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Hudson Bay Charter Expanded
Present-day Northwest Territories and Nunavut were added to the HBC charter. This is why this land belongs to Canada today. -
Hudson's Bay Company gives ownership of its land to Canada.
This is one of the most significant events in Canada's history. This is how Canada obtained its historic lands. The Hudson's Bay company previously owned majority of the land in present day Canada. -
British Transfer Land
British government transferred the rest of its possessions in the Arctic to Canada, including "all Islands adjacent to any such Territories". This was a very feeble claim which other countries did not take seriously. -
John Diefenbaker Born
John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada, was born in Neustadt, Ontario, to a German father and a Scottish Mother -
Northwest Territories Act amended.
Canada amended its Northwest Territories Act to require scientists and explorers in the Arctic to obtain permits. This meant that Canada indirectly was claiming the lands to the north of its official borders. -
CRBC was established
The CRBC was created. This event was important because the CRBC was an early form of the CRTC and led to the creation of the CRTC -
Opening of CBC News
CBC news service is formally opened, alongside it the radio-Canada news division is also created. The CBC would soon find that the public took a liking to their new ways of spreading the news, and would find much success for many years to come. In the future, these services would come to broadcast some of the most important moments in history, with many more to come. -
CBC Development Plan is created
15 year development plan is created for the CBC, in an attempt to continue its strong development. The CBC’s new plan aims to compete with the American’s Hollywood, and their widespread success. This plan turned out better than expected, and continued the development of the CBC. -
CBC begins to create television stations
CBC is given authority to begin the development of television stations and networks. The first television stations are created in Quebec and Toronto. -
John Diefenbaker commits to Norad
John Diefenbaker and defence minister George Pearkes commit Canada to the North American Air Defense Command, AKA NORAD, without the consultation of his cabinet. -
John Diefenbaker Elected Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker was elected Prime Minister of Canada, representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada -
Diefenbaker allows Nuclear Warheads on Canadian Soil
John Diefenbaker decided to arm two short-range Bomarc anti-aircraft missile bases with nuclear warheads, causing some controversy on whether or not nuclear weapons should be allowed onto Canadian soil -
New Broadcasting Act
The Fowler Commission on Broadcasting recommended transferring regulatory authority to a separate body. This was enacted when the new Broadcasting Act established the Board of Broadcast Governors. The Board of Broadcast Governor’s was later disbanded in (1968). -
Diefenbaker cancels Avro Arrow Project
Diefenbaker had canceled the Avro Arrow CF-105 project, which was an advanced interceptor aircraft built in Canada, due to high costs. This decision had caused controversy as the project had widespread support. This cancellation became a symbol of failed Canadian industrial and military potential -
Diefenbaker beaten by the Liberals in 1963 election
The Liberal party had beaten John Diefenbaker after exploiting the recent economic crisis in Canada, Diefenbaker's stance on nuclear weapons on Canadian soil, and his controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow Project -
The CRTC was created
The CRTC was created to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors -
Diefenbaker Dies
John Diefenbaker, died at 83 years of age due to a heart attack in Ottawa, Ontario. -
The Quebec Referendum
Vote on whether Quebec should remain with Canada or separate as it's own country -
The Kitchen Accord
the Minister of Justice, Jean Chrétien, met with Attorney General of Saskatchewan Roy Romanow and Attorney General of Ontario Roy McMurtry in the kitchen of Ottawa's Government Conference Centre to decide on a partition package for Britain. (CBC) -
Federal Parliament votes in favour of a Partition Package
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Canadian Independance Completed
Prime Minister Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II sign the new Canadian Constitution -
Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations sign the Convention on the Law of the Sea. This gives costal countries a 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone and lets them control territory beyond that limit if they can prove, geologically, that the seabed is an extension of their continental shelf. -
The United Nations treaty enters into force in 1994
The United States does not ratify it, but all other arctic countries do. -
The CRTC ruled against trying to regulate the content of the Internet
the CRTC ruled against trying to regulate the content of the Internet because the internet is too vast to control and try to regulate
