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Acadians are exiled from their homes
What: Expulsion of the Acadians is also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportation and Le Grand Dérangement. British was forced to remove the Acadians When: 1755 Why: Between 1755 and 1763, approximately 10 000 Acadians were deported. They were shipped to many points around the Atlantic. Large numbers were landed in the English colonies, others in France or the Caribbean. Who: British and other European countries Where: They were sent to Port Royal, Grand Pre, a -
The Conquest (Battle on the Plains of Abraham)
What: A battle between British army against the French army. They fought on the land owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin. That’s why they named that battle. When: September 13, 1759 Why: The British defeated the French troops leading to the surrender of Quebec to the British. Who: British army and navy against the French army. Where: Outside the walls of Quebec City, in the land owned by a farmer. (Abraham) -
The Royal Proclamation determines that First Nations are sovereign
What: It was issued by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, in which it forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. When: October 9, 1763 Why: For the Aboriginal People to practice their rights and culture. Who: Issued by King George III Where: British territories in North America -
Lord Durham’s report encourages the assimilation of the Francophone colonist
What: He was sent to the North America to investigate the twin rebellions. It helped reform Canada into a single colony. When: May 1838 Why: to investigate colonial grievances after the Rebellions of 1837 in Upper and Lower Canada. Who: Lord Durham, a British politician Where: He was sent to North America -
The Indian Act is first created
What: is a Canadian statute that concerns registered Indians, their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. When: 1876 Why: An act to show respect to the Indians in Canada. Allows the government to control most aspects of aboriginal life: Indian status, land, resources, wills, education, and band administration Who: Federal government (Sir John A. Macdonald was the Prime Minister) and the Indians (First Nations People) Where: Canada -
Chinese Head Tax discriminates against Chinese immigration
What: Canada gives Head Tax for the immigrants coming from China. They gave them a high Head Tax that it is impossible for them to pay for it. As time goes by it goes up and up until 1947. When: 1885 Why: Racism. They want to stop Chinese immigration after Chinese people worked for the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway), which is a really risky job. The federal government enacted the Chinese Immigration Act – Which is to prohibit almost all Chinese immigrants coming to Canada. Who: The federal go -
Manitoba Schools Question becomes an issue in the federal election
What: was a political crisis in the Canadian Province of Manitoba that occurred late in the 19th century, involving publicly funded separate schools for Roman Catholics and Protestants. When: 1890 - 1897 Why: Having too much conflict between them and the federal government. Who: Manitoba and the federal government Where: Manitoba How: In March 1890 Manitoba's Liberal government under Thomas Greenway abolished public funding of Catholic schools. -
Conscription crisis during World War One
What: was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. It was mainly caused by disagreement on whether men should be conscripted to fight in WWI. When: May 18, 1917 Why: Voluntary recruitment was failing to maintain troop numbers, and Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden believed in the military value, and potential post-war influence, of a strong Canadian contribution to the war. Who: Prime Minister Borden retreated from his earlier promise and introduced a conscription bill, th -
The White Paper on Aboriginal Rights
What: A policy paper that proposed ending the special legal relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state and dismantling the Indian Act. When: June 1969 Who: The federal government and the Aboriginal People. Why: The intention of the federal government is to achieve equality by eliminating ‘Indian’ as a distinct legal status and by regarding Aboriginal peoples simply as citizens with the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as other Canadians Where: Whole Canada -
Supreme Court determines that turbans can be worn with the RCMP uniform – reasonable accommodation
What: It was an issue about wearing religious and traditional headdress in a job. The requirement for the job is to wear safety clothes and some employees refuse to wear a hard hat and wear their religious headdress instead. Although the requirement may seem to be discriminatory on the surface it was reasonably necessary for the performance of the job. When: 1979
Why: It is for the safety of the workers and to prevent accidents and injuries. Supreme Court did not mean to discriminate th -
The NEP (National Energy Policy) is implemented
What: Is a policy to improve energy efficiency can reduce oil imports, improve the reliability of the U.S. electric grid, save consumers money, reduce air pollution, create jobs, and reduce prices. When: October 28,1980 Why: It’s to improve energy efficiency can reduce oil imports, improve the reliability of the U.S. electric grid, save consumers money, reduce air pollution, create jobs, and reduce prices. Who: The Canadian government and some crown corporations in Canada. -
Quebec refuses to sign the constitution
What: Quebec refuses to sign the constitution because of the conflict between them and the federal government. Some of their laws would be ended like for example the Bill 101. When: 1982 Why: Quebec lost their veto power so they refused to sign the constitution. Also the clause in the Charter of Rights, which guaranteed minority language, rights "where numbers warrant." This would have meant the end of Quebec's Bill 101 by protecting English language rights in Quebec. Where: Quebec -
Canada adopts official multiculturalism
What: A law was passed in 1988, called the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. It’s goal is to preserve and enhance multiculturalism in Canada. When: July 21, 1988 Why: To help immigrants and other people in Canada with different cultures to still practice it and to express their individuality. Who: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Where: Whole Canada -
The Oka crisis
What: Was the 78-day stand off between Mohawk protesters, police, and army. The expansion of t he golf course and condominium development on disputed land that included the Mohawk burial ground. When: July 11 – September 26, 1990 Who: Mohawk territories of Kaneshatake/Oka and Kahnawake. Why: To protest about not destroying their sacred land because Aboriginal People value their Land. Where: Montreal, Quebec How: By attempting to take away Kanienkehaka or the Mohawk people’s burial land -
The second referendum is held to decide if Quebec should separate from Canada
What: was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim national sovereignty and become an independent state, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada. When: October 30, 1995 Why: Quebec want to be separated from Canada to affirm their own culture and traditions and to have their own laws. Who: Voters for whether Quebec should separate from Canada. -
Canada apologizes for Residential Schools
What: Apology to the Aboriginal People about their way of assimilating them back them through the Residential School. When: June 11, 2008, Wednesday Why: To apologize to the Aboriginal people or to the “survivors” (students of Residential School) for not being treated fairly back then. Who: Government of Canada and the Aboriginal People Where: Whole Canada How: The Aboriginal Healing Fund was established as a $350 million government plan to aid communities affected by the residential school -
