1850 in Canada
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See also: 1849 in Canada, other events of 1850, 1851 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- January 14 - Malcolm Cameron visits Washington, DC about a trade reciprocity agreement.
- September - Protestants indignant at a 500 pound grant to Priest Chiniquy for temperance advocacy.
- October 11 - The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opens
- In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.
- The site of John By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown.
- Gold discovered in British Columbia, and coal on Vancouver Island.
- The Canadian government passes the Railway Guarantee Act.
Births
- January 27 - Louis-Philippe Hébert, sculptor
- April 15 - William T. Pipes, Premier of Nova Scotia
- April 29 - George Murdoch, Mayor of Calgary
- March 13 - Hugh John Macdonald, politician
- May 1 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General
- September 27 - William Pugsley, Premier of New Brunswick
- December 15 - Joseph-Alphonse Couture, veterinarian
- December 31 - John Forster, artist
- Daniel J. Greene, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
- Charles Braithwaite, Manitoba politician