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Control of the colonial postal system was transfered from Britain to Canada
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Control of the colonial postal system was transfered from Britain to Canada
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important moments in canadian history
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The Université Laval was created out of the Séminaire du Québec, which in turn had been founded by Franois de Laval (see 1663), making it the oldest French university in North America.
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Charter was granted to The Grand Trunk Railroad
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The Reciprocity Treaty was signed between Canada and the United States on June 6. The treaty effectively reduced and balanced custom duties between the two.
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Future prime minister Robert Borden was born in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, on June 26.
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Bytown was renamed Ottaw in January 1 1855
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The Grand Trunk Railroad opened a line between Toronto and Montréal
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James Douglas, already governor of Vancouver Island, sworn in as governor of British Columbia
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The cornerstone of the Parliament Buildings was laid on September 1.
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Joseph Howe became the Premier of Nova Scotia.
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Billy Barker strikes gold on Williams Creek in the Caribou country of British Columbia
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From September 1 to September 9, the Charlottetown Conference took place. This was the first step toward Confederation.
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The Quebec Conference, from October 10'th to the 27'th, identified the 72 resolutions upon which the union would be based.
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The Battle of Ridgeway, which took place on June 2, was the most serious of the raids and gave a special sense of urgency to the Confederation movement.
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Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia are combined into one colony named British Columbia
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he London Conference on December 4 passed the resolutions which would later be drafted into the British North American Act, the gateway to Canadian Confederation.
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The British North America Act is passed by Britain's Parliament, providing for Canada's Confederation
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Province and territories joined Confederation, or were created from existing parts of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
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Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister.
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Dominion of Canada comes into being: Sir John A. Macdonald sworn in as prime minister.
