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Toronto, Ontario, Canada was one of the earlier hotbeds of fannish activity in Canada.
A Toronto Chronology
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| late 40s | Toronto Science Fiction Society flourishes |
| July 3-5, 1948 | Torcon I, the 1948 Worldcon held |
| 1953 | Toronto Science Fiction Society revitalized by The Derelict Insurgents |
| 1967 | OSFiC founded |
| ~ 1970 | Toronto in '73 Worldcon bid |
| August 31 - September 3, 1973 | Torcon II, the 1973 Worldcon held |
| October 29-31, 1976 | Alpha Draconis held |
| July 29-31, 1977 | Summercon held |
| June 9-11, 1978 | Prunecon not held |
| October 27-29, 1978 | UnreelCon held |
| June 13-15, 1980 | First Ad Astra held |
| June 11-13, 1982 | Ad Astra II held |
| Sept. 23-25, 1983 | Ad Astra III held |
| June 8-10, 1984 | Ad Astra IV held |
| June 7-9, 1985 | Ad Astra V held |
| June 13-15, 1986 | Ad Astra VI held |
| June 12-14, 1987 | Ad Astra 7 held |
| June 10-12, 1988 | Ad Astra 8 held |
| June 9-11, 1989 | Ad Astra 9 held |
| December 8-10, 1989 | Smofcon 6 held. Smoffish Deathmarch |
| June 8-10, 1990 | Ad Astra 10 held |
| April 1991 | First FilKONtario held |
| June 7-9, 1991 | Ad Astra 11 held |
| Early 1990s | Rhinocon |
| June 5-7, 1992 | Ad Astra 12 held |
| June 4-6, 1993 | Ad Astra 13 held |
| June 17-19, 1994 | Ad Astra 14 held |
| June 16-18, 1995 | Ad Astra 15 held |
| June 7-9, 1996 | Ad Astra 16 held |
| June 13-15, 1997 | Ad Astra XVII held |
| June 5-7, 1998 | Ad Astra 18 held |
| late 1990s | Toronto in '03 Worldcon bid |
| August 27-29, 1999 | Canadian National Science Fiction Expo held |
| Feb. 18-20, 2000 | Ad Astra 2000 held |
| Feb. 23-25, 2001 | Ad Astra 2001 held |
| Feb. 8-10, 2002 | Ad Astra 2002 held |
| October 18-20, 2002 | Ditto Fifteen held |
| March 21-23, 2003 | Ad Astra XXII held |
| August 28 - September 1, 2003 | Torcon 3 the 2003 Worldcon held |
| April 2-4, 2004 | Ad Astra 2004 held |
| April 8-10, 2005 | Ad Astra XXIV held |
| March 31-April 2, 2006 | Ad Astra 25 held |
| May 5-7, 2006 | Corflu 23 held |
| March 2-4, 2007 | Ad Astra 26 held |
| March 28-30, 2008 | Ad Astra 27 held |
| March 27-29, 2009 | Ad Astra 28 held |
| April 9-11, 2010 | Ad Astra 29 held |
| November 19-21, 2010 | First SFContario held |
| March 18, 2011 | Mike Glicksohn dies |
| April 8-10, 2011 | Ad Astra 30 held |
| April 13-15, 2012 | Ad Astra 31 held |
| November 1-4, 2012 | World Fantasy Convention 2012 held |
| April 5-7, 2013 | Ad Astra 32 held |
| December 6-8, 2013 | Smofcon 31 held |
| April 4-6, 2014 | Ad Astra 33 held |
| April 25-28 2014 | Costume-Con 32 held |
| April 10-12, 2015 | Ad Astra 2015 held |
| April 29-May 1, 2016 | Ad Astra 2016 held |
| May 5-7, 2017 | Ad Astra 2017 held |
| July 13-15, 2018 | Ad Astra 2018 held |
| July 12-14, 2019 | Ad Astra 2019 held |
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