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-On this day, John Cabot landed on the east coast of North America
-Cabot located an abundance of highly coveted fish from the Atlantic Canadian waters, that would provide the catalyst for Canadian International Trade -
A detailed map of the New World published in Rome lists for the first time Terra Nova – Newfoundland.
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Cartier becomes the first European to sail into the St. Lawrence River, which he believes is a route to Asia. Two sons of Iroquois Chief Donnacona, who are guiding Cartier, refer to their native village as Canada, the explorer’s first exposure to the name.
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-Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit and Francois Grave du Pont build Canada’s first fortified trading post, at Tadoussac in what is now Quebec.
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-Radisson and des Groseillier were prevented from setting up their own company by the French government.
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-Royal Charter to form a new company, the Hudson’s Bay (now known as the Hudson’s Bay Company), granted by the King.
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- A group of 16 merchants united to form the North West Company. They became a major competitor to the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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-The Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company merged under the Hudson’s Bay Company name.
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- Silk becomes more popular in Europe reducing the need for beaver pelts.
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-On 15 February 1881, legislation confirming the contract received royal assent, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was formally incorporated the next day.
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- Since the 1950s, Japan and Canada have concluded a number of bilateral agreements concerning fishery, trade, aviation, postal service, atomic energy, and culture.
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- Following diplomatic negotiations dating back to 1990, the leaders of the three nations signed the agreement in their respective capitals on December 17, 1992
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-Canada is negotiating trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea in the area of Information and communication technologies, Enterprise Solutions and Mobile Applications and Medical Imaging.
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The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a free-trade agreement between Canada, the European Union and its member states
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- The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada is a signed but not ratified free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
