Diefenbaker Canada Centre

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

🌞It's summertime (almost!) and the DCC is excited to introduce the newest members of our team, starting with Ariel! 😎

Ariel is one of our fantastic Heritage Educators, who is currently leading school field trips and prepping for our exciting youth camp activities and special events planned through July and August. Ariel wants visitors to know here are lots of hidden gems in Saskatoon (like the DCC) that are here to help you get to know our city and our history!

Stop by this summer to check out our exhibit gallery and say hello!

06/13/2026

Hey Saskatoon! Looking for something fun for the whole family?

Join us at the Little Stone Schoolhouse open house next Saturday, June 20 from 12 to 2pm to experience Saskatoon's original Victoria School! 📖 Then head over to the DCC from 2:30 to 4:30pm to check out our newest exhibit, Bridge City Beats! 🎶🎻

Everyone is welcome!

06/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at ! A special thanks to the volunteers and workers who organized the festival!

06/07/2026

The last theme of International Museum Week is . John G. Diefenbaker committed his career to his vision of “One Canada,” where he hoped for a future where all Canadians of all backgrounds could have the same rights and privileges. Diefenbaker’s devotion to universal equality led to historic advancements in representation and political rights for many Canadians.

Diefenbaker translated this commitment into action through a series of historic appointments that expanded representation in Canada's political institutions. He appointed Ellen Fairclough (bottom right) as the first woman to sit on the Canadian Cabinet, and Michael Starr, the first Minister of Ukrainian descent. Diefenbaker additionally appointed James Gladstone (top right) of the Kainai (Blood) Nation as Canadas first Indigenous senate, who two years later moved the Bill through the Senate that gave all Indigenous peoples the right to vote federally.

Diefenbaker's commitment to equality led to one of his proudest achievements: the Canadian Bill of Rights. As the federal government's first attempt to formally protect rights and freedoms at the national level, this revolutionary legislation required all federal laws to respect the rights it guaranteed. The Bill of Rights advanced legal protections for Canadians while also raising national awareness of human rights issues, reinforcing the principle that all citizens should be treated equally under the law. Through this achievement, Diefenbaker left a lasting legacy that helped shape Canada's ongoing commitment to justice, equality, and individual freedoms.

06/06/2026

We’re here 9:30-5 all weekend! Spin the wheel and answer a trivia question about Canada to win a prize!

06/06/2026

Day 6 of International Museum Week is “Fun in the Museum”, so we are taking you to one of our favourites, the Little Stone Schoolhouse! The LSS, formerly known as the Victoria School, was built by stone mason Alexander Marr in 1887 and was the very first public school of Saskatoon. Once Saskatoon outgrew the one room schoolhouse by 1911, the LSS was deconstructed and rebuilt on the University of Saskatchewan campus where the Diefenbaker Canada Centre maintains and holds educational programming and open houses today!

We inform all of the students who visit the LSS that since it was the first school in Saskatoon, the Little Stone Schoolhouse is a magic school and has the power of time travel. The children then close their eyes and are transported back to 1905 for a lesson from the strict schoolteacher; where they must be on their best behavior as they complete a lesson on the slate boards and pencils at their desks.

The Little Stone Schoolhouse is one our most loved here at the DCC! To experience this historic site for yourself this summer, come visit us at our LSS open house events on June 13th, July 11th, and August 8th. We hope to see you there!