Historedia
Group or institution

Government of Canada

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1883–1887

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Government of Canada, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rocky Mountains Park Act creates Banff National Park

    1883–1887

    Role: Reserving authority

    1. 1883 · Sulphur Mountain near present-day BanffDiscovery of Hot Mineral Springs

      Workers associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway discovered hot mineral springs on the slopes of Sulphur Mountain near present-day Banff in 1883.

    2. 23 June 1887 · Parliament of CanadaEnactment of the Rocky Mountains Park Act

      The Parliament of Canada enacted the Rocky Mountains Park Act on June 23, 1887, establishing Banff National Park, then known as Rocky Mountains Park.

Sources

  1. Rocky Mountains Park Act Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31