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Aug 3, 1492
1492
Columbus sails to America -
Jul 24, 1534
1534
Jaques Cartier claims the area for France -
1867
canada becomes a country -
1869
The canadian parliament passes its first act dealing with migration -
1872
The Dominion Lands act is passed -
1885
Canadian government passes act on ristricting chinese immigration -
1896
Clifford Sifton is appointed minister of the interior, the government portfolio in charge of immigration -
1899
North Atlantic Trading Company is organized by Clifford Sifton -
1905
saskatchewan becomes a province -
1906
New migration act is passed -
Period: to
great migration
great migration -
1942
Canadian citizenship is legally established -
1947
Immigration act is slowly lifted, allowing more immigrants into Canada -
1952
new migration act is passed -
1971
Canadian Policy of multiculturalism was passed (created by Pierre Eliott Trudeau) -
1994
Federal Government creates citizenship and immigration to Canada (CIC) -
2001
attack on the World Trade Center, leading to migration to Canada -
2002
immigration/refugee protection act comes into effect -
2003
CBSA is created -
2005
18% of canadian population is born outside of Canada
