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| 1923 |
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| Redistribution Bill increasing seats in House of Commons from 235 to 245, with the loss of two seats by the eastern provinces and the gain of 12 by the western. | 1 |
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| 1924, March 21 |
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| A liquor treaty between Great Britain and the United States was ratified by the Dominion House of Commons, and on April 4 by the Senate. | 2 |
| Communist Party legalized. | 3 |
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| 1925, Oct. 29 |
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| National elections. Liberal platform called for an adequate but moderate tariff, the reform of the Senate, a strong immigration policy, government steps to develop the foreign trade of the Dominion, completion of the Hudson's Bay Railway, and the reduction of grain rates. Conservatives advocated higher tariff. Liberals had 101 seats in the House of Commons, Conservatives 118, Progressives 23, Labor 2, Independent 1. The Progressives held the balance of power. | 4 |
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| 1926 |
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| King maintained a precarious hold on the government until June 28, when he resigned because of customs scandal. Arthur Meighen then organized a cabinet that was defeated on the first government measure placed before Parliament. | 5 |
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| Sept. 14 |
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| National elections. Liberals had 119 seats, but not a majority. | 6 |
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| Sept. 25 |
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| Liberal cabinet, with King as prime minister. | 7 |
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| Oct. 2 |
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| Lord Willingdon, new governor-general, came into office. | 8 |
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| Nov. 10 |
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| Vincent Massey appointed first Canadian minister to Washington. | 9 |
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