| 1938: |
First Squadron formed in Windsor, Ontario, with help from the Detroit Squadron of United States Power Squadrons. |
| 1939-1941: |
Two new Squadrons formed, one in Sarnia, the other in London. |
| 1941: |
Representatives of the three Squadrons met and formed Canadian Power Squadrons. |
| 1939-1946: |
CPS was somewhat dormant, chiefly due to WW II. A nucleus of members designed the CPS flag and submitted it to the Trade Marks Office for registration. |
| 1947: |
The CPS Charter was granted by the Federal Government and a head office was established in Windsor, Ontario. |
| 1948: |
The CPS flag was registered as a trade mark. |
| 1949: |
First Annual General Meeting of CPS. It was resolved to move Headquarters to a more central location in Toronto. |
| 1950: |
CPS was expanding. New Squadrons were formed in Ottawa and Montreal. Membership doubled within one year. |
| 1951: |
The first edition of The Port Hole was published by the Toronto Squadron. Later it became the official publication of CPS. The French name is Le Hublot. |
| 1955: |
Vancouver Power Squadron was the first Squadron to be formed on the West Coast. |
| 1959: |
CPS had grown to 2,500 members in 42 Squadrons. A District structure was introduced. District Commanders replaced Squadron Commanders as members of the Governing Board. |
| 1964: |
Membership was pushing 10,000 and after much discussion, a new Headquarters was planned in Scarborough. |
| 1978: |
Yukon Squadron was formed, the northernmost Squadron. |
| 1985: |
Membership approved the change from Canadian Power Squadrons, to reflect its membership of sail and power boaters, to "Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons" (CPS); in French, " Les Escadrilles canadiennes de plaisance " (ECP). |
| 1990: |
With the formation of Avalon Squadron in Newfoundland, CPS could proudly boast that there were Squadrons in all ten provinces. |
| 1999-2000: |
CPS membership is approximately 30,000. More than 500,000 people have successfully completed The Boating Course. |
| 2002: |
CPS takes over and begins to manage the Maritime Radio Operator Certificate program. |
| 2006: |
CPS raises the bar by upgrading the Pleasure Craft Operator Card test for the highest standards in the industry. |
| 2012: |
CPS launches their Online Operator Card Course, at http://www.cps-ecp.ca/pcoc |
| 2013 |
Celebration of Canadian Power & Sail Squadron's 75th Anniversary. |
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Read about the history of the CPS Flag. |