Parliament of Canada

Some of the key events about Parliament of Canada

• 1867

  Established the Dominion of Canada through the British North America Act
• 1867

  Excluded women from voting in federal elections
• 1876

  Passed the Indian Act, restricting Indigenous rights and autonomy
• 1885

  Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway, connecting the country coast-to-coast
• 1885

  Imposed the Chinese Immigration Act, limiting Chinese immigration
• 1914

  Enacted the War Measures Act, allowing for civil liberties suspension
• 1917

  Passed the Income War Tax Act, introducing income tax to fund World War I efforts
• 1918

  Granted federal voting rights to women
• 1927

  Appointed the first female senator in Canadian history
• 1939

  Interned Japanese Canadians during World War II
• 1960

  Enacted the Canadian Bill of Rights, protecting fundamental freedoms and human rights
• 1969

  Decriminalized homosexuality through the Criminal Law Amendment Act
• 1970

  Invoked the War Measures Act during the October Crisis
• 1982

  Patriated the Constitution and enacted the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• 1982

  Failed to secure Quebec's agreement to the Constitution Act
• 1988

  Passed the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, recognizing and promoting cultural diversity
• 1990

  Introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a controversial consumption tax
• 2005

  Legalized same-sex marriage nationwide through the Civil Marriage Act
• 2008

  Prorogued Parliament to avoid a non-confidence vote
• 2011

  Found in contempt of Parliament for withholding information on costs of programs

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