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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus Arrives in North America
Christopher Columbus, a European explorer, arrives in North America, mistaking it for India. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot Claims Newfoundland
John Cabot arrives in Newfoundland and notices how plentiful fish are. He claims it for England and eventually makes two trips back, encouraging more foreign explorers to come to Canada. -
Period: Jan 1, 1534 to Dec 31, 1541
Jacques Cartier explores the St Lawrence, and forms a French colony
Jacques Cartier spent these years exploring the St Lawrence River with assistance from First Nations people. When he is done he forms the first French colony in North America -
Samuel Du Champlain founds Quebec City
A permanent French colony was established in Canada by settlers who immigrated from Europe. -
King Louis XIX sends settlers to New France
King Louis XIX of France sends immigrants to Canada (New France) to help govern and protect it. -
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England forms and charters the HBC
The Hudson's Bay Company is founded in England by traders and is granted exclusive trading rights in Hudson's Bay by the king of England. -
40000 American Loyalists Immigrate, Form New Brunswick
Loyalists from the USA immigrate to Canada, most of them settle in Nova Scotia, where they branch off and form New Brunswick. -
Scottish Settlers Arrive in Manitoba
Scottish Settlers, led by Lord Selkirk, arrive in Canada and plan to settle in modern day Manitoba. -
Diseased Immigrants come to Quebec
Immigrants with Cholera land at Quebec, killing around 8000, proving that immigration is not always a good thing. -
Chinese Immigrants arrive in British Columbia
Chinese immigrants come to the colony of Vancouver in large numbers in hopes of striking it rich during the Canadian Gold Rush -
Canada is Born
Canada is formed and welcomes immigrants from all over the world -
Immigrants from China arrive to construct the CPR
As part of British Columbia’s agreement when joining Canada, construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway began, which was built by underpaid immigrants recruited from China -
Large Numbers of Immigrants arrive in Canada
Over 1 million immigrants arrive in Canada during this time. The department of Immigration and Colonization oversees this. -
Immigration Act
The immigration act is created with specific criteria for immigrants, but still has some Eurocentric bias when making the final decision -
Canada's Multicultural Immigration Policy
Canada establishes a multicultural immigration policy, which allows immigrants to be accepted regardless of race or religion.
