1831 in Canada

See also: 1830 in Canada, other events of 1831, 1832 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• A charter for a railway, from La Prairie, Quebec to St. John's, is granted; it will be the first railway in Canada.
• Massive Patriot campaign to petition the king for reforms.

Births

• February 1 – Francis Evans Cornish, politician
• March 18 – David Mills, politician
• April 17 – John Macoun, naturalist
• May 1 – Emily Stowe, feminist
• May 17 – Robert Machray, churchman
• August 16 – John Jones Ross, Premier of Quebec

Deaths