Unit Two Introduction

  • Manitoba’s Official Language Act

    Manitoba’s Official Language Act passes.
  • Industrial Age

    Electric streetcar tracks are installed in Toronto during the industrial age.
  • Courts For Children

    Separate courts for children are created.
  • Maritimes Hockey League

    The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes is formed.
  • Prime Minister of Canada

    Wilfrid Laurier is elected prime minister of Canada.
  • Queen Victoria

    Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee is celebrated across Canada and England. Parc Victoria opens in Québec City in honour of Queen Victoria.
  • London, Ontario Streetcar Workers on Strike

    A strike is held by 79 streetcar workers in London, Ontario.
  • Immigration Act

    The Immigration Act passes.
  • Introduction of the Naval Service Bill

    Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier introduces the Naval Service Bill.
  • Limits on French language instruction

    Regulation 17 introduces limits on French language instruction.