Events of National Historic Significance


Events of National Historic Significance are events that have been designated by Canada's Minister of the Environment, on the advice of the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, as being defining actions, episodes, movements or experiences in Canadian history. To be designated, an event must have occurred at least 40 years previous; events that continue into the more recent past are evaluated on the basis of what occurred at least 40 years ago. As of October 2018, there were 485 designated Events of National Historic Significance.
There are related federal designations for National Historic Sites and National Historic Persons. Events, Sites, and Persons are each typically marked by a federal plaque, but the markers do not indicate which designation a subject has been given. The Welland Canal is an Event, while the Rideau Canal is a Site. The cairn and plaque to John Macdonell does not refer to a National Historic Person, but is erected because his home, Glengarry House, is a National Historic Site. Similarly, the plaque to John Guy officially marks not a Person, but an Event—the Landing of John Guy.
Events have been designated in all 10 provinces and three territories, as well as foreign countries: Belgium, China, France, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States.

List

, there were 485 National Historic Events. The "Location" column identifies the place where an event happened or, in the case of widespread or non-specific locations, marks the place where a federal plaque to the event is located or is likely to be located, if known.
EventDate of EventLocationYear
designated
Attack at Grand-Pré1747Grand-Pré, NS1924
Cabot's Landfall in the New World1497Cape Bonavista, NL and
Cape North, NS
1958
Windsor Agricultural Fair1765
Windsor, NS1935
Calgary Stampede1912
Calgary, AB2012
First Dairy School in Canada1882
Saint-Denis-de-La Bouteillerie, QC1953
Displacement of the Anishinaabeg of
Southern Georgian Bay
1829–1840Coldwater and Beausoleil Island, ON2011
VoyageursSainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC1938
Inuit Co-operative Movement in Canada1959–1968Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC2011
1972 Summit Series1972Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver2012
Immigration to Canadaongoingnational1984
Canadian Federation of University Women1919–1970Winnipeg, MB2011
Thule Migration1000–1300Alaska to YT, NT, NU1978
Hogg's Hollow Disaster1960Toronto, ON2011
Transportation in the YukonWhitehorse, YT1967
Cercles de fermières1915–1968Plessisville, QC2011
Battle of Sainte-Foy1760Quebec, QC2011
Fur TradeLachine, QC1968
Capitulation of Montréal1760Montreal, QC1952
Manufacturing in Canadanational1987
Canoe Routes of Canadanational1958
Siege of Quebec, 17591759Quebec, QC2011
Seigneurial SystemSaint-Jean-d'Orléans, QC1984
Great Lakes Fisheries1800sPort Dover, ON1983
Sisters of Charity of Ottawa1845
Ottawa, ON1988
Arrival of Foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia 1749–1756Halifax, NS2011
Postal Service1693
1763
Montreal, QC1927
Columbia Express1820s–1855York Factory, MB, to Pacific coast2011
Aboriginal Military Service in the First World War1914–1920national2011
Arrival and Settlement of Hungarians at Esterhazy-Kaposvar1886–1931Esterhazy, SK2007
Franco-Aboriginal Alliance of 16031603Baie-Sainte-Catherine, QC2005
Craig's Road1810Richmond, QC1939
Brothers of the Christian Schools1840sMontreal, QC1988
Arctic Exploration and Inuit Culturethe North1972
Niagara Land Purchases1781–1792Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON1928
Athabasca Trail1875Edmonton, AB1957
Congrégation de Notre-Dame1650
Montreal, QC1988
Railway Rolling StockSaint-Constant, QC1961
The Grey Cup1909
Toronto, ON2012
Girl Guide Movement in Canada1910
Toronto, ON2011
Establishment of the Canadian Youth Hostel at Bragg Creek, Alberta1933
Bragg Creek, AB2011
Marquis de Malauze 1760Ristigouche, QC1943
Experience of Italian Sojourners1890–1914Montreal, QC2011
Canadian Participation in the Royal Flying Corps1916–1918Ontario2012
Establishment of the Halifax Zoological Garden1847
Halifax, NS1948
Île-aux-Coudres1535Île-aux-Coudres, QC1925
Hydro-Electric Power Development in Canadanational1987
Coming of the New England Planters 1760–1763Horton Landing, NS1958
Settlement of Viger by Maliseets1827Saint-Épiphane, QC2002
Co-operative Union of Canada1909
Ontario1984
Survey of Prince Edward Island1764–1766Holland Cove, PE1932
Establishment of the Polymer Corporation1942
Sarnia, ON2005
Bank FisheryLunenburg, NS1966
Indian Treaty No 31873Kenora, ON1943
Oil and Gas Extraction1947–1953Leduc, AB1955
Pacific Cable1902
Bamfield, BC1927
First Canadian House of Assembly1758Halifax, NS1957
Nipigon River Forts1678 and 1727Nipigon River, ON1944
Winning of Responsible Government1855St. John's, NL1954
Temiscouata Portage1746
Cabano, QC1925
Old Town Victoria1800sVictoria, BC1990
Covered Bridges1860s–20th centuryeastern Canada1977
Construction of Yonge Street1795
Oak Ridges, ON1927
Creation of the Dominion Parks Branch1911Banff National Park, AB2011
Whaling Industry in Eastern Arctic1820–1910Kekerten Island, NU1983
Nanaimo1852Nanaimo, BC1924
Battle of Signal Hill1762St. John's, NL1959
Japanese Canadian Soldiers of the First World War and the Fight to Win the Vote1916–1918Vancouver, BC2011
Landing of United Empire Loyalists in New Brunswick1783Saint John, NB1923
Battle of Montmorency1759Quebec, QC1951
Black Pioneers Immigration to Alberta and Saskatchewan1908–1940Alberta and Saskatchewan2007
Return of the Acadiansafter 1755Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, NB1955
Chemin Royal1734Quebec, QC1927
Battle of Petitcodiac1755Hillsborough, NB1918
Naval Encounter1745Tatamagouche, NS1938
104th Regiment1813–1814Fredericton, NB1934
Introduction of Multilingual Multicultural Radio Stations in Canada1966Toronto and Montreal2011
Lachine Massacre1689Lachine, QC1923
Gananoque1812–1814Gananoque, ON1936
Forest Industry in the Ottawa Valley1806–1850sOttawa, ON1985
Moravian Missions and the Inuit in LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador2011
Grenville Canal1819–1833
1871–1882
Grenville, QC1929
Brant's FordBrantford, ON1927
Abenaki Basket-Making Industry, 1870–19201870–1920Quebec2011
Meductic-Eel River PortageMeductic, NB1943
Battleford-Swift Current Trail1885Swift Current, SK1954
Welch Company1895–1970Thunder Bay, ON2011
Yorkshire Immigration1772–1776Aulac, NB1925
Ursulines of Trois-Rivières1697 Trois-Rivières, QC1997
Poutrincourt's Mill1607Lequille, NS1947
National Farm Radio ForumToronto, ON2009
Distribution of King's Presents, 17th–19th centuries17th–19th centuriesQuebec2011
Food and Agriculture Organization1945Quebec, QC1955
Defence of York1813Toronto, ON1924
Prince Edward Island Land Question1767–1866Charlottetown, PE1988
Sisters of Providence1843 Montreal, QC1988
First Cheese Factory1864Ingersoll, ON1931
Whaling Industry in Western ArcticHerschel Island, NT1972
Refugees of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution1956national2010
Galt Irrigation Canal1898–1900 Magrath, AB1983
Dawson Road1858–1871Ste. Anne, MB1933
Sinking of the S.S. VALENCIA1906Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC2008
Tadoussac1535, 1600, 1603Tadoussac, QC1923
First Legislature of Manitoba1871Winnipeg, MB1943
First Export of Coalbefore 1650Minto, NB1929
Founding of the Bois-Francs by Charles Héon1825Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, QC1925
Winterhousingearly 18th – mid-20th centuriesDeep Cove, NL1990
Accommodation 1809Montreal, QC1925
Pulp and Paper Industry in Canada19th, 20th centuriesregional1987
Roseau Route1733Letellier, MB1934
Battle of Île-aux-Noix1813Île-aux-Noix, QC1923
First Air Crossing of the Canadian Rockies1919Richmond, BC1961
Cascades Canal1779–1783Pointe-des-Cascades, QC1929
Exploitation of the Nova Scotia Coal Fieldslate 19th, 20th centuriesNova Scotia region1998
Group of Seven1920
Kleinburg, ON1974
Establishment of the Maritime Wireless Telegraph System1904Pointe-à-la-Renommée, QC2011
Selkirk Settlement1803Belfast, PE1954
Persons Case1929Edmonton, AB1997
Application of Direct Drive Waterpowernational1986
Chaudière Portages1613 – mid-1800sGatineau, QC1927
Jesuit Fathers1635–1759, 1842 onwardMontreal, QC1988
Lachine RapidsLachine, QC1982
Canadians and the Normandy Landing1944Bernières-sur-Mer, France1999
Ste. Croix Island1604Saint Croix Island, ME,
United States
1968
Nlaka'pamux Basket-Making, Pre-Contact to 1970British Columbia region2011
Canadian Women's Christian Temperance Unionlate 19th centurynational1997
Intercolonial Railway1876Moncton, NB1976
Pioneer Fox Farming1880–1910Alberton, PE1939
Discovery of Prince Edward Island1534Alberton, PE1924
Queen's University1842
Kingston, ON1991
Chambly Road1665Saint-Hubert, QC1929
First Banding of a Bird1905Toronto, ON1955
Role of Placentia1662–1713Placentia, NL1951
National Council of Jewish Women of CanadaToronto, ON2008
Fort de Lévis1760Johnstown, ON1968
Forest Industry in New Brunswick18th–20th centuriesSaint John, NB1943
Cornwall Canal1834–1842 and
1876–1904
Cornwall, ON1929
Beothuksbefore 1829Grand Falls-Windsor, NL1955
The Creation of the National Flag1964–1965Ottawa, ON2015
Opening of the St. Lawrence to All Nations1849Quebec, QC1925
First Marine Compound Engine1845Saint John, NB1926
Dominion Telegraph1874–1878Humboldt, SK1943
First Patent in Canada1824Quebec, QC1929
Prairie Settlement PatternsPrairies1984
Meetings of Parliament1916–1919Ottawa, ON1949
Cunningham v. Tomey Homma1902British Columbia2011
Sisters of Ste. Anne1850Lachine, QC1988
Butler's Rangers1777–1784Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON1930
Quebec Conferences 1943–1944Quebec, QC1946
Torbay1762Torbay, NL1952
Frog Portagebefore 1774
to after 1828
Churchill River, SK1977
Canadian Naval Aviation during the Cold WarShearwater, NS2011
Action at Butler's Farm1813Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON1926
Petitcodiac-Washademoak PortagePetitcodiac, NB1936
Grey Nuns of Montréal1737 and laterMontreal, QC1988
Welland Canal1824
1829–1833
1841
Thorold, ON1924
Creation of the Province of Alberta1905Edmonton, AB1946
Six Nations1755–1763
1775–1783
1812–1814
1837–1838
Six Nations Grand River Reserve, ON1930
Lemuel Sherman Barn / Military Hospital1813Thamesville, ON1954
Red Fife wheat1842Keene, ON1931
Atlantic Charter1941Placentia-Ship Harbour, NL1973
First Sault Ste. Marie Canal1797–1798Sault Ste. Marie, ON1921
Edmonton Grads1915–1940Edmonton, AB1976
Acadian Odyssey1750s–1881
and after
Memramcook, NB1976
On-to-Ottawa Trek1935Regina, SK1997
Breaching of the Gothic Line1944Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy2000
Canadian Landing in Sicily1943Pachino, Sicily, Italy2000
Shield Archaic Culture5000 BC – 1000 BCLabrador to Maine
Port au Choix, NL
1981
Engagement at the Forty1813Grimsby, ON1954
Isgonish-French River Portage18th, 19th centuriesLower Onslow, NS1939
Fugitive Slave Movement1800s
1850–1861
Windsor, ON1925
Canadian Presence in Britain1939–1945London, England, United Kingdom2000
Founding of New Brunswick1784Saint John, NB1934
Hull Timber Slide1829Gatineau, QC1976
Pony Express1849Victoria Beach, NS1950
Founding of Université-Laval1852Quebec, QC1972
W. D. Lawrence 1872–1874 Maitland, NS1955
Discovery of the Mackenzie River1789Fort Providence, NT1969
Canada's Capital1857Ottawa, ON1976
Eagle Pass1865, 1885Craigellachie, BC1971
Fifth Thule Expedition1921–1924Danish Island, NU1977
Carbonear Island1697, 1705Carbonear, NL1954
Transatlantic Flights1919–1937Harbour Grace, NL1951
Battle of the St. Lawrence1942–1944Forillon National Park, Gaspé, QC2000
Dominion Lands Survey System1871Headingly, MB1930
Black Loyalist Experience1783–1792
and after
Birchtown, NS1994
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Campobello Island1883–1921
1933, 1936, 1939
Welshpool, NB1945
Nancy 1814Wasaga Beach, ON1923
Henry House1811–1830sJasper National Park, AB1926
Bluenose1921–1946Lunenburg, NS1952
Caisse Populaire 1900Lévis, QC1984
Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste1907Montreal, QC2005
Dispersal of Huron-Wendat from Huronia1650, 1697Wendake, QC1997
Canadian Raid on Dieppe1942Dieppe, France2000
Indian Treaty of 17781778Saint John, NB1971
First Transcontinental Train1886Montreal, QC1939
United Empire Loyalistslate 18th centuryCornwall, ON1933
Mattawa Routeearly 17th – 19th centuriesMattawa, ON1926
Surrender of Indian Lands1798, 1815, 1818Orillia, ON1932
Survey of the Great Lakes1814–1816
1817–1825
Owen Sound, ON1933
Shipbuilding in New Brunswicklate 18th – 19th centuriesSt. Martins, Saint John,
Moncton, Miramichi, NB
1995
First Electric Telegraph1846Toronto, ON1925
Crawford Purchase1783Kingston, ON1929
Herschel Island1890–1920sHerschel Island, YT1972
Creation of the Province of Manitoba1870Winnipeg, MB1948
Frontier College1899Toronto, ON1998
Building of the St. Clair Tunnel1889–1891Sarnia, ON1992
Construction of the Sambro Island Lighthouse1758Sambro Island, NS
Sambro, NS
1937
Royal Navy on Lake Champlain1776–1777
1812–1814
Fort Lennox National Historic Site, Île-aux-Noix, QC1927
Slave River Rapids1789, 1880s, 1940sFort Smith, NT1969
Antigonish Movement1928Antigonish, NS1981
Siege of Quebec in 17751775–1776Quebec, QC1984
Creation of the North-West Mounted Police National1873Fort Walsh, SK1972
First Paper Mill in Canada / Argenteuil Paper Mill1803–1805Saint-André-Est, QC1925
Good Shepherd Sisters of Québec1844Quebec, QC2010
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate1841Ottawa, ON1988
Japanese Experience in Alberta1900sRaymond, AB2007
Battle of the Scheldt1944Walcheren Island, Netherlands2005
Veterans Charter1945Ottawa, ON1999
Discovery of the Coppermine River1771Nunavut1956
Winning of the Vote by Women1914, 1916Winnipeg, MB1997
Okanagan Brigade Trail1811–1848Westbank, BC1943
Landing of the Trans-Atlantic Submarine Cable1866Heart's Content, NL2001
System of Tide Gates mid-1600sMemramcook, NB1997
Coast Salish Knitters and the Cowichan Sweaterlate 19th centuryBritish Columbia2011
Struggle for Hudson Bay1686–1713Ville-Marie, QC1936
University of Ottawa1848Ottawa, ON1998
Establishment of Fort Maurepas1739–1749Pine Falls, MB1931
Dawson to Ashcroft Telegraph Line1899Whitehorse, YT1994
Anglo-Russian Treaty of 18251825Stewart, BC1975
Kootenay Mining Regionlate 19th century onwardRossland, BC1998
Exploration of the Strait of Juan de Fuca1787, 1792Victoria, BC1924
Boundary Water Treaty of 19091909London, ON1997
Mckee's Purchase1790Blenheim, ON1931
Yukon Gold Discovery1896Bonanza Creek, YT1926
First Butter Factory in Canada1873Athelstan, QC1943
Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary1853Nicolet, QC1988
Halifax and Castine1814–1815Castine, Maine, USA
Halifax, NS
1936
Establishment of New Iceland1875–1876Gimli, MB1999
Oregon Treaty of 18461846Surrey, BC1946
Fraser Canyon Transportation Corridor1857–1866
and after
Spuzzum, BC1985
General Mining Association1827–1865Stellarton, NS1983
Williamsburg Canals System1844–1856Morrisburg, ON1929
Mohawks at Annapolis Royal1712–1713Annapolis Royal, NS1932
Methye Portage1778–1820La Loche, SK1933
Creation of the Province of British Columbia1871Victoria, BC1948
Beginnings of Coal Mining1720Port Morien, NS1959
Exploration of the Fraser River1791, 1793, 1808Vancouver, BC1927
Territorial Grain Growers Association1902Indian Head, SK1953
Royal Montreal Curling Club1807Montreal, QC1953
St. John's Regatta1826St. John's, NL1990
New Westminster1859–1868New Westminster, BC1924
Beaubassin / Ancient Indian PortageFrosty Hollow, NB1943
Nineteenth Century Shipbuilding at Quebec1850sQuebec, QC1957
Mi'kmaq on Malpeque Bayearly 19th century onwardLennox Island, PE1997
De Havilland 'Beaver'1946Toronto, ON1974
Scouting Movement in Canada1908Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON2009
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion1937–1939Toronto, ON1985
Sack of Lunenburg1782Lunenburg, NS1950
Toronto Carrying Place1615–1796Humber River to Holland River
Rouge River to Holland River
Toronto, ON
1969
Deportation of the Inhabitants of Île Saint-Jean1758Rocky Point, PE2011
Landing of John Guy1610Cupids, NL1952
First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada1792Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON1990
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire1900Toronto, ON1982
Palliser Expedition1857–1860Banff National Park, AB1957
Crowsnest Pass1873, 1897Crowsnest Lake, AB1971
Transatlantic Wireless1902Marconi National Historic Site
Glace Bay, NS
1938
New Brunswick Forest Products Industry1780s – 20th centuryEdmundston, NB1999
Pro Patria1812–1814Amherstburg and Kingston, ON1928
Canadians in the Korean War1950–1953Gapyong-Gun, South Korea2000
Battle for Ortona1943Ortona, Italy2000
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary1843Longueuil, QC1988
Design and Construction of the Victoria Tubular Bridge1854–1860Montreal, QC1999
Creation of the Province of Saskatchewan1905Regina, SK1939
Shannon and Chesapeake 1813Halifax, NS1925
Noorduyn Aviation Company 'Norseman'1935–1960Dorval, QC1974
Expulsion of the Acadians1755–1763Grand-Pré National Historic Site,
Grand Pré, NS
1955
Original Gold Discovery / Discovery Claim1896, 1897–1898Bonanza Creek, YT1959
Treaty of Montréal in 17011701Montreal, QC2001
Collins' Overland TelegraphQuesnel, BC1929
Immigration of the King's Daughters to New France1663–1673Quebec, QC2007
Discovery and Development of the McIntosh Apple1811Dundela, ON1999
Petro Mohyla Institute1916Saskatoon, SK2008
Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Joseph de Tracadie1849–1965
1844–1894
Tracadie-Sheila, NB1992
Immigration of Home Children1869–1939Stratford, ON 1999
Establishment of the National Council of Women of Canada1893Toronto, ON2000
1954 Voyage of HMCS Labrador1954Resolute, NU1981
Invention of the telephone1874, 1876Brantford, ON1938
Midwives of New Francebefore 1759Quebec, QC2007
American Military Presence in Newfoundland1940Argentia, NL1988
First Military Test Flights1909Petawawa, ON1951
Japanese Canadian Internment1942–1949Vancouver, BC 1984
War Brides1942–1948Halifax, NS 1997
Post War Immigration1945–1955Halifax, NS 1988
Origins of Coal Industry in Alberta1874 and afterLethbridge, AB 1926
Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited 1919–1931Cranbrook, BC2011
Indian Battle of 18701870Lethbridge, AB1966
Dalhousie Law School1883Halifax, NS1982
Victorian Order of Nurses – VON1897Ottawa, ON1997
David Thompson on the Columbia River1807–1812Castlegar, BC1952
Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago1880 onwardMelville Island, NT1981
Battle of the Atlantic1939–1945Halifax, NS 2000
Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System1923 – early 1960sDawson, YT1997
Ice Boat Service1827–1917Traverse, PE1955
French Shore Treaty1713–1904Port au Choix, NL1955
Port Arthur1869, 1870, 1883, 1902Thunder Bay, ON1920
First Women's Institutes1897Stoney Creek, ON1937
Construction of Dundas Street / Governor's Road1793–1794Dundas, ON1927
Underground Railroadearly 19th century – 1865Windsor, ON1925
Liberation of the Netherlands1944–1945Wageningen or Nijmegen, Netherlands
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Ottawa, ON
2000
Noble and Wolf v. Alley1950London, ON2009
Grain Growers' Grain Company1905Sintaluta, SK1984
Winnipeg General Strike1919Winnipeg, MB1974
First Aeroplane Flying in Canada1909Baddeck, NS1934
Club de hockey Canadien1909Montreal, QC2009
Montréal Dressmakers' Strike of 19371937Montreal, QC2007
Young Women's Christian Association 1870 onwardSaint John, NB1998
Establishment of Ice Roads in the Northwest Territories1945 onwardFort Providence, NT2000
Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Gaspé1534Gaspé, QC1924
Canol Road1941–1945Johnsons Crossing, YT
Norman Wells, NT
1983
Wabana Iron Ore Mines1895–1966Bell Island, NL
St. John's, NL
1988
Preservation of the Plains Bison1906 and afterLamont, AB
Elk Island National Park, AB
1943
Construction of Hudson Bay Railway1908–1917, 1925–1929The Pas to Churchill, MB1994
Shipbuilding in Prince Edward Island1820–1880Cardigan, PE2009
Gouzenko Affair1945–1946Ottawa, ON2002
Queenston-Chippawa Portage Road1789–1829Stamford, ON1925
Forest Industry in British Columbia19th–20th centuriesPort Alberni, BC1943
Overlanders of 18621862Jasper National Park, AB1938
Development of Whitney Pier1899–1930Sydney, NS2015
St. Laurent Class of Canadian Warship1948–1949Bridgewater, NS1998
North American Boundary Commission of 1872-18761872–1876Emerson, MB1997
Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton Trail1800s–1890Batoche, SK
Winnipeg, MB
Edmonton, AB
1972
Detention of Second World War Military Prisoners of War and of Enemy Aliens Sent to Canada from Great Britain1940–1947national
Marathon, ON
2011
Cariboo Wagon Road1862–1865 Yale, BC1923
Quebec Ship Labourers' Benevolent Society1862
Quebec, QC2005
Bush Pilots of Canada1920s, 1930sYellowknife, NT1960
First Ministry of Health1918Fredericton, NB1938
First Railway in Western Canada1877–1878Dominion City, MB1954
Shipbuilding at the Burrard Dry Dock Company1900sNorth Vancouver, BC2004
Career of the Marco Polo 1851–1883Saint John, NB1990
Early Land Survey in Ontario1783–1784Kingston, ON1932
Upper Canadian Act of 1793 Against Slavery1793Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON1992
Construction of the Lethbridge Viaduct1907–1909Lethbridge, AB2005
Ten Acadian National Conventions 1881–1937Miscouche, PE1997
Shore Crew of Newfoundland and Labrador1900sNewfoundland and Labrador2011
Canada and the South African War1899–1902 and afternational
London, ON
2005
Fort Benton-Fort Macleod Trail1800s until 1882Coutts, AB 1938
Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway1885, 1886Port Moody, BC1936
Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway1954–1959Iroquois, ON 2004
Wyandot 18th–19th centuriesAmherstburg, ON1953
Alouette 1 Satellite Programme1962–1972Ottawa, ON2007
Prince Edward Island becomes a Province of Canada1873Charlottetown, PE1950
Capture of the Tigress and Scorpion1814off Drummond Island, Michigan, United States
Penetanguishene, ON
1927
Women Workers in Canada's Military Munitions Industry1882–1945national
Quebec, QC
2008
Missaguash-Baie Verte Portage / Pre-contact Indian PortageprehistoricBaie Verte, NB1936
Kaplan & Sprachman, Architectsearly 20th century – 1950national
Toronto, ON
2008
Pulp and Paper Industry in Quebec1900sTrois-Rivières, QC2005
Formation and development of the Canadian Home and School Federation1927national
Baddeck, NS
2003
First International Polar Year 1882–18831882–1883Fort Conger, Quttinirpaaq National Park, NU
Old Fort Rae, NT
1981
Removal of Ripple Rock1958Campbell River, BC2008
Skirmish at McCrae's House1813Chatham, ON1924
First Submarine Telegraph Cable1852Cape Traverse, PE
to Cape Tormentine, NB
1932
North Atlantic Treaty of 19491949Ottawa, ON1999
Postal Service in Nova Scotia1754 onwardHalifax, NS1924
Founding of the Canadian Jewish Congress1919Montreal, QC2005
Establishment of Continuous Meteorological Record-keeping in Canada1840 and afterToronto, ON1989
Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited1856 onwardToronto, ON1991
Gaultier de La Vérendrye's Journey to the Mandans1738Darlingford, MB1946
Secret Intelligence Activities at Camp X1941–1969Whitby, ON2011
Fight at the Long-Sault1660Carillon, QC and
Chute-à-Blondeau, ON
1954
Newfoundland's Entry into Confederation1949Saint John's, NL1958
First Steamship on Lake Ontario1816Bath, ON1923
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec1824–1944Quebec, QC1984
Maple Products1900s onwardMcDonalds Corners, ON
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC
2007
First Meeting of the New Brunswick Legislature1786Saint John, NB1929
Battle of Passchendaele1917Passchendaele, Belgium2007
Founding of The Royal Canadian Legion1925Winnipeg, MB2009
Seat of Territorial Government1876–1878
1878–1883
1883–1905
Pelly,
Battleford,
and Regina, SK
1973
Alcock - Brown Transatlantic Flight1919Saint John's, NL1950
Soulanges Canal1892–1899 until 1959Pointe-des-Cascades, QC1929
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan1939national
Trenton, ON
Brandon, MB
1983
Canada's Marine Biological Stations1908St. Andrews, NB
Nanaimo, BC
2011
First Steam Fog Horn1854, 1859Saint John, NB1925
Battle of Odelltown1838Lacolle, QC1924
Shipbuilding in Nova Scotia18th–19th centuriesNova Scotia
Yarmouth, NS
1960
Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association 1924 Newfoundland and Labrador
Pool's Cove, NL
1999
Huron Tract1826–1860Goderich, ON1929
Founding of the Canadian Naval Service1910national
Halifax, NS
2010
Contributions of the Sœurs de Miséricorde1848Quebec, QC2006
Fishing Industry on the East Coastbefore 16th–19th centuriesBonavista, NL1975
Black Railway Porters and their Union Activity1880s – mid-1900snational
Montreal, QC
1994
Abolition Movement in British North America1783–1860sOntario, Quebec, Maritimes
Chatham, ON
2004
First Meeting of the Executive Council of Upper Canada1792Kingston, ON1920
Establishment of the Commercial Bush-Flying Industry in Canada1919Shawinigan, QC2005
Survey of the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence1827–1856Charlottetown, PE 1935
Voluntary Aid Detachments1914–1919
1939–1945
national
Ottawa, ON
2011
Migration of Doukhobors to British Columbia1908–1913Castlegar, BC2008
First Printing Press in North America1751Halifax, NS1923
Founding of the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal1907Montreal, QC2008
Canadian Military Presence in Newfoundland1940 and afterBotwood, NL2000
Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Halifax1849 onwardHalifax, NS2008
Sternwheel Steamer Snagboats on British Columbia's RiversBritish Columbia
New Westminster, BC
2007
White Pass and Yukon Route Railway1900Whitehorse, YT1986
Building of the Canso Causeway1952–1955Port Hastings, NS2005
Ranching Industry1880s–1906Prairies
Longview, AB
1968
Coming of the Mohawks1784Deseronto, ON1929
Service of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War1939–1945Europe, Africa, Asia
London, England, United Kingdom
2000
Maritime Archaic Cemeteries / Phillips Garden Dorset5000 BC – 1000 BCLabrador to Maine
Port au Choix, NL
1982
Development of Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy Unit 1951London, ON
Saskatoon, SK
1996
Fishing Industry on the West Coast1830s onwardPacific coast
Richmond, BC
1976
Role of the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War1939–1945worldwide
Halifax, NS
2001
First Responsible Government in the British Empire Overseas1848Halifax, NS1947
Contributions of the Religieuses hospitalières de Saint-Joseph1659 onwardMontreal, QC2006
Capture of the Ohio and Somers1814Fort Erie, ON1929
Passenger and Packet Freighters on the Upper Great Lakesto the mid-1900sUpper Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
2008
Indian Treaty No 61876Fort Carlton, SK
Fort Pitt, SK
1927
Asahi Baseball Team1914–1941Vancouver, BC2008
Abenaki Migrations to New France 1675–1748New England, Quebec
Wôlinak, QC
Odanak, QC
2007
Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913–19181913–1918High Arctic, Western Arctic coast
Victoria Island, NT/NU
Esquimalt, BC
1925
Chinese Construction Workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway1880sBritish Columbia
Yale, BC
1977
Last Spanish Exploration1792Salish Sea, Vancouver Island
Vancouver, BC
1927
First Eastward Crossing of the Northwest Passage1940–1942Northwest Passage
Vancouver, BC to Sydney, NS
Regina, SK
1943
Crossing of Lake Ontario by Marilyn Bell1954Lake Ontario
Toronto, ON
2005
Black Pioneers in British Columbia1858Saanichton, BC1997
Canadian Role in the Defence of Hong Kong1941Hong Kong, China
Ottawa, ON
2000
Cape Breton - Newfoundland Cable1856Newfoundland to Cape Breton
North Sydney, NS
1927
Liverpool PrivateersAmerican Revolution
French Revolution
War of 1812
Liverpool, NS1933
Kaministikwia and Pigeon River Routesbefore 1688, 1688 – after 1800Kakabeka Falls, ON 1925
Monseigneur Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier in Acadia1686, 1689Acadia
Grand Falls, NB
1990
Industry at Trail1895 onwardTrail, BC1954
Loyalists at Shelburne1783Shelburne, NS1923
Norwegian Training in Canada during the Second World War1940–1945Gravenhurst, ON
Toronto, ON
2001
Beaver1835–1888Pacific coast
Vancouver, BC
Langley, BC
1923
Explorations of Sir Alexander MacKenzie1789 and 1793Prince George, BC 1923
Waterloo Pioneers1800–1805 and afterKitchener, ON1924
Ayling and Reid Flight1934Wasaga Beach, ON1949
Establishment of the Beaver Lake / Mundare Ukrainian Catholic Mission1902Mundare, AB2007
No 2 Construction Battalion, C. E. F.1916–1920Pictou, NS1992
Alaska Highway1941–1943Contact Creek, BC
Solders Summit, YT
1954
Establishment and Role of the St. Lawrence River Pilotsmid-1600s onwardPointe-au-Père, QC2000
Indian Treaty No 11871Selkirk, MB1927
Arrival of the Selkirk Settlers1812Winnipeg, MB1924
Contributions of the Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus of Québec City's Hôtel-Dieu1639–1960sQuebec, QC2006
Contribution of German Troops to the Defence of Canada during the American War of Independence 1776–1783Quebec, QC2007
Chartering of Local 120 of the United Garment Workers of America at the Great Western Garment Company1911Edmonton, AB2007
Fort Williamlate 17th century, 1804–1821
1875, 1883, 1905
Thunder Bay, ON1923
Capture of Detroit1812Port Dover, ON
Windsor, ON
1923
Meetings of Parliament, 1841–18661841–1866Kingston, ON
Montreal, QC
Toronto, ON
Quebec, QC
1949
Entry of Women in the Military in World War II1941–1946Esquimalt, BC
Calgary, AB
Halifax, NS
1994
Establishment of the Experimental Farm Branch1886Ottawa, ON
Nappan, NS
Brandon, MB
Agassiz, BC
Indian Head, SK
1981
Mining1880s onwardSudbury, ON
Cobalt, ON
Noranda, QC
Asbestos, QC
South Porcupine, ON
Labrador City, NL
Port Radium, NT
1973
Nine Mile Portage and Willow Depot1814Barrie to Minesing, ON2014
18th Century Mi'kmaw-French Alliance1720–1758Port-la-Joye, PE and Port-Toulouse, NS2016
Black Militia Units in Upper Canada 1812–18501812–1815,
1837–1850
Queenston Heights, Fort George, Fort Mississauga, ON, et al.2016
Charlottetown and Québec Conferences of 18641864Charlottetown, PE and Quebec, QC2016
Continental Air Defence in the Cold War1945–1991national, including Toronto and North Bay, ON2016
Grain Transshipment at the Lakehead1883–1929 Thunder Bay, ON2016
Hundred Days OffensiveAugust 8 – November 11, 1918Amiens, The Scarpe, Drocourt-Quéant Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, France, and Mons, Belgium. Plaque located at Cambrai, France.2016
Military Nurses of Canadasince 1885nationwide, worldwide2016
Preston Rivulettes Women's Hockey Team1931–1940Preston, ON2016
Ski Jumping at Mount Revelstoke1915–1975Mount Revelstoke National Park, BC2016
The Annual Innu Missions at Musquaro, Quebec1800–1946Musquaro, QC2016
The Arrival of Displaced Persons in Canada, 1945–19511945–1951nationwide2016
The Canadian War Memorials Fund1916–1918First World War battlefields2016
The Construction of the Trans-Canada Highway1949–1970nationwide2016
The Founding of the Saint John Labourers' Benevolent Association1849 Saint John, NB2016
The Nova Scotia Coal Strikes of 1922–19251922–1925Cape Breton Island, NS2016
The Second Battle of YpresApril 22–25, 1915Ypres, Belgium2016
Tugboating along the West Coast1860s–presentBritish Columbia Coast2016
Assiniboine Park and Zoosince 1904Winnipeg, MB2016
Jacques & Hay Furniture Manufacturers1835–1885Toronto, ON, and beyond2016
The Halifax Explosion1917Halifax, NS2016
Komagata Maru Incident1914Vancouver, BC2016
Stanley Cup1892Ottawa, ON, and nationwide2017
National Hockey League1917Montreal, QC, across Canada and the USA2017
The Red River Expedition of 18701870From Toronto, ON, to Fort Garry, MB, via land and the Great Lakes2018
Vice-Admiralty Court of Halifax1749 Halifax, NS2018
Discovery of Insulin1921–22Toronto, ON2018
The Dionne Quintuplets1934Callander, ON2018
Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club1917
1927
Toronto, ON2018
The Universal Negro Improvement Association in Canada1919Montreal, Toronto, and nationwide2018
Expo 671967Montreal, QC2018
The Spanish Flu in Canada 1918–1920Quebec City, Montreal, Halifax, and nationwide2018
Early Science in Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company 1768–1810Prince of Wales Fort, MB, and several other northern posts2018
Stratford Festival1953Stratford, ON2018
Construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway1871Prince Edward Island2018