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The Vikings explore what is now Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and New Brunswick.
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The first people arrive in the area. They had crossed a land bridge from northeast Asia to North America.
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Explorer Jacques Cartier claims the area now known as Quebec for France. He uses the Huron-Iroquois word for village or community, "kanata," to describe it.
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The Treaty of Paris ends seven years of fighting between France and England. France gives its Canadian settlements to England.
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Colonies now known as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec join to create the Dominion of Canada. Its government is similar to Britain's and includes a governor-general, who represents Britain's royalty
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Gold is discovered in the Klondike region of western Canada.
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English and French become Canada's official language
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Canada, Mexico and the U.S. sign the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Under the treaty, certain goods traded between the countries are tax-free.
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Nunavut becomes a self-governing Inuit territory. It is the first territory to have a majority native population.
