1668 Coffee is introduced to North America

1964 First Tim Horton's opens in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1975 Second Cup makes its debut in Canada

1987, on March 1st, Starbucks opened its first Canadian store, Seabus, in Vancouver, B.C.

1995, Starbucks formed an alliance with Chapters, Inc., the Canadian bookstore chain. The next year (1996) marked the first stores in the Ontario market, with the January 20th opening of 5 stores throughout the greater Toronto area. (To date, Starbucks Coffee Canada has over 400 company-operated stores and over 100 licenced concept stores across the country.)

1997 Tim Horton's introduces first specialty coffees, English Toffee and french Vanilla flavoured cappuccinos