[1] Located in front of Retiro railway station,[2] Plaza Canadá was conceived by the Argentina-Canada Cultural Institute and was dedicated in July 1961.

[4] The totem pole sits as a tribute to the shared Indigenous heritages found in both Canada and Argentina.

[5] After the plaza was named, Canadian Ambassador Richard Plant Bower worked to arrange the delivery of a totem pole from Canada to Buenos Aires.

[10] In 2011, the Argentine Embassy to Canada sought for a carver from the Hunt family to carve the new totem pole.

[12] On August 12, 2012, the new totem pole was placed in Plaza Canadá and was dedicated with an indigenous ceremonial dance with indigenous groups from both nations that was attended by the Minister of Culture Hernán Lombardi, the Minister of Environment and Public Space Diego Santilli, and the Canadian Ambassador to Argentina Gwyneth Kutz.