1946-1956
In these years, Canada defined its international role through participation in organizations like the United Nations and NATO. Such participation ranged from sending military observers to fighting forces. In Korea, Canada initially participated in a UN treaty commission (1948-49) and then became a combatant in the Korean War (1950-1953) . The apex of Canada's diplomatic achievements came with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Lester B. Pearson in 1957 for his work in resolving the Suez crisis.
Canada's First United Nations Mission-Korea: 1948-1949 UN Truce Supervision Organization (Palestine)-Middle East: 1948 Canadian Armed Forces and the United Nations: 1949-2001 North Atlantic Treaty Organization: 4 Apr 1949 UN Military Observer Mission-India-Pakistan: 1949-1996 Canadian Military Expansion: 1950-1954 North American Air Defence - The Pine Tree, Mid-Canada and DEW Lines: 1950-1954 The F-86 Sabre – Royal Canadian Air Force: 1950 CF-100 “Canuck” – Royal Canadian Air Force Interceptor: 19 January 1950 Expansion for the Korean War and NATO: 1950 – 1954 The Korean War: 25 June 1950 Canadian Defence at Kap'yong-Hill 677: 24-25 Apr 1951 Battle for Hill 355-Korea: 22-25 Nov 1951 International Commission for Supervision and Control-Indochina: 1954-1974 Avro CF-105 Arrow: 1955-1959 Suez Crisis and the United Nations Emergency Force I: 1956