Timeline of Quebec history (1900 to 1930)
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| 1867 to 1899 Timeline of Quebec history (1867 to 1899) Timeline of Quebec history 1841 to 1866 1867 to 1899 1900 to 1930 ----This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events relating to the province of Quebec, Canada between the enactment of the British North America Act and the end of the 19th century.-1860s:*1867 -... | 1900 to 1930 | 1931 to 1959 Timeline of Quebec history (1931 to 1959) ----This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events relating to the province of Quebec, Canada between the Westminster statute and the "Quiet Revolution."-1930s:... |
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This section of the Timeline of Quebec history
Timeline of Quebec history
This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....
concerns the events relating to the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada between the beginning of the 20th century and the Westminster statute.
1900s
- 1900 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1900The Quebec general election of 1900 was held on December 7, 1900 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
: Liberals win. - 1900 - Alphonse DesjardinsAlphonse Desjardins (co-operator)Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins , born in Lévis, Quebec, was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins , a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks.- Early life :...
founds the first credit unionCredit unionA credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
in North America on December 6 in LévisLévis, QuebecLévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...
. - 1904 - Henri BourassaHenri BourassaJoseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. He is seen by many as an ideological father of Canadian nationalism....
pleads in favour of bilingualism in the institutions of the federal government. - 1904 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1904The Quebec general election of 1904 was held on November 25, 1904 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Simon-Napoléon Parent, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Edmund James Flynn.It...
: Liberals win. - 1906 - Ernest Ouimet introduces cinema to Montreal with his Ouimetoscope.
- 1907 - The Montreal Chamber of Commerce founds the École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal.
- 1907 - The Quebec BridgeQuebec Bridgeright|thumb|Lifting the centre span in place was considered to be a major engineering achievement. Photo caption from [[Popular Mechanics]] Magazine, December 1917...
, under construction, collapses. - 1908 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1908The Quebec general election of 1908 was held on June 8, 1908 to elect members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
: Liberals win.
1910s
- 1910 - Henri BourassaHenri BourassaJoseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. He is seen by many as an ideological father of Canadian nationalism....
founds Le DevoirLe DevoirLe Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910....
(newspaper). - 1912 - The Parliament of CanadaParliament of CanadaThe Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
passes Quebec Boundaries Extension ActQuebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912The Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912 is an act passed by the Parliament of Canada on April 1, 1912, that expanded the territory of the Province of Quebec. It was supplemental to the Quebec Boundary Extension Act, 1898 that granted the province its first territorial enlargement...
that extends the northern boundary of the province of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
to Hudson StraitHudson StraitHudson Strait links the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay in Canada. It lies between Baffin Island and the northern coast of Quebec, its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley and Resolution Island. It is long...
. - 1912 - OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
limits the teaching in French to grades one and two of elementary school with Regulation 17. - 1912 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1912The Quebec general election of 1912 was held on May 15, 1912 to elect members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
: Liberals win. - 1914 - Beginning of First World WarWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. - 1916 - English becomes the only authorized language of instruction in ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The province's sizeable French-speaking population is forced to attend English schools until 1970. - 1916 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1916The Quebec general election of 1916 was held on May 22, 1916 to elect members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
: Liberals win. - 1917 - There are riots in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
as the federal government enforces conscriptionConscriptionConscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
. See Conscription Crisis of 1917Conscription Crisis of 1917The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I.-Background:...
. - 1918 - Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec Joseph-Napoléon FrancoeurJoseph-Napoléon FrancoeurJoseph-Napoléon Francoeur was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lotbinière in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1908 to 1936 and Lotbinière in the Canadian House of Commons from 1937 to 1940 as a Liberal...
presents a motion demanding the independence of Quebec. - 1918 - Lionel GroulxLionel GroulxLionel-Adolphe Groulx was a Roman Catholic priest, historian and Quebec nationalist. -Early life and ordination:Groulx was born at Chenaux, Quebec, Canada, the son of a farmer and lumberjack, and died in Vaudreuil, Quebec. After his seminary training and studies in Europe, he taught at Valleyfield...
, becomes the first priestPriestA priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
to publicly denounce what he considers injustices against French speakers. He denounces the unilingual English face of MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the absence of bilingual coinCoinA coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....
s and bank notes, and the absence of French in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, the federal capital. - 1918 - Women win the right to vote in Canadian federal elections. All provinces follow suit by 1922 except QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, which does not give women the right to vote in provincial elections until 1940. - 1919 - On May 8, the branch of Université LavalUniversité LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
built in Montreal in 1878 becomes autonomous and is renamed Université de MontréalUniversité de MontréalThe Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
. - 1919 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1919The Quebec general election of 1919 was held on June 23, 1919 to elect members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Lomer Gouin, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.Gouin, who had held office since...
: Liberals win.
1920s
- 1920 - Marie-Anne Houde is found guilty of murder of her 10 year-old stepdaughter Aurore GagnonAurore GagnonAurore Gagnon , was a victim of child abuse. She died of exhaustion and blood poisoning from some 52 wounds inflicted by her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, and her father, Télesphore Gagnon...
in a trial that attracted public attention. - 1921 - The Ku Klux KlanKu Klux KlanKu Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
establishes itself in Montreal. The group is believed to be behind many criminal fires that destroyed religious institutions. - 1922 - Joseph-Armand BombardierJoseph-Armand BombardierJoseph-Armand Bombardier was a Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier...
engineers the first prototype of a snowmobileSnowmobileA snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled,is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including...
, the Snowdog. The first fully operational unit will be assembled in 1935. - 1922 - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
radio station CKAC begins broadcasting, the first radio station in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. - 1923 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1923The Quebec general election of 1923 was held on February 5, 1923 to elect members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.It was the first...
: Liberals win. - 1925 - The Banque canadienne nationaleBanque canadienne nationaleThe Banque canadienne nationale was a Quebec-based bank in Canada.In 1859, several prominent Quebecers founded the Banque Nationale in Quebec City as a banking institution controlled by French-speaking businessmen and dedicated to promoting their interests.In 1924, the Banque Nationale, which was...
is created out of the merger of the Banque d'Hochelaga and the Banque Nationale. - 1927 - Quebec general electionQuebec general election, 1927The Quebec general election of 1927 was held on May 16, 1927 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, was re-elected, defeating the Quebec Conservative Party, led by Arthur Sauvé.It was the...
: Liberals win. - 1927 - Following Canada's dispute with Great Britain, the Judicial Committee of the Privy CouncilJudicial Committee of the Privy CouncilThe Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...
rules on the border between the LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
territory and the Province of Quebec. - 1927 - April 1: by virtue of a new law, members of the Legislative AssemblyLegislative Assembly of QuebecThe Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
no longer need to resign and stand for re-election in a by-electionBy-electionA by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
when they are named cabinet ministers. - 1928 - The Judicial Committee of the Privy CouncilJudicial Committee of the Privy CouncilThe Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...
decides that women in Canada are legal "persons". - 1929 - October stock market crash on Wall StreetWall StreetWall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
heralds the start of the Great DepressionGreat DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
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Quebec is the 2nd largest province in Canada
| Timeline of Quebec history Timeline of Quebec history This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history.... | ||
| 1867 to 1899 Timeline of Quebec history (1867 to 1899) Timeline of Quebec history 1841 to 1866 1867 to 1899 1900 to 1930 ----This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events relating to the province of Quebec, Canada between the enactment of the British North America Act and the end of the 19th century.-1860s:*1867 -... | 1900 to 1930 | 1931 to 1959 Timeline of Quebec history (1931 to 1959) ----This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events relating to the province of Quebec, Canada between the Westminster statute and the "Quiet Revolution."-1930s:... |