1842 in Canada
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See also: 1841 in Canada, other events of 1842, 1843 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- January 10 - Governor General of Canada Sir Charles Bagot arrives at Kingston, Ontario.
- January 12 - The Islander is founded
- August 9 - The Webster-Ashburton Treaty ends the Aroostook War, settling once and for all the Maine-New Brunswick border dispute.
- October 16 - Queen's University is founded
- The first Railway in Nova Scotia is begun.
- circa this year: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows breaks from the Manchester Unity, soon opening lodges in Montreal and Halifax.
Births
- January 1 - John Morison Gibson, Ontario politician
- June 30 - William Smithe, Premier of British Columbia
- July 19 - Charles Woodward, businessman
- August 14 - Malcolm Alexander MacLean, Mayor of Vancouver
- December 15 - Neil McLeod, Premier of PEI
- December 28 - Calixa Lavallée, composer