In 2018, the Bank of Canada unveiled a new $10 bank note featuring Viola Desmond—the first woman other than royalty to be featured on a regularly circulating Canadian bank note. Viola Desmond was the first portrait subject chosen by Canadians in a public nomination process. In 2020, the Bank of Canada invited Canadians to nominate a new portrait subject for the next $5 bank note.
Students will use a historical thinking approach to examine historical significance, continuity and change in Canadian bank notes.