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The Spanish flu in Canada, 1918–1920

The Eucharistic Congress in Victoriaville, Quebec, in September 1918.
The Eucharistic Congress in Victoriaville, Quebec, in September 1918. Congres eucharistique de Victoriaville - 1918 · Société d'histoire de Victoriaville · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Spanish flu pandemic killed more than 50 million people worldwide, including nearly 50,000 Canadians, between 1918 and 1920. The first civilian cases in Canada were reported in Victoriaville, Quebec, in autumn 1918, and the pandemic led to the creation of the federal Department of Health in 1919.

Scope & context

The pandemic’s toll and its public health legacy in Canada, not its medical science or regional details.

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