1825 in Canada
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See also: 1824 in Canada, other events of 1825, 1826 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- January 2 - The Parliament House, at Toronto, is burned.
- June 27 - The Canada Company is founded
- September 7 - Soldiers of the 70th Regiment subdue a fire, which consumes over eighty buildings, in Montreal.
- November 2 - The Erie Canal is begun.
- Spokane House closed.
- Fort Colville built at Kettle Falls.
- US finishes ambitious Erie canal from Buffalo to Hudson River and New York City. It puts competitive pressure on Montreal and Toronto merchant elites to finish canals.
Births
- February 24 - Richard William Scott, politician
- March 22 - Jane Mackenzie, wife of Alexander Mackenzie
- April 13 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, politican
- May 29 - William Henry Pope, politician
- July 29 - Thomas McGreevy, politician
- August 20 - Amor De Cosmos, Premier of British Columbia