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1500
First Occupants arrive
The First Occupants arrived by the Bering Strait land bridge -
1534
The voyages of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier goes on 3 voyages. On his first we went to find new land for the king, find precious minerals and evangelize people to Catholicism. He found codfish. -
Foundation of Quebec
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec. -
Company of One Hundred Associates
The King of France mandated the Company of One Hundred Associates to populate the colony. -
Foundation of Trois-Riveres
Samuel de Champlain founded Trois-Rivieres. -
Foundation of Ville-Marie
Samuel de Champlain founded Ville-Marie. (later Mtl) -
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War begins, bringing an end to New France. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War, and causing New France to be ceded to Britain. -
Royal Proclamation
The document that officially gave New France to the British was signed. The territory was renamed the Province of Quebec, and English Laws and the Anglican church were introduced. -
Quebec Act
The province's territory was expanded. The oath of allegiance was replaced with one that no longer made reference to the Protestant faith. It allowed free practice of the Catholic faith. It restored French civil law for private matters and maintained English common law for public administration. -
American Revolution/ War of Independence
The Thirteen colonies officially declare their independence from British Control. However, many still remained loyal to the King of England and chose to come to British North America. -
Constitutional Act
Opened up new land to be given to the Loyalists entering Canada. Square pieces of land called Townships were offered to the Loyalists tax free. Also divided British North America into Upper Canada (mainly English Canadian) and Lower Canada (mainly French Canadian). -
Demography of Quebec
From 1814 to 1861, the population of Quebec tripled due to natural growth. -
Act of Union
This act united lower Canada and Upper Canada into one territory. English became the official language and the French were now a minority. -
The Great Famine
Between 1845 and 1852, there was a period of mass starvation in Ireland. This was due to potatoes, the main food source, having a disease which made them unfit to eat. Approximately 1 million people died and 1 million emigrated. -
Confederation
Under the British North America Act, the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario and Nova Scotia join together to create the Dominion of Canada. -
Immigration policies
Prime minister John A. Macdonald implemented his National Policy. He wanted to settle the west of the Dominion through immigration. Workers needed to build the railroad as well. -
Emigration to the USA
After the Act of Union many Canadians started leaving. At the end of the 20th century the rate of emigration increased. This was due to the fact that in the US wages were higher, Railways were being developed much faster, modernization of agricultural tools reduced the need for manual labour. -
The Baby Boom
After the second World War, the return of the troops lead to an increase in marriages and births and a decrease in the mortality rate. The State also had to invest in hospitals, schools and other public institutions to meet the needs of the growing population. -
Immigration after 1950
The Immigration Act specified the criteria used to allow immigrants entry, as well as exclude some people. -
Baby Boom continued
By the 1960's, with the modernization of Quebec, the baby boom ended as many women wanted to get their own jobs and many and no longer wanted to have as many children. -
Immigration after 1950 continued
In 1962, the government eliminated any racially discriminatory criteria. In 1966/67, a new policy was established making the criteria based on knowledge of French and English as well as level of English. In 1968, Quebec created it's own immigration ministry. In 1969, Canada decided it would now aid in the settlement of Refugees. -
Immigration Act
The main objectives of this were to encourage population growth, enrich cultural heritage, facilitate family reunions, facilitate the adaption of new residents into society, have non-discriminatory criteria for allowing immigrant entry and maintain a humanitarian attitude toward refugees. -
Bill 101
This bill protected the French language in Quebec and made it so that the school you went to depended on your heritage. -
Quebec Government policies after 1980
These policies include a child care agency, tax breaks for having children (1980), CPE's (Centre de la Petite Enfance) (1997) and $5 a day daycare (now $7), AND QPIP (Quebec Parental Insurance Plan) (2005).
