1882 in Canada

See also: 1881 in Canada, other events of 1882, 1883 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• May 17 – Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Athabaska
• May 25 – John Sparrow David Thompson becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Simon H. Holmes.
• June 20 – Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority.
• June 13 – Robert Beaven becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing George Walkem.
• July 31 – Joseph-Alfred Mousseau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau.
• August 3 – William T. Pipes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing John Sparrow David Thompson.
• December 30 – The Royal Society of Canada is founded
• Daniel Hanington becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James Fraser.
• John Ware, a Texas cowboy, moves to Alberta. He introduces longhorn cattle into Canada and pioneers the development of rodeo.

Births

• January 8 – David Milne, artist
• February 1 – Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister
• February 2 – Geoffrey O'Hara, musician
• February 11 – John Queen, Manitoba politician
• April 18 – Isabel Meighen, wife of Arthur Meighen
• June 9 – Bobby Kerr, sprinter
• October 3 – A. Y. Jackson, artist
• December 25 – John Stewart McDiarmid, Manitoba politician

Deaths