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| 1991, Jan. 1 |
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| The government instituted the Goods and Services Tax (GST), designed to increase federal revenue by imposing a 9 percent across-the-board tax on goods and services. The measure met stiff resistance from citizens, who often crossed the border, shopped in the U.S., and smuggled goods back into Canada. | 1 |
| The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba concluded that the justice system itself had become abusive. | 2 |
| A parliamentary bill to recriminalize abortion failed passage after a tie vote. | 3 |
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| 1992 |
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| A survey of cigarette smokers revealed that Canada was the only country in the world with more women than men smokers. Terry Fox had initiated the Marathon of Hope (1980) in Canada to demonstrate the need for cancer research and education. | 4 |
| The Toronto Blue Jays reached the World Series in baseball and won against the Atlanta Braves. The Blue Jays were the first non-U.S. team to win the series. | 5 |
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| 1993, Jan. 7 |
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| Unitel Communications Toronto completed a deal that gave the American Telephone and Telegraph Company 20 percent of its stock. | 6 |
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| March 9 |
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| The Canadian Immigration Board adopted new guidelines that broadened the opportunities of women seeking admission to the country. | 7 |
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| March 29 |
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| Catherine Callbeck of Prince Edward Island became the first woman elected as a Canadian provincial premier. Callbeck had gained leadership of the province's Liberal Party in January. | 8 |
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| April 20 |
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| Two senior managers were charged with criminal negligence and manslaughter in Nova Scotia's Westray coal mine disaster, which killed 26 miners. | 9 |
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| May 25 |
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| The federal government, the Northwest Territories, and the Inuit (Eskimos) of the eastern and central Arctic region signed a new “native land claims agreement.” | 10 |
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| May 27 |
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| The House of Commons approved the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canada became the first of the three countries (which included the U.S. and Mexico) to approve the arrangement. | 11 |
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| June 25 |
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| Kim Campbell became Canada's first woman prime minister, following her election to the head of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party. Campbell resigned after serving for only 134 days (Nov. 4). Her chief rival, Jean Charest, soon replaced her as interim head of the party (Dec. 13). | 12 |
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| Nov. 4 |
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| Jean Chrétien was sworn in as the nation's 20th prime minister | 13 |
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| Nov. 16 |
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| Finance Minister Paul Martin reported the nation's 1992–93 budget deficit to be at $40.5 billion, the largest in the country's history. | 14 |
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| Dec. 20 |
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| Fisheries minister Brian Tobin reported plans to close all but one of Canada's Atlantic cod-fishing grounds. The closure was expected to result in the loss of some 5,000 jobs. | 15 |
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