1886 in Canada
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See also: 1885 in Canada, other events of 1886, 1887 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- March 25 - Workman's Compensation Act passed in Ontario
- April 6 - Vancouver incorporated as a city
- June 6 - The Parliament buildings open in Ottawa
- June 7 - Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau becomes the first ever Canadian cardinal
- December 14 - Yoho National Park established
- December 28 - 1886 Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority.
- Mohawk nation men of the Caughnawaga Reserve in Quebec are trained to help build a bridge across the St. Lawrence River beginning a tradition of high steel construction work among the Iroquois.
- Construction begins on the Banff Springs Hotel
Births
- January 15 - C.D. Howe, politician
- March 4 - Sam Langford, boxer
- May 13 - William John Patterson, Premier of Saskatchewan
- August 4 - Pierre-François Casgrain, politician
- August 30 - Ray Lawson, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Deaths
- July 4 - Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker), Cree chief