History of Quebec Timeline By Sidney Stern Dec 8, 1497 Discovery of Grand Banks Period: Jan 7, 1500 to Dec 8, 1609 Aboriginal Period Period: Dec 8, 1500 to Dec 9, 1620 Fish (Cod) & Whaling Staples of the Aboriginal Period Dec 8, 1608 Champlain Relocating From Port-Royal to Quebec Period: Dec 7, 1609 to Dec 8, 1760 French Regime Dec 8, 1609 Permanent Settlement of Quebec Dec 8, 1627 Founding of the Company of 100 Associates Dec 8, 1663 Royal Government Period: Dec 7, 1760 to Dec 8, 1867 British Conquest Period: Dec 8, 1760 to Dec 9, 1763 Military Rule Dec 8, 1770 Fur Trade Begin to Decline Period: Dec 8, 1783 to Dec 9, 1784 Loyalist Migration Period: Dec 8, 1803 to Dec 9, 1815 Napoleonic Wars Period: Dec 7, 1867 to Dec 8, 1945 Post-Confederation Dec 8, 1867 BNA Act Period: Dec 8, 1876 to Dec 9, 1891 National Policy Dec 8, 1879 Nationalization of Hydro Quebec Dec 8, 1885 Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway Period: Dec 8, 1929 to Dec 9, 1939 Great Depression Period: Dec 7, 1945 to Dec 8, 2016 Contemporary Era Dec 8, 1945 End of WWII Dec 8, 1960 Italian Immigration Dec 8, 1961 German Immigration Dec 8, 1991 Chinese Immigration Dec 8, 1992 North America Free Trade Agreement Period: Dec 8, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016 Fur Trade (Hats) Popular during the French Regime