1867 in Canada
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See also: 1866 in Canada, other events of 1867, 1868 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- February 16 - John A. Macdonald marries his second wife Susan Agnes Bernard
- March 29 - Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the British North America Act, 1867
- July 1 - The Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united into the Dominion of Canada by the British North America Act.
- July 1 - Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada
- July 4 - Hiram Blanchard becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Charles Tupper
- July 15 - Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau becomes the first premier of Quebec.
- July 16 - J. S. Macdonald becomes the first premier of Ontario
- August 7-September 20 - The 1867 Canadian election sees John A. Macdonald's Conservatives elected as government
- September 3 - Ontario election: J. S. Macdonald Liberal-Conservatives win a minority
- November 6 - First Parliament of Canada meets
- November 7 - William Annand becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Hiram Blanchard
- Andrew R. Wetmore becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Peter Mitchell
[edit] Births
- January 25 - Simon Fraser Tolmie, Premier of British Columbia
- February 2 - Charles Saunders, botanist
- February 20 - Flora Denison, feminist
- March 5 - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Premier of Quebec
- March 31 - Noah Timmins, mining executive
- October 19 - Marie Gérin-Lajoie, organizer
- October 27 - Thomas Walter Scott, Premier of Saskatchewan
- November 1 - Newton Wesley Rowell, Ontario politician
- December 3 - William John Bowser, Premier of British Columbia
