The CANADA KOREA Timeline
A timeline of major events, appointments, bilateral initiatives, establishments, celebrations, accomplishments, and historical milestones of Canadians who are connected to Korea and the Korean people, from 1888 to present.
1900: Rev. James Gale becomes the first minister of Yondong Presbyterian Church (연동교회) in Seoul.
1950: North Korean forces cross the 38th Parallel into the Republic of Korea; 16 member nations joined forces to resist the aggression; 26,791 Canadians served in the Korean War.
1999: Sandy Lee (이승신) elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the electoral district of Range Lake, re-elected for the third time in October of 2007, appointed as Minister of Health and Social Services on October 22, 2007.