1920

1st Lions Club at Border Cities Windsor Ontario (Mar 12, 1920) followed by Toronto and Hamilton clubs.

1920

District A created for the Lions Clubs of Ontario (Oct 12, 1920).

1920

Harry Newman elected 2nd International Vice President.

1920

1st appointed District Governor Fred Ketcheson.

1921

1st District Convention at Toronto, 1st elected District Governor Louis Livingston.

1922

Quebec (Montreal Sept 14, 1922) join District A, Quebec City 1st Bilingual.

1924

Harry Newman 1st International President from Canada. (Introduces Helen Keller at Cedarpoint)

1925

District A subdivided into District A and District B.

1926

Joint District A and B Convention in Ottawa reunites into District A.

1927

Saskatchewan (Swift Current Mar 14, 1927-1936) join District 5. (Moose Jaw 1928)

1928

The International Association of Lions Clubs (Canada) 1928-1960

1929

Alberta (Calgary Jan 30, 1929) join District 5. Transferred to District 37 in 1931

1930

New Brunswick (Nov 21, McAdam 1930-1935) join to District 41. (Edmundston 1938)

1931

1st International Convention at Toronto, 1st Permanent International Director Jack Connell

1931

1st Zones and Zone Chairmen created.

1938

District A subdivided into Sub Districts A1, A2, and A3.

1939

Sub District A4 created.

1941

Sub District A5 created.

1942

1st District A office in Toronto, 1st Lion News Magazine in District A.

1942

International Convention in Toronto.

1945

Nova Scotia (Halifax Apr 4, 1945) join District 41.

1946

Sub District A6 created.

1948

Dominion of Newfoundland (Bell Island 1948-1953) join District 41. (Cornerbrook May 26, 1948)

1949

Walter Fisher 2nd International President from Canada. (Invited to Meet the Queen)

1950

Sub District A7 created.*

1950

Windsor, Toronto & Hamilton sponsor first clubs in UK, London, Tonbridge & Brighton.

1951

Yukon Territories (became Yukon in 2002) (Whitehorse) join District 49

1953

Subdistrict A8 created.

1954

LCI Motto “We Serve” provided by Lion Douglas A. Stevenson in Fonthill, ON District A

1956

Corduroy Purple and Gold western style vest created by Frank Bartlett in Hamilton.

1958

Subdistrict A9 created.

1961

Northwest Territories (Inuvik 1961-2013) join District 49. Yellowknife (Nov 26, 1964)

1963

Subdistrict A10 created.

1964

International Convention in Toronto.

1964

Sub District A11 created.*

1970s

Plum Jackets and Maple Leaf Safari shirts introduced as International Parade wear.

1972

Sub Districts A12 and A14 created.

1973

Tris Coffin 3rd International President from Canada. (One Million Men Serving Mankind)

1974

Labrador (Labrador City) join District A. Later moved to District 41.

1976

Sub Districts A15 and A16 created.

1979

International Convention in Montreal.

1982

St Pierre et Miquelon added to District A.

1983

Lions Foundation of Canada

1987

Judge Brian Stevenson 4th International President from Canada. (Women invited to join).

1989

Sub District A17 added.

1994

Subdistricts A8, A10, A14 and A17 become new Multiple District U as U1, U2, U3, and U4.

1996

Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center

1996

International Convention in Montreal.

1999

Sub District A6 is absorbed into Sub District A5 and U1.

2002

District A closes office after 60 years.

2002

Sub Districts A7 and A11 merge to form Sub District A711.*

2004

Detroit/Windsor International Convention

2007

District N created from District 41 for the Atlantic provinces and part of the state of Maine.

2011

Lions of Canada Fund for LCIF

2014

District A incorporates as Multiple District A Lions Clubs.

2014

International Convention in Toronto.

2015

District C created for Alberta, Northwest Territories, and part of Northern British Columbia.

2019

Dr. Patricia Hill 3rd International Vice President

2020

Centennial with Windsor, Toronto and Hamilton all becoming 100 years young.

2020

Lions of Canada celebrates 100 years of Lionism with tree planting, park benches and other legacy projects