1867 in Canada (original) (raw)
_See also:_1866 in Canada, other events of 1867, 1868 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Events
- March 29 - Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the British North America Act
- 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 Wetmore becomes becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Peter Mitchell
Births
- February 2 - Charles Saunders, botanist
- February 20 - Flora Denison, feminist
- March 31 - Noah Timmins, mining executive
- October 19 - Marie G�rin-Lajoie, organizer