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This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, military, legal, and territorial changes and events in Canada and its predecessor states. Prehistory
The bombing of Air India Flight 182 is the largest mass killing in Canadian history. On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was destroyed above the Atlantic Ocean by a bomb on board exploding; all 329 on board were killed, of whom 280 were Canadian citizens. [225] The Air India attack is the largest mass murder in Canadian history. [226]
Historical events in Ontario (3 C) Organized crime events in Canada (3 C, 7 P) P. Political events in Canada (1 C, 2 P) R. Royal tours of Canada (13 P) T. Trials in ...
1981 – Hibernia oilfield near Newfoundland - Ocean Ranger, an offshore oil rig, sank, killing all 84 on board Nine worst safety disasters in Canadian history; 1984, the Canadian Auto Workers Union (properly the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada) founded. Bob White, an official of the United ...
In 1982, the Canada Act was passed by the British parliament and granted Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II on March 29. The corresponding Constitution Act was passed by the Canadian parliament and granted Royal Assent by the Queen on April 17, thus patriating the Constitution of Canada, and marking one of Trudeau's last major acts before his resignation in 1984.
Canadian anti-war activists encouraged American draftees to head north, offering them extensive counsel and assistance. Draft dodgers were generally accepted as immigrants by Canadian authorities, and as many as 125,000 Americans moved to Canada due to their opposition to the War. At least half of them are believed to have stayed permanently.
Canadian troops arrive by ship at Pusan, Korea and U.S. Army band plays "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake" [9] "Uneasy equilibrium" - In countering Chinese attack in Korean War , Canada and allies must not provoke U.S.S.R. to start world war [ 10 ]
The Events of National Historic Significance, also called National Historic Events (French: Les événements d'importance historique nationale), 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 and Climate Change, as being defining ...