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An explorer named John Cabot sails to Canada's east coast and claims it for England.
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An explorer named Jacgues Cartier claimed the city now known as Quebec for France. He uses the Huron-Iroquies word for village or community, "kanata", to describe it,
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The Treaty of Paris ends seven years of fighting between France and England. France gives its Canadian settlements to England.
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The Colonies now known as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec join to create the Dominion of Canada. Its government is similiar to Britians and includes a governer-general, who represents Britians royalty.
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Canada creates the North-West mounted police, now known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or Mounties, to help keep order.
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The St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing cargo ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
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Canada flies its red and white maple leaf flag for the first time.
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English and French became the official languages of Canada.
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Montreal hosts the Summer Olympics.
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The Charter Rights and Freedom becomes the law of the land. It outlines rights for all Canadians.
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Calgary hosts the Winter Olympics
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Canada, Mexico, and the U.S sign the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Under the treaty, certian goods traded between the countries are tax-free.
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Canada hosts the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
