1. Polar Bear Town
A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest human-bear encounters ever seen on television.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
2. Emergency
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to two of Canada’s busiest hospital emergency rooms.
3. Hipster Tour - Canada (加拿大潮什麼)
(加拿大潮什麼)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
4. Décoloniser l’histoire (Décoloniser l’histoire)
(Décoloniser l’histoire)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Departures
From epic landscapes and unforgettable culture, to the often trying times that come with international travel, Departures chronicles the unforgettable friendships, personal successes and sometimes crushing disappointments that befall travellers Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach on their journey. Departures is as much about the journey as it is the destination.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
6. Island of the Sea Wolves
Explore wild, wondrous Vancouver Island, where the ocean nurtures all life, from bald eagles who go fishing to sea wolves who swim in frigid waters.
It has an average vote of 8.6 on TMDB.
7. Survival Squad (Survival Squad)
(Survival Squad)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
8. Northern Mysteries
Northern Mysteries is a docudrama-style television program that retells some of the stranger events in Canadian history, dealing with ghosts, paranormal events, lost treasures and bizarre murders. Hosted by Kenneth Welsh each episode usually tackles two events or subjects, by discussing with Journalists, the police and eye witnesses a complete account of what happened, as well as re-enacting the events for entertainment purposes.</p><p></p><p>Original versions of each episode were released in both English and French.
9. Across Canada with Lars Monsen (Canada på tvers med Lars Monsen)
Lars Monsen travels across Canada, encountering wildlife around every corner.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
10. 99 raisons d'aimer (99 raisons d'aimer)
(99 raisons d'aimer)
11. Following Folk
Following Folk takes us on a journey to discover the artists who are redefining folk music today. Featuring in-depth interviews and intimate performances, this series is a treat for all music lovers.
12. Great Canadian Railway Journeys
Michael Portillo explores Canada, armed with his Appleton's Guidebook.
13. Wild Canada
The four-part series takes an awe-inspiring look at the world around us, shot with ultra-high-definition cameras that capture sweeping panoramas and extraordinary close-ups of Canada’s majestic terrain and diverse species.
It has an average vote of 8.875 on TMDB.
14. Canada vs USSR 1972
It is a moment unlike any other in time. From coast to coast, Canada is united by the game we call our own. The outcome of this historic "Summit Series" is decided in the final minute of the final game. After playing the Soviets in the Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens, Winnipeg and Vancouver, Team Canada leaves for Moscow with only one victory on home ice. Behind the Iron Curtain, they lose the first of the remaining four at the Luzhniki Ice Palace. What follows, is the most dramatic hockey series ever played.
15. The Wild Canadian Year
View Canada’s extraordinary wildlife through the lens of its four distinct seasons.
16. Snow Wolf Family and Me
Gordon Buchanan travels to the remote Canadian Arctic in search of wolves that have never seen people.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
17. Expat - Spécial Canada (Expat - Spécial Canada)
(Expat - Spécial Canada)
18. Heritage Minutes
Heritage Minutes, also known officially as Historica Minutes: History by the Minute, are a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. They appear frequently on Canadian television and in cinemas before movies and are now also sold on DVD. The Minutes were first introduced on March 31, 1991 as part of a one-off heavily-promoted history quiz show hosted by Rex Murphy.</p><p></p><p>The thirteen original short films were broken up and run between shows on CBC Television and CTV Network. The continued broadcast of the Minutes and the production of new ones was pioneered by Charles Bronfman's CRB Foundation, Canada Post Power Broadcasting, and the National Film Board. They were devised, developed and largely narrated by noted Canadian broadcaster Patrick Watson, while the producer of the series was Robert Guy Scully. In 2009 Historica merged with The Dominion Institute to become The Historica-Dominion Institute.</p><p></p><p>While the foundations have not paid networks to air Minutes, they have made them freely available, and in the early years paid to have them run in cinemas across the country. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ruled that Heritage Minutes are an "on-going dramatic series" thus each minute counts as ninety-seconds of a station's Canadian content requirements.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Memoirs
Pierre Elliott Trudeau was one of the most striking, well-spoken and controversial leaders in Canadian history. He brought with him an almost rock-star aura of popularity to office in the 1960s, marking what was known as "Trudeaumania" in Canada during one of the country's most exciting and important times.</p><p></p><p>Yet Trudeau's eccentricities were regularly mistaken for arrogance and he was often considered a traitor, particularly by those who wanted to see Quebec separated from the rest of Canada. With the province rocked by terrorist bombings and the nation disturbed by civil unrest, Trudeau was determined to "put the country in its place."</p><p></p><p>Through hours of archival footage and interviews with Trudeau himself, Memoirs details the story of a man who used intelligence and charisma to bring together a country that was very nearly torn apart.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
20. The Canadian Experience
A six-part series of absorbing documentaries that define who we are as a people and a country. Tales from our distant past reveal the heroic struggles of our ancestors, while stories from our history illuminate the triumphs and trials of the diverse people who call Canada home.
