1878 in Canada

See also: 1877 in Canada, other events of 1878, 1879 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• March 7 – Both the University of Montreal and the University of Western Ontario are incorporated
• March 8 – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville
• June 25 – George Walkem becomes premier of British Columbia for the second time, replacing Andrew Elliott
• September 17 – Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Alexander Mackenzie's Liberals
• October 16 – John Norquay becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Robert A. Davis
• October 17 – Sir John A. Macdonald becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Alexander Mackenzie
• October 22 – Simon Holmes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Philip Hill
• James Fraser becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George King
• Anti-Chinese sentiment in British Columbia reaches a high point as the government bans Chinese workers from public works.

Births

• January 13 – Lionel Groulx, historian
• January 22 – Ernest C. Drury, Premier of Ontario
• February 28 – Arthur Roebuck, politician
• April 14 – J. Walter Jones, Premier of PEI
• April 29 – Fawcett G. Taylor, Manitoba politician
• June 14 – Lewis St. George Stubbs, Manitoba politician
• June 20 – Seymour J. Farmer, Manitoba politician
• July 23 – James T.M. Anderson, Premier of Saskatchewan
• August 15 – Thomas Kennedy, Premier of Ontario
• September 18 – William Sherring, athlete
• December 8 – Henry Herbert Stevens, politician
• December 30 – William Aberhart, premier of Alberta

Deaths