Economy and Labour
First Use of Plow  (Apr 29, 1628)
Seigneurial System Surveyed  (1632)
Champlain’s Last Words  (Aug 18, 1634)
First Coal Mine  (1639)
Iron Ore Mined  (1667)
Nonsuch Reaches James Bay  (Sep 29, 1668)
Playing-card Money  (1685)
Caterpillars Destroy Crops  (1692)
Forges du Saint-Maurice  (1736)
Exports Exceed Imports  (1741)
First Wage Fixing  (Sep 23, 1750)
North West Company Formed  (Apr 24, 1779)
Formation of XY Company  (1798)
Fort William Established  (1803)
XY and NWC Unite  (Nov 5, 1804)
Pacific Fur Company  (Jun 23, 1810)
McIntosh Apple Developed  (1811)
Locusts in Red River  (1819)
Bank of New Brunswick  (Mar 25, 1820)
Bank of Upper Canada  (Apr 21, 1821)
NS Issues Coinage  (Jan 1, 1823)
Commercial Bank Incorporated  (Jan 28, 1832)
Bank of Nova Scotia Incorporated  (Mar 30, 1832)
First Coal Mine in West  (1836)
Red Fife  (1842)
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