The Warriors' Day Parade

At the end of the First World War, activities took place across Canada to commemorate the country's wartime efforts and to honour the more than 60,000 Canadians lost. One of the most significant and lasting events was a veterans' parade held at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1919. Edward, Prince of Wales, opened the Exhibition and conducted a military review of the thousands of veterans who attended. In 1921, the annual parade became the highlight of the Exhibition's new Warrior's Day, later Warriors' Day. Since 1927, the Warriors' Day Parade has marched through the Princes' Gates, honouring veterans and the more than 100,000 who perished in the Boer War, the Great War, the Second World War, the Korean War, and peacekeeping missions around the world.

Ontario · Canada