Social Policy and Health
Hôtel-Dieu Construction Begins  (1638)
Mance Arrives at New France  (Jan 8, 1641 to Aug 8, 1641)
First Hospital Opens in Canada  (1644)
First Suicide  (1644)
First Baby Bonuses  (Apr 5, 1669)
Slaves in New France  (1689)
Hôtel-Dieu Opens Ward  (1714)
Smallpox Epidemic in West  (1781 to 1782)
Last Slave Transaction  (Aug 23, 1797)
Montreal General Hospital  (1821)
McGill Opens Medical Faculty  (1829)
York Hospital Receives Patients  (Jun 3, 1829)
Smallpox Hits Prairies  (Jun 24, 1837)
Fils de la Liberté (Sons of Liberty)  (Sep 5, 1837)
Smallpox Epidemic Hits Montréal  (1885)
Children's Aid Society  (1891)
Victorian Order of Nurses  (Jan 29, 1897)
Last Post Fund  (Apr 19, 1909)
Ontario Workmen's Compensation  (1914)
Pension Acts Passed  (1916)
Prohibition in Alberta  (Jul 1, 1916)
Spanish Influenza Epidemic  (Sep 8, 1918 to Sep 8, 1919)
Influenza Hits Alberta  (1919)
Referendum on Alcoholic Drinks  (Apr 10, 1919)
First Treatment with Insulin  (Jan 11, 1922)
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