf of th...
116. 2018-10-00 — The publication of Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist. by ...
117. 2018-11-01 — More than 7,500 people attended the Parliament of the World's Religions held at the Metro Toronto Co...
118. 2019-08-08 — The 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies–North America was held in the Wes...
119. 2020-06-02 — The passing of Hossain Banadaki Danesh in Victoria, BC His major publications were: The Viol...
120. 2020-09-28 — The passing of former Universal House of Justice member James Douglas Martin (b. 24 February 1927 in...
121. 2021-11-17 — The premier of the film The Legacy of Saskatoon's Secret Forest [
122. 2022-07-29 — The 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies. The conference was held virtually ...
123. 2022-09-22 — The screening of the documentary film 'Others' in Their Own Land at the Toronto Baha'i Centre. The ...
124. 2023-04-30 — The release of the Ridvan Message. by the Universal House of J

1. 1902-00-00 — Baha'i groups were established in Canada. [BBRSM:106-7; BFA2:160; SBBH1:135; CBN No 82 November, 195...
2. 1925-12-00 — "A Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Baha'i Cause Throughout the United States and Canada Januar...
3. 1930-04-21 — Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada: 2 Members: 30 [from a pamphlet, The Baha'i
4. 1952-04-00 — In an article in the Canadian Baha'i News by Jameson Bond, instructions were given to locate the dir...
5. 1952-05-14 — In a cable to the National Spiritual Assembly the Guardian advised them the he would contribute £2,...
6. 1954-01-00 — John and Audrey Robarts with their two younger children, Patrick and Tina, left Toronto for their pi...
7. 1963-04-21 — Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada: 64 Incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies: 20 Lo...
8. 1969-03-00 — As of this date, the Auxiliary Board Members in Canada served in the following areas: Mr. R. Ted An...
9. 1973-04-21 — Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada: 200 Incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies: 65 L...
10. 1975-08-00 — Auxiliary Board Member Angus Cowan announced the appointment Mrs Stuart Hanks as Assistant for the p...
11. 1984-11-00 — The International Baha'i Refugee Office, responsible for coordinating efforts to resettle Iranian Ba...
12. 1985-04-21 — Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada: 350 Incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies: 159 ...
13. 1991-04-21 — Statistics Canada reported 14,730 Baha'is from 1991 census data. [Bahaipedia]
14. 1994-08-00 — A Maori teaching team visited British Columbia, Canada. The visit was reciprocated by The Journey o...
15. 1996-00-00 — The memoir To Diffuse the Fragrances was the unpublished memoir of Baha'i life in the Arctic complet...
16. 1996-01-10 — The passing of Ruth Eyford in St. Albert, AB. (b. Ruth Monk 12 June, 1930, NS). [Find a grave] She ...
17. 1997-03-24 — The nine member First Nations Travel Teaching Trip to the South Pacific, called "The Journey of Teec...
18. 2000-08-22 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Audrey Robarts (née FitzGerald) in her 96th year. She was buri...
19. 2001-04-21 — Statistics Canada reported 18,020 Baha'is from 2001 census data. [Bahaipedia]
20. 2003-03-03 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Una Dean, née Townshend, in Edmonton, Canada. Una lived a full...
21. 2013-07-24 — The Universal House of Justice addressed a message the National Spiritu
22. 2017-12-01 — The International Board of Trustees of Huqúqu'llah announced the appointment of the new Board of Tr...
23. 2020-09-28 — The passing of former Universal House of Justice member James Douglas Martin (b. 24 February 1927 in...
24. 2021-01-20 — The Canadian Council of Imams made a statement in protest the ruling issued by an Iranian Court to c...
25. 2022-07-29 — The 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies. The conference was held virtually ...

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