1786 in Canada
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See also: 1785 in Canada, other events of 1786, 1787 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland allowed to import goods from the United States.
- Gerassin Pribilof discovers the rookeries on the islands now know as the Pribilofs.
- John Molson founds his first brewery in Montreal.
[edit] Births
- October 7 - Louis-Joseph Papineau, French-Canadian leader of the Parti Canadien and Parti patriote, and principal player in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838