1821 in Canada

See also: 1820 in Canada, other events of 1821, 1822 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• July 17 – The Canal from Montreal to Lachine is begun.
• The Hudson's Bay Company merges with arch rivals, the Montreal-based North West Company, creating unemployment for a substantial proportion of their Métis workforce.
• No foreigners allowed in Russian-American waters, except at regular ports of call.

Births

• February 21 – John Beverley Robinson, politician
• March 12 – John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, Prime Minister
• July 2 – Charles Tupper, Prime Minister
• August 13 – Philip Carteret Hill, Premier of Nova Scotia

Deaths