1841 in Canada

See also: 1840 in Canada, other events of 1841, 1842 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• February 10 – An Act of Union unites Upper and Lower Canada as the Province of Canada.
• June 13 – First Parliament of Canada meets at Kingston.
• 1841 to 1842 – The Dawn Settlement in what is now Dresden, Ontario, is established to provide self-help for Blacks in agricultural communities.

Births

• January 15 – Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Governor General
• March 9 – Robert A. Davis, Premier of Manitoba
• April 15 – Joseph Seagram, businessman
• April 21 – Jennie Kidd Trout, physician
• May 8 – John Norquay, Premier of Manitoba
• August 10 – James David Edgar, politician
• August 10 – Oronhyatekha, physician
• September 13 – George Airey Kirkpatrick, politician
• September 18 – George William Ross, Premier of Ontario
• November 20 – Wilfrid Laurier, politician

Deaths