1885 in Canada
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See also: 1884 in Canada, other events of 1885, 1886 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- March 26 - Louis Riel and the Métis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake
- April 24 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Métis
- May 2 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife
- May 9-May 12 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Batoche the Métis are defeated in battle
- May 28 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Frenchman's Butte
- November 7 - The transcontinental railway is completed
- November 16 - Riel is executed in Regina, Saskatchewan
- Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada is established
- A head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government
- Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951.
Births
- January 11 - Gordon Daniel Conant, Premier of Ontario
- February 4 - Cairine Wilson, Senator
- April 3 - Allan Dwan, filmmaker
- June 27 - Arthur Lismer, artist
- July 23 - Izaak Walton Killam, financier
- July 31 - Charles A. Dunning, Premier of Saskatchewan
- August 3 - Charles Hibbert Tupper, politician
- October 23 - Lawren Harris, artist
- December 5 - Ernest Cormier, architect
- December 24 - A.A. Heaps, labour leader
- Thomas B. Costain, historical novelist
Deaths
- November 16 - Louis Riel, Métis leader