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Royal Proclamation determines that First nations are sovereign
The Royal Proclamation is a document issued in 1763 by King George III as a guideline to the land settlement of Aboriginal territories for the Europeans in North America. -
The Indian Act is first created
Amended by the government to control all aspects of the aboriginal peoples' lives that include, resources, Indian Statues, health care, and land. Its aim was to assimilate that aboriginal groups and would allow for the implantation of residential schools in Canada which is responsible for many lost lives Aboriginal. The Indian Act is marked in the history of Canada as a dark time that should not be repeated. -
Chinese Head Tax discriminates against chinese immigration
The federal government Introduced the Chinese Immigration act that would tax the Chinese originally charged $50 on people wanting to immigrate to Canada, but would increase gradually. Eventually, the Chinese would completely ban the Chinese from immigrating to Canada in 1923. -
Conscription crisis during World War 1
In 1917, the parliament passed legislation to conscript young male aged 20-45 years old to serve in the military service after the voluntary troops were on the decline. This angered the French- Canadians, as well as other minority demographics in the country, did not understand why they had to fight a war that had nothing to do with them. -
Residential schools
When residential schools began, aboriginal children were taken from their homes and put into schools where many suffered tremendously. Many experienced emotional, physical abuse that includes sexual abuse by teachers and other authorities. -
October Crisis
October Crisis began in October of 1970 with the kidnapping of James CROSS, the British trade commissioner in Montréal, by members of the Front de Libération du Québec, (FLQ). FLQ kidnapped James in response to the federal governments to refuse to meet their demands. Then Pierre Truedo created the War Measures Act which suspended civil liberties -
Canada adopts official multiculturalism
In October 1971 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced multiculturism as an official government policy in the House of Commons. Multiculturalism implemented to preserve the cultural freedom of all Canadians and acknowledge the cultural contributions of diverse ethnic groups to Canadian society. -
Bill 101 is passed into law in Quebec
Bill 101 was passed to preserve and promote the French language as the main language of Quebec. Francophones were glad, but this scared away many of the anglophones in the province. -
Quebec refuse to sign the constitution
After the referendum first in 1980, Pierre Trudeau tried to unite Canada by patriating the Canadian constitution which granted Canada complete independence from Great Britain.
All provinces except Quebec agreed to sign the Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms that were finally implemented in 1982. -
The Oak Crisis
The Oka crisis began when Oka town council wanted to expand the golf course onto Aboriginal sacred burial land. Soldiers were to remove the protestors from the land to begin expansion. The Aboriginal woman demanded the protest be peaceful, but the soldier's refusal move urged them to act violently. Soon soldiers fired bolts and teargas at the people. Many were injured and tormented by the event; and once peace was restored, they kept their land, though they'd been arrested and imprisoned. -
Quebec independence referendum
The referendum was held to promote Quebec as an independent country and allowed Quebecors to vote against whether Quebec should have proclaimed national sovereignty and have become an independent country. The referendum proposed to remain as a new economic and political partnership between Quebec and the rest of Canada, however, it was overthrown by a margin of only 1%. The 'no' side won victory by a majority of 50.58% votes. -
Canada apologises for Residential schools
Tne CanadianPrime Minister in during 2008 made a public apology statement to the Aboriginal communities for the terrors that the Residential school had inflicted in their nations for generations. The residential school closed in 1977 and the school had been open as the Canadian government to assimilate the Aboriginals as a way to "fix the Indian problem". The Prime Minister brought many Aboriginal people to tears for they had long struggled in the dark corners of the country without recognition.
