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Thank you so much for compiling all these dates for us. Much appreciated.torontoguy1981 said:Hey guys
Here are ALL the dates and events in the book.. You can copy them and paste them into a word documents and format them anyway and style you like.
Hope it is helpful for you. I got three questions about dates in my test..
Anytime guys
one more thing there is a chart in the book page 29 ( about the judicial, executive and legislative parts of the parliament)
very important .. had two questions out of that chart
one more thing there is a chart in the book page 29 ( about the judicial, executive and legislative parts of the parliament)
very important .. had two questions out of that chart
Welcome to all of your, it is such a long wait but once you do the test, things should be way easier after it
I sorted your list by dates, and add it to the global spreadsheet, tab "Exam Resources" =)torontoguy1981 said:Welcome to all of your, it is such a long wait but once you do the test, things should be way easier after it
Citizenship Global Spreadsheet :
http://bit.ly/citizenship-ca
you shouldn't have sorted it... important dates seem to be jumbled now...for example towards the end...
Birth of Dominion in 2006 ? for e.g.
1999 Reformers in Upper and Lower Canadas discussion about democracy.
2005 Finishing parliament buildings.
2005 The Dominion of Canada (ON, QC, NB, NS)
2006 The birth of the Dominion of Canada.
2006 The South African war and 7000 Canadians volunteered (Boer War) 260 died.
2008 Canada's economy had a boom and became more industrialized.
2008 The opening of financial institutions in Canada.
Birth of Dominion in 2006 ? for e.g.
1999 Reformers in Upper and Lower Canadas discussion about democracy.
2005 Finishing parliament buildings.
2005 The Dominion of Canada (ON, QC, NB, NS)
2006 The birth of the Dominion of Canada.
2006 The South African war and 7000 Canadians volunteered (Boer War) 260 died.
2008 Canada's economy had a boom and became more industrialized.
2008 The opening of financial institutions in Canada.
Thank you there are some mistakes with the dates though as you changed them while editing them maybe? for example.. the last two dates... The opening of financial institutions in Canada was last 18th and early 19th entries.
I agree with you us2yow
here are all the dates again ...
Date Event
1215 Signing Magna Carta (Great charter of freedom)
1982 Amendment of the Canadian constitution (CANADIAN charter of rights and freedoms)
1857 Choosing Ottawa as a capital by Queen Victoria.
1885 Establishing Banff park in Alberta.
1890s The Gold Rush in Yukon.
1900 The railway opened from Alaska to Whitehorse.
1870 The making up of the NWT.
1999 The making up of Nunavut.
1576 Martin Frobisher explored the Arctic for Queen Elizabeth.
1497 John Cabot, Italian from England, he drew the first map of the east coast of Canada.
1497 The beginning of exploration of Canada by Europeans.
1534-1542 Jacques Cartier Atlantic trips claiming the land for King Fancies 1 of France (8 years).
1550s Appearance of the word Canada on the map.
1604 First settlement north of Florida by Pierre de Monts and Samuel Champlain.
1701 Peace between Iroquois and French.
1670 King Charles 2 granted the Hudson Bay company exclusive rights. (100 years competitively).
1600s The appearance of English colonies on the Atlantic coast.
1700s The battle between French and English to control North America.
1759 The battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec city (end of French Empire)
1608 Building a fortress of Quebec city by Samuel Champlain.
1774 Passing the Quebec Act (Religious freedom + holding public office).
1776 Forming United States by 13 English colonies.
1792 Establishing free town Sierra Leone by black men in Nova Scotia.
1758 The first representative assembly in Halifax, NS
1773 The first representative assembly in PEI
1785 The first representative assembly in NB
1791 The Constitutional Act that formed upper and lower Canada. (Formal Name). Allowed two Canadas to elect their legislative assemblies.
1700s Late of that the beginning of abolition of slavery at the British Parliament.
1793 Abolition of slavery in Upper Canada by John Grave Simco (The founder of Toronto /York).
1807 The British Parliament prevented selling and buying slaves.
1833 The abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
18th/ 19th century The opening of financial institutions in Canada.
1832 Opening MTL stock exchange.
1867 The British North American act (birth of Canada).
1805 Defeating Napoleon in Trafalgar.
1813 Charles de Sala berry and 460 turned 4000 Americans at Chateauguay.
1813 Americans burned the parliament and government buildings in Toronto.
1814 Robert Ross burned The White House and other public buildings in DC.
1814 1812 invasion failed/ Independence of Canada / Creating the Borders.
1830s Reformers in Upper and Lower Canadas discussion about democracy.
1837-1838 The armed rebellion to join US and adapt its republic values.
1840 The merge of upper and lower Canadas (The Province of Canada).
1847-1848 First responsible government in British North America in NS.
1848-1849 Elgin introduced responsible government in the province of Canada (PM was La Fontaine)
1864-1867 The Dominion of Canada (ON, QC, NB, NS)
July/1/ 1867 The birth of the Dominion of Canada.
1867 Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.
1870 Manitoba, Northwest Territories.
1871 British Columbia.
1873 Prince Edward Island.
1880 Transfer of the Arctic Islands (to N.W.T.).
1898 Yukon Territory.
1905 Alberta, Saskatchewan.
1949 Newfoundland and Labrador.
1999 Nunavut.
1982 Changing the national day to Canada day instead of Dominion day.
1869 Canada took over the N.W.T FROM Hudson Bay company.
1870 Ottawa sent troops to Fort Garry to fight Riel. (Metis uprising)
1885 Second upraising for Metis in NWT (Riel execution)
1873 Establishing North West Mounted Police By MacDonald.
1871 BC joins Canada based on the promise of CPR.
1885 On November 7th. The CPR (ribbon of steel) done by Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona).
189s-1900 Canada’s economy had a boom and became more industrialized.
1914 117000 Ukrainians/115000 Poles/10000 European moved to West by the efforts of Laurier.
1899-1902 The South African war and 7000 Canadians volunteered (Boer War) 260 died.
1914 The beginning of WW1 / Canada formed Canadian Crops 600,000 out of 8,000,000.
1900 The victories of Paardeberg (Horse Mountain) and Llilefontein (Canadian pride).
1917 Capture Vimy Ridge on April 9 (Vimy Day).
1912-1920 Ottawa interned over 8000 Astro- Hungarian men as enemy’s allies.
1918 August 8 (The black day for German army) (The battle of Amiens).
1918 Arthur Currie (Great soldier) / Arras, Canad du Nord, Cambrai and Mons, battle of Amiens.
1918 Nov 11 the firs war ended with 60,000 killed and 170,000 wounded.
1916 Manitoba was the first province to allow women to vote because of Women's Suffrage Movement led by Emily Stowe.
1917 Robert Borden granted women the right to vote in federal elections. (Who has relatives serving in the war and nurses who were nicknamed Bluebirds).
1918 All women over 21 got the right to vote in federal elections
1921 First MP women, Agnes Macphil
1940 Quebec grants women right to vote led by Therese Casgrain.
1915 John McCrae wrote the poem in Flanders Field.
1929 The stock market crash (Roaring Twenties).
1933 The dark thirties (27% unemployed)
1934 The birth of Bank of Canada.
1939 Jewish refugees turned away and immigration to Canada dropped.
1944 JUNE 6 THE D- DAY/15,000 captured Juno beach/1 in 10 was Canadian.
1943-44 Canada helped to free Italy.
1944-45 Canada freed Netherland.
1945 May 8 Germany surrenders and the end of WW2 IN Europe lasted for 6 years.
1939 Beginning of WW2 by Hitler. 1,000,000 Canadians and NFL out of 11.5 million.
1941 Canada was unsuccessful to defend Hong Kong from Japan.
1942 Canada was unsuccessful to defend Nazi controlled Dieppe on the coast of France.
1945 August 14.. Japan surrenders and the end of 4 year war in the Pacific.
1988 Canadian government apologized to Canadians of Japanese origins.
1947 Discovering oil in Alberta.
1945-70 Canada got closer to the USA as a trade partner.
1951 Canadians were able to afford adequate life style.
1940 Employment insurance.
1927 Old age security.
1965 Quebec and Canada pension.
1950-53 Canada participated in the Korean War. (500 dead and 1000 injured)
1960s Quiet revolution in Quebec
1969 The official languages act
1963 Royal commission of bilingualism and biculturalism
1970 La francophone was founded with the help of Canada.
1980 Referendum in Quebec about separation
1995 Referendum in Quebec about separation
1948 The right of voting for Japanese.
1960 The right of voting for aboriginal.
1956 37000 refugees from Soviet Union
1975 50000 refugees from Vietnam
1960s Third of Canadians were not French or English origins.
1920 The group of seven (Painting style of wilderness of landscaping).
1950s Les Automatists in Quebec (Modern abstract art).
1891 James Naismith invented basketball.
1996 Donovan Bailey double Olympian and world record sprinter.
1979-1988 Wayne Gretzky greatest hockey player of all times played for the Edmonton Oilers.
1980 Terry Fox, from BC did a marathon of hope for cancer research. Lost his leg at age of 18 from cancer.
1985 Rick Hanson, from BC circled the globe on the wheel chair for spinal cord research.
1989 Canada participated in space exploration (Canadian space agency /Canadarm)
1867 Defining the responsibilities of the federal government in the British North Act (Constitution Act).
1965 The new Canadian flag.
1876 The flag of Royal Military College was founded.
1921 Canada adopted red and white as colors of its national flag.
1700s French recognized maple leaf as a symbol.
1850s Maple leaf appeared on Canadian uniforms.
496 French adopt Fleur-de-lys flower as a royalty sign.
1948 Quebec adopted lily flower in its flag with a cross.
1860s Finishing parliament buildings.
1916 Destroying the central block of the parliament by fire
1922 Rebuilding the central block.
1927 Finishing building the Peace tower.
1800s Hockey developed in Canada.
1892 The Lord Stanley donated the cup.
2005 Clarkson (26th) governor donated Clarkson cup for women.
1834 The beaver embalmed on St. Jean Baptist society and was adopted by patriotic groups as a symbol.
1909 Lord Gray (Governor general) donated his cup for football championship.
1967 Starting the Order of Canada honor system.
1854-2013 96 Canadians got Victoria cross, the highest honor for Canadians.
1763 King George 3rd granted territorial rights to Aboriginal people.
1800s-1980s The government placed aboriginal children in residential schools.
2008 Ottawa apologized to former aboriginal students.
1970s The start of use of the title, Aboriginal people. (Indians before).
1935-40 John Buchan was a Governor General who said (Unity in Diversity)
1604 The French started to settle in the Maritime provinces (Acadians ancestors).
1755-63 8 years Great Upheaval (two thirds of Acadians forced out of their homelands).
1600s-1700s 8500 French settlers came to Quebec.
2006 Parliament recognized the Quebecois form as a nation within a united Canada.
1600s-20th Generations of Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English came to Canada (English Canadians).
1970s Till today most immigrants come from Asia.
1800s Up to date, Canadians are born in Canada.
1842-1869 Logan founded and directed the geological survey of Canada.
1973 Jazz Peterson receives the Order of Canada from 20th Governor general.
2005 The Canadian red ensign became the flag of Veterans in Canada.
1972 Paul Henderson scores winning goal in Canada- Soviet summit.
1849 La Fontaine is a prime minister of the first responsible government.
1853 Marry Ann Shadd is first woman publisher and founder the Provincial Freeman.
1814 Duke of Wellington defended Canada at endpoint (Ottawa).
1815 Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon and played a role in choosing Ottawa as a capital.
1813 Laura Secord walked 19 miles to warn James Fitzgibbon of an American attack.
1921 King George V (5) assigned the colors of the Canadian flag (red and white).
1793 The first elected assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec.
1857 The first black man to get VC, William Hall.
1917 The first Canadian crop was not born in the British Empire to get VC, Filip Konowal.
1988 Free trade agreement with USA.
1994 Free trade agreement with Mexico.
2008 North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA.
2006 Canada apologized for its discriminatory policy against Chinese workers.
1928 -32-36 Phil Edwards originally from Guiana and got Canada bronze in the Olympics.
1798 William Logan was born who gave his name to the highest mountain in Canada in Yukon.
1864 Leonard Tilley suggested "Dominion of Canada" from the Bible. From sea to sea, and from river to the ends of Earth.
1921 King George V assigned the colors of the Canadian flag (red and white).
1815 January 11th the birthday of J. McDonald. (Jan 11 is the J. Macdonald day).
1780 The ancestor of Olympian Marjorie Turner Baily from NS escaped from the USA to Canada.
1690 Count Frontenac refused to surrender to the English and said (( My only reply will be from the mouths of my cannons)).
1700/ 1800 Pierre Le Moyne defeated the English in James Bay and the Caribbean.
1755 Guy Carlton (Lord Dorchester) defended the rights of the Canadiens and defeated an American invasion of Quebec. He also supervised the migration of loyalists to QC and NS between 1782 – 1783.
here are all the dates again ...
Date Event
1215 Signing Magna Carta (Great charter of freedom)
1982 Amendment of the Canadian constitution (CANADIAN charter of rights and freedoms)
1857 Choosing Ottawa as a capital by Queen Victoria.
1885 Establishing Banff park in Alberta.
1890s The Gold Rush in Yukon.
1900 The railway opened from Alaska to Whitehorse.
1870 The making up of the NWT.
1999 The making up of Nunavut.
1576 Martin Frobisher explored the Arctic for Queen Elizabeth.
1497 John Cabot, Italian from England, he drew the first map of the east coast of Canada.
1497 The beginning of exploration of Canada by Europeans.
1534-1542 Jacques Cartier Atlantic trips claiming the land for King Fancies 1 of France (8 years).
1550s Appearance of the word Canada on the map.
1604 First settlement north of Florida by Pierre de Monts and Samuel Champlain.
1701 Peace between Iroquois and French.
1670 King Charles 2 granted the Hudson Bay company exclusive rights. (100 years competitively).
1600s The appearance of English colonies on the Atlantic coast.
1700s The battle between French and English to control North America.
1759 The battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec city (end of French Empire)
1608 Building a fortress of Quebec city by Samuel Champlain.
1774 Passing the Quebec Act (Religious freedom + holding public office).
1776 Forming United States by 13 English colonies.
1792 Establishing free town Sierra Leone by black men in Nova Scotia.
1758 The first representative assembly in Halifax, NS
1773 The first representative assembly in PEI
1785 The first representative assembly in NB
1791 The Constitutional Act that formed upper and lower Canada. (Formal Name). Allowed two Canadas to elect their legislative assemblies.
1700s Late of that the beginning of abolition of slavery at the British Parliament.
1793 Abolition of slavery in Upper Canada by John Grave Simco (The founder of Toronto /York).
1807 The British Parliament prevented selling and buying slaves.
1833 The abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
18th/ 19th century The opening of financial institutions in Canada.
1832 Opening MTL stock exchange.
1867 The British North American act (birth of Canada).
1805 Defeating Napoleon in Trafalgar.
1813 Charles de Sala berry and 460 turned 4000 Americans at Chateauguay.
1813 Americans burned the parliament and government buildings in Toronto.
1814 Robert Ross burned The White House and other public buildings in DC.
1814 1812 invasion failed/ Independence of Canada / Creating the Borders.
1830s Reformers in Upper and Lower Canadas discussion about democracy.
1837-1838 The armed rebellion to join US and adapt its republic values.
1840 The merge of upper and lower Canadas (The Province of Canada).
1847-1848 First responsible government in British North America in NS.
1848-1849 Elgin introduced responsible government in the province of Canada (PM was La Fontaine)
1864-1867 The Dominion of Canada (ON, QC, NB, NS)
July/1/ 1867 The birth of the Dominion of Canada.
1867 Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.
1870 Manitoba, Northwest Territories.
1871 British Columbia.
1873 Prince Edward Island.
1880 Transfer of the Arctic Islands (to N.W.T.).
1898 Yukon Territory.
1905 Alberta, Saskatchewan.
1949 Newfoundland and Labrador.
1999 Nunavut.
1982 Changing the national day to Canada day instead of Dominion day.
1869 Canada took over the N.W.T FROM Hudson Bay company.
1870 Ottawa sent troops to Fort Garry to fight Riel. (Metis uprising)
1885 Second upraising for Metis in NWT (Riel execution)
1873 Establishing North West Mounted Police By MacDonald.
1871 BC joins Canada based on the promise of CPR.
1885 On November 7th. The CPR (ribbon of steel) done by Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona).
189s-1900 Canada’s economy had a boom and became more industrialized.
1914 117000 Ukrainians/115000 Poles/10000 European moved to West by the efforts of Laurier.
1899-1902 The South African war and 7000 Canadians volunteered (Boer War) 260 died.
1914 The beginning of WW1 / Canada formed Canadian Crops 600,000 out of 8,000,000.
1900 The victories of Paardeberg (Horse Mountain) and Llilefontein (Canadian pride).
1917 Capture Vimy Ridge on April 9 (Vimy Day).
1912-1920 Ottawa interned over 8000 Astro- Hungarian men as enemy’s allies.
1918 August 8 (The black day for German army) (The battle of Amiens).
1918 Arthur Currie (Great soldier) / Arras, Canad du Nord, Cambrai and Mons, battle of Amiens.
1918 Nov 11 the firs war ended with 60,000 killed and 170,000 wounded.
1916 Manitoba was the first province to allow women to vote because of Women's Suffrage Movement led by Emily Stowe.
1917 Robert Borden granted women the right to vote in federal elections. (Who has relatives serving in the war and nurses who were nicknamed Bluebirds).
1918 All women over 21 got the right to vote in federal elections
1921 First MP women, Agnes Macphil
1940 Quebec grants women right to vote led by Therese Casgrain.
1915 John McCrae wrote the poem in Flanders Field.
1929 The stock market crash (Roaring Twenties).
1933 The dark thirties (27% unemployed)
1934 The birth of Bank of Canada.
1939 Jewish refugees turned away and immigration to Canada dropped.
1944 JUNE 6 THE D- DAY/15,000 captured Juno beach/1 in 10 was Canadian.
1943-44 Canada helped to free Italy.
1944-45 Canada freed Netherland.
1945 May 8 Germany surrenders and the end of WW2 IN Europe lasted for 6 years.
1939 Beginning of WW2 by Hitler. 1,000,000 Canadians and NFL out of 11.5 million.
1941 Canada was unsuccessful to defend Hong Kong from Japan.
1942 Canada was unsuccessful to defend Nazi controlled Dieppe on the coast of France.
1945 August 14.. Japan surrenders and the end of 4 year war in the Pacific.
1988 Canadian government apologized to Canadians of Japanese origins.
1947 Discovering oil in Alberta.
1945-70 Canada got closer to the USA as a trade partner.
1951 Canadians were able to afford adequate life style.
1940 Employment insurance.
1927 Old age security.
1965 Quebec and Canada pension.
1950-53 Canada participated in the Korean War. (500 dead and 1000 injured)
1960s Quiet revolution in Quebec
1969 The official languages act
1963 Royal commission of bilingualism and biculturalism
1970 La francophone was founded with the help of Canada.
1980 Referendum in Quebec about separation
1995 Referendum in Quebec about separation
1948 The right of voting for Japanese.
1960 The right of voting for aboriginal.
1956 37000 refugees from Soviet Union
1975 50000 refugees from Vietnam
1960s Third of Canadians were not French or English origins.
1920 The group of seven (Painting style of wilderness of landscaping).
1950s Les Automatists in Quebec (Modern abstract art).
1891 James Naismith invented basketball.
1996 Donovan Bailey double Olympian and world record sprinter.
1979-1988 Wayne Gretzky greatest hockey player of all times played for the Edmonton Oilers.
1980 Terry Fox, from BC did a marathon of hope for cancer research. Lost his leg at age of 18 from cancer.
1985 Rick Hanson, from BC circled the globe on the wheel chair for spinal cord research.
1989 Canada participated in space exploration (Canadian space agency /Canadarm)
1867 Defining the responsibilities of the federal government in the British North Act (Constitution Act).
1965 The new Canadian flag.
1876 The flag of Royal Military College was founded.
1921 Canada adopted red and white as colors of its national flag.
1700s French recognized maple leaf as a symbol.
1850s Maple leaf appeared on Canadian uniforms.
496 French adopt Fleur-de-lys flower as a royalty sign.
1948 Quebec adopted lily flower in its flag with a cross.
1860s Finishing parliament buildings.
1916 Destroying the central block of the parliament by fire
1922 Rebuilding the central block.
1927 Finishing building the Peace tower.
1800s Hockey developed in Canada.
1892 The Lord Stanley donated the cup.
2005 Clarkson (26th) governor donated Clarkson cup for women.
1834 The beaver embalmed on St. Jean Baptist society and was adopted by patriotic groups as a symbol.
1909 Lord Gray (Governor general) donated his cup for football championship.
1967 Starting the Order of Canada honor system.
1854-2013 96 Canadians got Victoria cross, the highest honor for Canadians.
1763 King George 3rd granted territorial rights to Aboriginal people.
1800s-1980s The government placed aboriginal children in residential schools.
2008 Ottawa apologized to former aboriginal students.
1970s The start of use of the title, Aboriginal people. (Indians before).
1935-40 John Buchan was a Governor General who said (Unity in Diversity)
1604 The French started to settle in the Maritime provinces (Acadians ancestors).
1755-63 8 years Great Upheaval (two thirds of Acadians forced out of their homelands).
1600s-1700s 8500 French settlers came to Quebec.
2006 Parliament recognized the Quebecois form as a nation within a united Canada.
1600s-20th Generations of Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English came to Canada (English Canadians).
1970s Till today most immigrants come from Asia.
1800s Up to date, Canadians are born in Canada.
1842-1869 Logan founded and directed the geological survey of Canada.
1973 Jazz Peterson receives the Order of Canada from 20th Governor general.
2005 The Canadian red ensign became the flag of Veterans in Canada.
1972 Paul Henderson scores winning goal in Canada- Soviet summit.
1849 La Fontaine is a prime minister of the first responsible government.
1853 Marry Ann Shadd is first woman publisher and founder the Provincial Freeman.
1814 Duke of Wellington defended Canada at endpoint (Ottawa).
1815 Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon and played a role in choosing Ottawa as a capital.
1813 Laura Secord walked 19 miles to warn James Fitzgibbon of an American attack.
1921 King George V (5) assigned the colors of the Canadian flag (red and white).
1793 The first elected assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec.
1857 The first black man to get VC, William Hall.
1917 The first Canadian crop was not born in the British Empire to get VC, Filip Konowal.
1988 Free trade agreement with USA.
1994 Free trade agreement with Mexico.
2008 North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA.
2006 Canada apologized for its discriminatory policy against Chinese workers.
1928 -32-36 Phil Edwards originally from Guiana and got Canada bronze in the Olympics.
1798 William Logan was born who gave his name to the highest mountain in Canada in Yukon.
1864 Leonard Tilley suggested "Dominion of Canada" from the Bible. From sea to sea, and from river to the ends of Earth.
1921 King George V assigned the colors of the Canadian flag (red and white).
1815 January 11th the birthday of J. McDonald. (Jan 11 is the J. Macdonald day).
1780 The ancestor of Olympian Marjorie Turner Baily from NS escaped from the USA to Canada.
1690 Count Frontenac refused to surrender to the English and said (( My only reply will be from the mouths of my cannons)).
1700/ 1800 Pierre Le Moyne defeated the English in James Bay and the Caribbean.
1755 Guy Carlton (Lord Dorchester) defended the rights of the Canadiens and defeated an American invasion of Quebec. He also supervised the migration of loyalists to QC and NS between 1782 – 1783.
Np thanks for your effort... if you have an email I can email you the who document in word document format if easier..
It's well sorted now, thanks guys for the feedback.torontoguy1981 said:Np thanks for your effort... if you have an email I can email you the who document in word document format if easier..
Good job, Paco! Appreciate all your efforts.Paco said:It's well sorted now, thanks guys for the feedback.
One question though. You mention there are 799 applicants but only 260 have received test dates and 166 have reached the oath stage. Of the remaining, how many do you think are active in updating their record? Especially, the applicants from the first half of 2014.