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This is when the europeans realize there is land that can be claimed ownership over.
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Aboriginal people lived in what's now Canada long before any European came to Canada. People believe that they came to Canada during the Ice Age when the tide was low between Russia and Canada. It is believed that Aboriginals first lived in Canada anywhere from 10,000 to 13,000 years ago.
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Here he discovers many beavers which are rich and in need in europe, which makes the land very desirable. After this encounter with Canada the British begin to make plans to settle in Canada and later colonize this land.
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The northwest passage being discovered made the fur trades more efficient and greated more jobs and opportunities for people in Canada, therefore more immigrants came.
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Samuel de Champlain creates the first permanent settlement in Canada, New France.
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People of France immigrant to Canada in hopes of starting new lives and hearing great things about this new land in Canada.
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This domain in Canada stretched vast over the northern land. It was owned by Britain and was used for many commercial fur trading which was vital in Britain. It brought many people to Canada.
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This war was fought between many countries, the main ones consisting of France and England, over land in North America.
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France and Britain fought over land for many years, this treaty established peace between all the countries involved in this war over land.
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The british and french were always feuding over land, and this major battle lead to Quebec being surrendered to the British.
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The loyalists, people loyal to great britain, during the american revolution came to Canada as it was ruled still by great britain.
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Many slaves from America came to Canada to escape the harse conditions of their lives, this made the population rise in Canada.
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With the industrial revolution happening in europe, many people were left jobless so they migrated to Canada in hope of jobs.
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It is encouraged from Great Britain for people to migrate to Canada. They speak of great plots of land and many opportunities to encourage settlement here.
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The numbered treaties in Canada were agreements for the First Nations people to have special plots of land and were enacted to help them adapt to our culture. By cutting down the portions of their land it created more land opportunities for the immigrants coming to Canada.
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Once a majority of Aboriginals living on the Prairies had signed the Numbered Treaties, the federal government introduced and passed an act to amend and consolidate previous laws concerning the Aboriginals. In this act it deticated land to the Aboriginals and determined who was and was not an aboriginal.
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Many Chinese people immigrated to Canada for work on the railroad. During this time period thousands of new Chinese people came to Canada.
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After the railroad was build, the government thought that too many Chinese immigrants were coming to Canada so they enacted a fee to come to Canada.
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Sifton creates a law which promotes Farmers from Europe to come to Canada offering free homesteads.
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Due to the selective immigration policy many farmers come from across seas. This continues all the way until World War 1 begins.
