1882 in Canada
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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