Canada and the Paris Peace Conference

Armistice

Nov 11, 1918

Ceasefire signed signaling the end of the fighting.

Beginning of Preliminary Peace Conference

Jan 12, 1919

A preliminary peace conference began to take of the question of how the actual peace conference would proceed. (Borden 1919)

Beginning of Paris Peace Conference

Jan 18, 1919

The Paris Peace Conference began to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles to officially end The Great War. (Peate 2001)

Dominion plenipotentiaries allowed to sign

Apr 10, 1919

The plenipotentiaries of the dominions were given the right to sign the treaty on behalf of their country. (Borden 1919)

Terms of treaty agreed

May 6, 1919

The terms of the treaty were agreed upon the representatives of the 32 Allied Powers. (Borden 1919)

Treaty of Versailles signed

Jun 28, 1919

The Treaty of Versailles was officially signed by all parties. (Peate 2001)