International Human Rights Timeline

  • Canada Joins United Nations

    Canada Joins United Nations
    Canada joined the United Nations, which was a group of 50 countries whose goals were to prevent wars, keep peace, protect human rights, and overall improving life for each nation.
  • The United Nations sign the Decloration of Human Rights

    The United Nations sign the Decloration of Human Rights
    All the members of the United Nations Countries all signed the Internation Declartion of Human Rights.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    On April 4th 1949 Canada joined a military alliance which sought to have peace with the Europeans. The Organization was called The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or also known as NATO.
  • Canada joins the Korean War

    Canada joins the Korean War
    Canada sends military troops to Korean to fight on behalf of the United Nations.
  • Canada Joins the North American Aerospace Denfense Command

    Canada Joins the North American Aerospace Denfense Command
    The NORAD is a organization that provides aeropace warning, air sovereignty and denfence for their countries.
  • Canadian International Developement Agency

    Canadian International Developement Agency
    In 1958 Canada created the Canadian International Developement Agency (CIDA). The program administers foreign aid in developing countries.
  • Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement

    Canada-United States Automotive Products Agreement
    The Auto Pack was a trade aggreement between both Canada and the United States, and it was signed by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • Canada and Communist China open diplomatic relations

    Canada and Communist China open diplomatic relations
    The Canada-People's Republic of China relations were established by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau which made China Canada's second largest trading partner.
  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    North American Free Trade Agreement
    On January 1 of 1994, Canada joined in an agreement with Mexico and the United States which created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol
    Canada signs the Kyoto protocol which is an international agreement to recude the amount of greenhouse gases in order to control climate changes.