# 1867 in Canada

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Events from the year **1867 in Canada**.

## Incumbents

Main article: [1867 Canadian incumbents](/source/1867_Canadian_incumbents)

### Crown

- [Monarch](/source/List_of_Canadian_monarchs) – [Victoria](/source/Queen_Victoria)[1]

### January to June

#### Governors

- [Governor General of Canada](/source/Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada) – [Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck](/source/Charles_Monck,_4th_Viscount_Monck)
- [Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Brunswick) – vacant
- [Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia) – [Sir William Fenwick Williams](/source/Sir_William_Williams,_1st_Baronet,_of_Kars)

#### Premiers

- [Premier of Canada](/source/Joint_Premiers_of_the_Province_of_Canada) – [Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau](/source/Narcisse-Fortunat_Belleau)
- [Premier of New Brunswick](/source/Premier_of_New_Brunswick) – [Peter Mitchell](/source/Peter_Mitchell_(politician))
- [Premier of Nova Scotia](/source/Premier_of_Nova_Scotia) – [Charles Tupper](/source/Charles_Tupper)

### July to December

#### Federal government

- [Governor General](/source/Governor_General_of_Canada) – [Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck](/source/Charles_Monck,_4th_Viscount_Monck)
- [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Canada) – [John A. Macdonald](/source/John_A._Macdonald) (from July 1)
- [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Canada) – [1st](/source/1st_Canadian_Parliament) (from November 6)

#### Provincial governments

#### Lieutenant governors

- [Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Brunswick) – [Charles Hastings Doyle](/source/Charles_Hastings_Doyle) (until October 18) then [Francis Pym Harding](/source/Francis_Pym_Harding)
- [Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia) – [Sir William Fenwick Williams](/source/Sir_William_Williams,_1st_Baronet,_of_Kars) (until October 18) then [Charles Hastings Doyle](/source/Charles_Hastings_Doyle)
- [Lieutenant Governor of Ontario](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario) – [Henry William Stisted](/source/Henry_William_Stisted)
- [Lieutenant Governor of Quebec](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec) – [Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau](/source/Narcisse-Fortunat_Belleau)

#### Premiers

- [Premier of New Brunswick](/source/Premier_of_New_Brunswick) – [Andrew Rainsford Wetmore](/source/Andrew_Rainsford_Wetmore) (from August 16)
- [Premier of Nova Scotia](/source/Premier_of_Nova_Scotia) – [Hiram Blanchard](/source/Hiram_Blanchard) (July 4 – September 30) then [William Annand](/source/William_Annand) (from November 4)
- [Premier of Ontario](/source/Premier_of_Ontario) – [John Sandfield Macdonald](/source/John_Sandfield_Macdonald) (from July 16)
- [Premier of Quebec](/source/Premier_of_Quebec) – [Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau](/source/Pierre-Joseph-Olivier_Chauveau) (from July 15)

## Events

- February 16 – [John A. Macdonald](/source/John_A._Macdonald) marries his second wife [Susan Agnes Bernard](/source/Susan_Agnes_Bernard).[2]
- March 29 – [Queen Victoria](/source/Queen_Victoria) gives royal assent to the [British North America Act, 1867](/source/Constitution_Act,_1867).[3]
- July 1 - The [Province of Canada](/source/Province_of_Canada), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), and [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick) are united into the single country of Canada by the [British North America Act](/source/British_North_America_Act,_1867).[4] - Sir [John A. Macdonald](/source/John_A._Macdonald) becomes the first [prime minister](/source/Prime_minister) of Canada. - The [Windsor Police Service](/source/Windsor_Police_Service) is established.
- July 4 – [Hiram Blanchard](/source/Hiram_Blanchard) becomes premier of [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), replacing [Charles Tupper](/source/Charles_Tupper).
- July 15 – [Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau](/source/Pierre-Joseph-Olivier_Chauveau) becomes the first premier of [Quebec](/source/Quebec).
- July 16 – [J. S. Macdonald](/source/J._S._Macdonald) becomes the first premier of Ontario.
- August 7 – September 20 – The [1867 Canadian election](/source/1867_Canadian_federal_election) sees John A. Macdonald's [Conservatives](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historical)) elected as government.
- September 3 – The [1867 Ontario election](/source/1867_Ontario_general_election): J. S. Macdonald Liberal-Conservatives win a minority.
- September 18 – The [1867 Nova Scotia election](/source/1867_Nova_Scotia_general_election)
- November 6 – The [1st Canadian Parliament](/source/1st_Canadian_Parliament) meets.
- November 7 – [William Annand](/source/William_Annand) becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing [Hiram Blanchard](/source/Hiram_Blanchard).
- December 7 – The [first federal budget](/source/1867_Canadian_federal_budget) is presented by [Finance Minister](/source/Minister_of_Finance_(Canada)) [John Rose](/source/Sir_John_Rose,_1st_Baronet).[5]

### Full date unknown

- [Andrew R. Wetmore](/source/Andrew_R._Wetmore) becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing [Peter Mitchell](/source/Peter_Mitchell_(politician)).
- The [1867 Quebec election](/source/1867_Quebec_general_election)
- The [Parliamentary Press Gallery](/source/Canadian_Parliamentary_Press_Gallery) is established.
- Fall: [Henry Seth Taylor steam buggy](/source/Henry_Seth_Taylor_steam_buggy) debuts at the Stanstead Fall Fair in Quebec, believed to be Canada's first car.

## Births

- January 25 – [Simon Fraser Tolmie](/source/Simon_Fraser_Tolmie), politician and 21st [Premier of British Columbia](/source/Premier_of_British_Columbia) (died [1937](/source/1937_in_Canada))
- February 2 – [Charles E. Saunders](/source/Charles_E._Saunders), agronomist (died [1937](/source/1937_in_Canada))
- February 7 – [John Livingstone Brown](/source/John_Livingstone_Brown), politician (died [1953](/source/1953_in_Canada))
- February 20 – [Flora Denison](/source/Flora_MacDonald_Denison), feminist
- March 5 – [Louis-Alexandre Taschereau](/source/Louis-Alexandre_Taschereau), politician and 14th [Premier of Quebec](/source/Premier_of_Quebec) (died [1952](/source/1952_in_Canada))
- March 31 – [Noah Timmins](/source/Noah_Timmins), mining developer and executive (died [1936](/source/1936_in_Canada))
- June 30 – [Napoléon Turcot](/source/Napol%C3%A9on_Turcot), politician (died [1939](/source/1939_in_Canada))
- August 9 – [Charles Ballantyne](/source/Charles_Ballantyne), politician (died [1950](/source/1950_in_Canada))
- October 19 – [Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie](/source/Marie_Lacoste_G%C3%A9rin-Lajoie), feminist and social activist (died [1945](/source/1945_in_Canada))
- October 27 – [Thomas Walter Scott](/source/Thomas_Walter_Scott), Politician and first Premier of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan) (died [1938](/source/1938_in_Canada))
- November 1 – [Newton Rowell](/source/Newton_Rowell), lawyer and politician (died [1941](/source/1941_in_Canada))
- December 3 – [William John Bowser](/source/William_John_Bowser), politician and Premier of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) (died [1933](/source/1933_in_Canada))

## Deaths

- July 23 – [Samuel Harrison](/source/Samuel_Harrison), farmer, lawyer, mill owner, politician, judge and 1st [Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada](/source/Joint_Premiers_of_the_Province_of_Canada) (born [1802](/source/1802_in_Canada))
- August 25 – [Pierre-Flavien Turgeon](/source/Pierre-Flavien_Turgeon), [Archbishop of Quebec](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Quebec) (born [1787](/source/1787_in_Canada))
- September 7 – [Jesse Ketchum](/source/Jesse_Ketchum), tanner, politician, and philanthropist (born [1782](/source/1782_in_Canada))
- November 1 – [John Strachan](/source/John_Strachan), first [Anglican](/source/Anglican) [Bishop of Toronto](/source/Anglican_Diocese_of_Toronto) (born [1778](/source/1778_in_Canada))
- December 10 – [Edward Whelan](/source/Edward_Whelan_(Canadian_politician)), journalist and politician (born [1824](/source/1824_in_Canada))

## References

1. ["Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia"](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria#). *www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca*. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

1. ["The Prime Ministers of Canada – John A. Macdonald Quickfacts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070415125628/http://www.primeministers.ca/macdonald/quickfacts.php). Archived from [the original](http://www.primeministers.ca/macdonald/quickfacts.php) on 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2006-11-25.

1. ["March 29, 1867: The Queen Creates Canada"](https://thisdayofhistory.com/2025/03/28/march-29-1867-the-queen-creates-canada/). Retrieved 2025-05-17.

1. ["Confederation"](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/confederation). Retrieved 2025-05-17.

1. ["Archived – Budget 2010 – The Budget Process"](http://www.budget.gc.ca/2010/budproc/budproc-eng.html). [Department of Finance Canada](/source/Department_of_Finance_Canada). Retrieved 2012-04-08.

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