It is published six times a year and aims to foster greater popular interest in Canadian history.

He envisioned The Beaver as "one of exceeding use to ...Staff; but also a publication that could ...be distributed to customers to their benefit and is, at the same time a practical reminder (through advertising) of the Company's existence and of the goods which it offers."

The content of the new Beaver was broadened to "include the whole field of travel, exploration and the trade in the Canadian North as well as the current activities and historical background of the Hudson's Bay Company and all its departments throughout Canada."

In 1994, Canada's National History Society was founded; that same year, it acquired The Beaver from the Hudson's Bay Company.

While still named The Beaver, the masthead carried a new slogan: "Canada's History Magazine," and continued to publish a bimonthly mix of features, columns, reviews, notes and commentary.

In 2004, the Society launched its "baby" edition, Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids, with a French version available quarterly as an insert in Les Debrouillards.

The magazine aims to show Canadian history in a way that children find engaging, relevant and fun.

The name change was enacted in order to unify both the print and online banners under a single Canada's History brand.

[4] Launched in 2004, it is published 4 times a year in English, with a shorter French version available in conjunction with the publication Les Debrouillards.