1850 in Canada

See also: 1849 in Canada, other events of 1850, 1851 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• January 14 – Malcolm Cameron visits Washington, DC about a trade reciprocity agreement.
• September – Protestants indignant at a 500 pound grant to Priest Chiniquy for temperance advocacy.
• October 11 – The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opens
• In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.
• The site of John By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown.
• Gold discovered in British Columbia, and coal on Vancouver Island.
• The Canadian government passes the Railway Guarantee Act.

Births

• January 27 – Louis-Philippe Hébert, sculptor
• April 15 – William T. Pipes, Premier of Nova Scotia
• April 29 – George Murdoch, Mayor of Calgary
• March 13 – Hugh John Macdonald, politician
• May 1 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General
• September 27 – William Pugsley, Premier of New Brunswick
• December 15 – Joseph-Alphonse Couture, veterinarian
• December 31 – John Forster, artist
• Daniel J. Greene, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
• Charles Braithwaite, Manitoba politician

Deaths