By Tim Lambert
1497
Jean Cabot sails to Newfoundland
1535
Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) sails into the St Lawrence River
1603
Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) founds Port Royal
1608
de Champlain founds Quebec
1610
Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay
1642
The French found Montreal
1670
The English found the Hudson Bay Company
1685
The population of New France is about 10,000
1713
France is forced to recognize Hudson Bay and Newfoundland as British. They are also forced to cede Nova Scotia.
1740
The population of New France is about 48,000
1759
Wolfe captures Quebec
1760
The British capture Montreal
1763
The French are forced to surrender all their territory in Canada to Britain
1774
The Quebec Act allows French Canadians to keep their own religion and to keep their own criminal law
1775
Canada has a population of about 90,000. In November the Americans capture Montreal.
1776
The Americans retreat
1791
The Lawrence River Valley is divided into Upper and Lower Canada
1791-94
George Vancouver (1757-1798) sails along the west coast of Canada
1793
Alexander Mackenzie (1755-1820) crosses the continent by land and reaches the Pacific
1837
A rebellion takes place in Canada
1867
The Dominion of Canada is formed
1870
Manitoba is made a province
1885
The Canadian Pacific Railway is built
1896
Gold is discovered in the Klondike region of the Yukon
1918
Women are given the right to vote in federal elections
1919
The Winnipeg General Strike is held
1921
Agnes Macphail becomes the first woman MP in Canada
1933
During the Depression unemployment in Canada reaches 23%
1939
Canada declares war on Germany
1952
Television begins in Canada
1993
Kim Campbell is the first woman prime minister of Canada
1997
Confederation Bridge opens
1999
Northwest Territories is divided into two and a new territory called Nunavut is created
