
Length1h 46m
About this audiobook
What does it mean to become Canadian today?
In *The New Canadiana*, Christopher M. Michaud explores the human side of immigration, identity, and belonging as Canada undergoes one of the largest demographic and cultural transformations in its history.
Moving beyond politics and slogans, Michaud examines the experiences of newcomers and longtime Canadians through shared identity, social cohesion, cultural adaptation, and everyday life. The result is a reflective look at what Canada is becoming, what may be at risk of being lost, and what new forms of Canadian identity are emerging.
At its heart is the idea that Canada’s future depends not only on diversity, but on whether a common civic culture can remain strong enough to hold that diversity together.
Measured, compassionate, and grounded in lived reality, *The New Canadiana* is a conversation about citizenship, belonging, memory, and the evolving meaning of being Canadian.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government, History
Length1 hr 46 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title | Welcome
2Dedication
3Prologue | The Driver
4BOOK I The First Arrivals | Chapter 1 | The First Step
5Chapter 2 | Building a Life
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6Chapter 3 | A Country Taking Shape
7BOOK II A Country Tested | Chapter 4 | A War Far From the Prairie
8Chapter 5 | The Years Between
9Chapter 6 | When the Bottom Fell Out
10Chapter 7 | Another War
11BOOK III A Different Canada | Chapter 8 | Leaving the Land
12Chapter 9 | The New Arrivals
13BOOK IV The New Canadiana | Chapter 10 | The Country They Found
14Chapter 11 | Fifteen Minutes
15Chapter 12 | The Expectations
16Chapter 13 | The Meaning of Arrival
17Chapter 14 | The Next Arrival
18Chapter 15 | The Genesis of Canadianism
19Acknowledgments
20About the Author
21Other Books by Christopher M. Michaud