Technology and Trade

GATT Came Into Effect

Jan 1, 1948

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade came into effect after being signed by Canada and 22 other countries other nations on October 20, 1947 (Wilkinson). The agreement was proposed following World War II, to increase international trade while maintaining regulations (Staff, Investopedia). GATT was replaced by the World trade Organization in 1995, which still maintains all GATT agreements (Cruxton and Wilson 299). (Kayla)

Avro Arrow's First Flight

Mar 25, 1958

The Avro Arrow was a supersonic jet interceptor developed by A.V. Roe. The Avro Arrows purpose was to protect Canada from Soviet bombers. The Avro arrow was cancelled and replaced with Bomarc missiles from the U.S on February 20 1959 (Kirton). (Ashok)

First CANDU Reactor in Operation

Jun 4, 1962

CANDU is an acronym for Canada Deuterium Uranium. The technology was invented in Canada, uses deuterium as a moderator and uranium as fuel ("CANDU..."). The first CANDU reactor, Nuclear Power Demonstration (NDP), could be refuelled while still operating in full power (Earle). NDP was located on the Ottawa River near the Ontario-Quebec border (Earle). It was a 20-megawatt reactor and could power approximately 10,000 homes (Earle). (Kayla)

Trans-Canada Highway was Opened

Jul 30, 1962

Trans-Canada Highway, 7821 kilometres, allowed Canadians to drive from Newfoundland to British Columbia (Gilchrist). The construction of the highway finished in 1970, and had cost over $1 billion (Gilchrist). Federal money was used to construct the Trans-Canada Highway (Cruxton and Wilson 344). (Kayla)

Auto Pact was Signed

1965

Canada-US Automotive Products Agreement (Autopact), a conditional free-trade agreement signed by Canada and the US in January 1965 to create a single North American market for passenger cars, trucks, buses, tires and automotive parts (Crane). (Claudia)

Canadarm's First Flight

Nov 13, 1981

The Canadarm was launched into space aboard the space shuttle Columbia November 13, 1981. The Canadarm allows astronauts to perform tasks they could otherwise not do such as retrieving satellites in space, lift satellites out of the shuttles cargo hold and set them out in orbit (Cruxton and Bradley 425). Overall the Canadarm has helped Canada become a world leader in robotics (Winnick). (Claudia)

Blackberry is Founded

Mar 7, 1984

Blackberry was founded on March 7, 1984. The company was founded in Waterloo, Ontario. Blackberry was founded by two engineering students. Mike Lazaridis from University of Waterloo and Douglas Fregin from University of Windsor (Staff, Global News). (Panveer)

Brian Mulroney Became Prime Minister of Canada

Sep 17, 1984

Brian Mulroney is a Canadian politician who served as Canada's 18 Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister from 1984-93 and was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. Brian Mulroney as Prime Minister pursued a closer relationship with USA in terms of bilateral issues, such as trade policies. Mulroney negotiated the NAFTA with US President at the time, George bush and with the Mexican President at the time, Carlos Salinas de Mortar (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). (Panveer)

Canadian Space Agency was Formed

Mar 1, 1989

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) was created by an Act of Parliament (Dotto). The purpose of the Canadian Space Agency is to "promote the peaceful use and development of space" and "to advance the knowledge of space through science" ("Canadian..."). The agency is responsible for satellite development, space robotic technology, the Canadian Astronaut Program (Dotto). The CSA co-ordinates with other space agencies, including the International Space Shuttle (ISS) (Dotto). (Kayla)

NAFTA Came Into Effect

Jan 1, 1994

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect to eliminate barriers to trade between Canada, the United States and Mexico ("North..."). It created "the largest free trade region in the world" ("North..."). In response to NAFTA, trade and investment expanded between the three countries (MacDonald). (Kayla)

JAVA was Released

May 23, 1995

Led by James Gosling, the team worked around the clock and created the programming language that would revolutionize our world – Java ("Java..."). Today, Java not only permeates the Internet, but also is the invisible force behind many of the applications and devices that power our day-to-day lives ("Java..."). (Claudia)

CETA was Signed

Oct 30, 2016

The CETA is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. The CETA will set non-tariff barriers, investment, government procurement, etc. The CETA was signed to eliminate or reduce trade barriers with the European Union ("CETA..."). (Ashok)