Canada on the world stage

By Sutter
  • Canada signing the charter

    Canada signing the charter
    The United Nations is created in San Francisco. Canada is one of the original members to sign the charter.
  • UN countries sign declaration of Human rights

    UN countries sign declaration of Human rights
    U.N. countries sign the universal declaration of human rights. which Canadian John Humphrey had a big part ih wrtiting.
  • NATO is created

    NATO is created
    NATO- the north atlantic treaty organization - is created as a military defence alliancebecause of fears created by the cold war with russia and its allies. NATO includes canada, the U.S., Britain, and countries of northwwestern europe
  • Korean war 1950-1953

    Korean war 1950-1953
    Canada sends troops to the Korean war in a United Nations-supported military action
  • Leter Pearson becomes an ambassador at the UN

    Leter Pearson becomes an ambassador at the UN
    Lester B. Pearson becomes Canadas ambassador at the United Nations
  • Lester Person awarded nobel peace prize

    Lester Person awarded nobel peace prize
    lester pearson awarded nobel peace prize for sending pace keeping troops and evacuating british and french soldiers during the war. he was among one the best candian prime ministers.
  • Canada signs automobile pact

    Canada signs automobile pact
    Canada signs automobile pact with the U.S. This is the beginning of free trade between the countries.
  • International organization of Francophonie

    International organization of Francophonie
    The international organization of the francophonie is created. the leader of the organization is Michaëlle Jean
  • Canada participates in Inuit Circumpolar Conference

    Canada participates in Inuit Circumpolar Conference
    Canada participates in the first Inuit Circumpolar COnference with other northern nations.
  • Inuit Circumpolar Conference

    Inuit Circumpolar Conference
    Inuit Circumpolar Conference is held in Iqaluit (NWT).
  • NAFTA is created

    NAFTA is created
    U.S., Canada, Mexico, sign the North American Free Trade Agreeement
  • Troops in Bosnia

    Troops in Bosnia
    Canada sends peacekeeping troops to Bosnia
  • Pan Am games in Winnipeg

    Pan Am games in Winnipeg
    Pan Am games take place in Winnipeg, MB,CAN
  • Nelson Mandela visits Canada

    Nelson Mandela visits Canada
    Nelson Mandela visits Canada and is name honorary citizen
  • Canada helps South-east asia after tsunami

    Canada helps South-east asia after tsunami
    Canada devotes considerable rresources- human and financial- to South- east asia after a devistating tsunami.
  • Operation enduring freedom

    Operation enduring freedom
    Canada sends troops to the Trans-sahara war on enduring freedom
  • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

    2010 Vancouver Olympics
    vancouver, BC hosts the 2010 winter olympics
  • Libyan civil war

    Libyan civil war
    Canda sends troops to help in libya
  • 2014 military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq

    2014 military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq
    canada is currently battling the islamic state of iraq and the levant
  • 2014 shooting at parliament hill

    2014 shooting at parliament hill
    on october 22, 2014, an ISIS affiliated member (i believe) ran into the center block of the parliament building and satrted shooting.