In the autumn of 1842 he asked the general of the Jesuits for men to assume direction of the Indian missions in the western and northern parts of his diocese.

[3] In January 1847 Power left on a six-month visit to Europe, seeking to recruit additional priests and to raise money for his cathedral.

A sculpture of Bishop Power, created by John Cochrane, is located at the main entrance the archbishop's residence in Toronto.

In 2005, Mark G. McGowan wrote a book called, Michael Power: The Struggle to Build the Catholic Church on the Canadian Frontier.

In 2009, Bishop Power was featured prominently in the docudrama Death or Canada, which tells the story of the Irish Famine and its impact on Toronto in 1847.

"[5] A contributor to the film, Mark G. McGowan also wrote a book, Death or Canada: The Irish Famine Migration to Toronto, 1847.