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Acadians are Exiled From Their Homes
The Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to Britain. After that happened, Charles Lawrence imprisoned them and had them deported. Some Acadian families were being separated and houses and crops were burnt to the ground. -
The Conquest
There was a British invasion led by General James Wolfe. Both the British and French commanders were killed. The British defeated the French. Quebec was never recaptured by the French. -
The Royal Proclamation Determines that First Nations are Sovereign
The Royal Proclamation promised that First Nations would have a level of land security. By doing this, the British were trying to stabilize the western frontier. They did this because of the appearing Indigenous confederacy fighting. -
Lord Durham's Report Encourages the Assimilation of the Francophones Colonists
Lord Durham was sent to British North America to look into the causes of the rebellions of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada. He reported the need for unification of Upper and Lower Canada with a responsible government. Durham suggested that they assimilate the French and unite the two Canadas. This would allow the English-speaking to take control. -
The Indian Act Was Created
The Indian Act was first introduced in 1876. The Act was armed to eliminate First Nations culture in favor of assimilation into Canadian society. It outlines governmental obligations to First Nations. The Act has been amended several times, most significantly in 1951 and 1985. -
Chinese Head Tax
After the Canadian Pacific Railway was built, some of the Chinese people wanted to immigrate to Canada. But the Canadian government did not want them. Since some of them still immigrated to Canada, they were forced to pay the head tax. The Chinese had to pay $50 per person. Later raised $100 and the to $500. In the end, Chinese people paid up to $23 million. -
Manitoba Schools Questions Becomes an Issue In The Federal Election
The Manitoba Act created the principle of denomination Catholic and Protestant school systems. This means that they would have French schools for the Catholic and English schools for the Protestants. -
Conscription Crisis during WW1
In 1916, men stopped volunteering to fight in the first world war. Canada didn't have enough recruits to reinforce the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The Contribution Crisis started in 1917. This separated the country into two groups. -
Canada Adopts Official Multiculturalism
Canada was one of the first countries in the world to develop a multicultural policy. Multiculturalism was meant as a policy solution to rising francophone nationalism and rising cultural diversity in Canada. Just this year it was the 50th anniversary of when Canada officially adopted multicultralism. -
Bill 101
Bill 101 made French the official language of the government and of the courts of Quebec. It also made it normal to speak French and habitual language. It protected the French in Canada. -
The NEP(National Energy Program)
Canada applied the National Energy Program which was an energy policy. They wanted to make sure that Canada could supply its own oil and gas needs by 1990. Some governments and some other people were against it, but a lot of people loved it and it ended up being a symbol of Canadian Economic Nationalism. -
Quebec Refuses to Sign The Constitution
Quebec refused to sign the constitution because it would lose its veto over the future constitutional change, and the end of Quebec's Bill 101. -
Reasonable Accommodation
Baltej Dhillon wanted to be an RCMP but the dress code that was in place at the time was against it. Instead of giving up his dreams and turning away, he fought to change the dress code for the RCMP uniform policy. He was the first officer to wear a turban and have a beard. -
The Second Referendum is Held to Decide if Quebec Should Separate From Canada
The alienation of Quebec made many people in the area very angry. They wanted to separate from Canada and become sovereign. This was voted against. The purpose behind Bill 101 was to allow Francophones living in Quebec to live on and control themselves in French.