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Christopher Columbus, a European explorer, arrives in North America, mistaking it for India.
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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.
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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
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A permanent French colony was established in Canada by settlers who immigrated from Europe.
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King Louis XIX of France sends immigrants to Canada (New France) to help govern and protect it.
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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.
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Loyalists from the USA immigrate to Canada, most of them settle in Nova Scotia, where they branch off and form New Brunswick.
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Scottish Settlers, led by Lord Selkirk, arrive in Canada and plan to settle in modern day Manitoba.
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Immigrants with Cholera land at Quebec, killing around 8000, proving that immigration is not always a good thing.
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Chinese immigrants come to the colony of Vancouver in large numbers in hopes of striking it rich during the Canadian Gold Rush
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Canada is formed and welcomes immigrants from all over the world
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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
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Over 1 million immigrants arrive in Canada during this time. The department of Immigration and Colonization oversees this.
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The immigration act is created with specific criteria for immigrants, but still has some Eurocentric bias when making the final decision
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Canada establishes a multicultural immigration policy, which allows immigrants to be accepted regardless of race or religion.
