This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
and its predecessor states.
Prehistory
8th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
See also
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List of Canadian historians
This is a list of the most prominent historians of Canada. All have published about Canada, but some have covered other topics as well.
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* Irving Abella, Jewish and labour
* David Bercuson, labour, military, politics
*Pierre Berton, numero ...
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Canadian studies
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Events of National Historic Significance
The Events of National Historic Significance, also called National Historic Events (), are events that have been designated by Canada's government, on the advice of the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board to the Minister of Environment an ...
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National Historic Sites of Canada
National Historic Sites of Canada () are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. Parks C ...
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Persons of National Historic Significance
Persons of National Historic Significance (National Historic People) () are people designated by the Canadian government as being nationally significant in the history of the country. Designations are made by the Minister of the Environment on t ...
;History by topic
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Constitutional history of Canada
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Economic history of Canada
Canadian history, Canadian historians until the 1960s tended to focus on the history of Canada's economy because of the far fewer political, economic, religious and military conflicts present in Canadian history than in other societies. Many of t ...
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History of Canadian newspapers
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History of Canadian sports
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History of cities in Canada
Canada's cities span the continent of North America from east to west, but many of them are located relatively close to the border with the United States. Cities are home to the majority of Canada's approximately 35.75 million inhabitants (as of 2 ...
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History of education in Canada
The history of education in Canada covers schooling from elementary through university, the ideas of educators, and the policies of national and provincial governments. In 1957, Charles Phillips divided the history of public schooling in Canada in ...
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History of medicine in Canada
Hospitals in Canada were initially places which cared for the poor; as those with higher socioeconomic status were cared for at home. In Quebec during the 18th century, a series of charitable institutions, many set up by Catholic religious orders ...
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History of rail transport in Canada
: ''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.''
The history of rail transport in Canada began in the early 19th century. The Canadian railway system saw several expansion "booms" throughout history, as well as a m ...
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Social history of Canada
The Social history of Canada is a branch of Canadian studies dealing with Social History, focusing on the history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. It pays special attention to women, children, old age, workers, ethnic a ...
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Orange Order in Canada
The Loyal Orange Association in Canada, historically the Loyal Orange Association in British America and also known as the Loyal Orange Association of Canada, Grand Orange Lodge of Canada, or simply Orange Order in Canada, is the Canadian branch ...
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Anti-Quebec sentiment
Anti-Quebec sentiment () is a form of prejudice which is expressed toward the government, culture, and/or the francophone people of Quebec. This prejudice must be distinguished from legitimate criticism of Quebec society or the Government of Que ...
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Acadian Renaissance
The Acadian Renaissance is a period in the history of Acadia spanning, according to sources, from 1850 to 1881.
Literary influence
Two works mark a turning point in the Acadian Renaissance, the most significant being the poem ''Evangeline'', ...
;Academia
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Canadian Journal of History
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Canadian Historical Review
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Journal of Canadian Studies
The ''Journal of Canadian Studies'' () is a bilingual peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of Canada. It is published three times a year by the University of Toronto Press
The University of Toronto Press is a ...
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Heritage Minutes
''The Heritage Minutes'' is a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in History of Canada, Canadian history. Published by Historica Canada the ''Minutes'' integrate Canadian history, Canadian folklore, folklore ...
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History Trek, Canadian History web portal designed for children
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
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* Hill, Brian H. W. ''Canada, 875-1973: A Chronology and Fact Book'' (1973)
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* Norrie, Kenneth, Douglas Owram and J.C. Herbert Emery. (2002) ''A History of the Canadian Economy'' (4th ed. 2007)
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External links
''Canada Year Book'' (CYB) annual 1867–1967Events of National Historic SignificanceNational Historic Sites of CanadaPersons of National Historic Significance in Canada
` – UCB Libraries GovPubs
– Guide to the Sources
The Historica-Dominion Institute
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Canadian
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...