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| 1813 |
| | | American forces push north into Canada and enter York (the modern Toronto), burning the parliament buildings and archives | |
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| 1818 |
| | | The 49th parallel is agreed as the frontier between the USA and Canada | |
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| 1821 |
| | | The British government imposes a merger on two great squabbling enterprises in Canada, the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company | |
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| 1821 |
| | | The merged Hudson's Bay Company now administers a territory stretching from the Great Lakes to the Pacific | |
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| 1837 |
| | | Rebellions in Canada reveal widespread discontent with the British administration, particularly among the French settlers | |
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| 1839 |
| | | Lord Durham produces his Report on the Affairs of British North America, proposing reforms in the administration of Canada | |
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| 1842 |
| | | US secretary of state Daniel Webster and British negotiator Lord Ashburton resolve US-Canadian boundary disputes | |
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| 1846 |
| | | The Oregon Treaty establishes the border between Canada and the USA along the 49th parallel to the Pacific | |
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| 1849 |
| | | Vancouver Island is given the status of a British crown colony, to be followed by British Columbia in 1858 | |
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| 1859 |
| | | Frozen remains and a document are finally found to reveal the fate of the Franklin expedition of 1845 to the NorthWest Passage | |
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