1821 in Canada
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Events
- July 17 - Construction of the Lachine CanalLachine CanalThe Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.The canal gets its name from the French word for China...
in Montreal begins. - July - The Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyThe Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
merges with arch rivals, the Montreal-based North West CompanyNorth West CompanyThe North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal from 1779 to 1821. It competed with increasing success against the Hudson's Bay Company in what was to become Western Canada...
, creating unemployment for a substantial proportion of their Métis workforce. - No foreigners allowed in Russian-American waters, except at regular ports of call.
Births
- February 21 - John Beverley RobinsonJohn Beverley RobinsonJohn Beverley Robinson was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856. He was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario between the years 1880–1887....
, politician (d.18961896 in Canada-Events:*April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.*May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell...
) - March 12 - John AbbottJohn AbbottSir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. - Life and work :...
, politician and 3rd Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
(d.18931893 in Canada-Events:*May 27 - Algonquin Provincial Park is established as a wildlife sanctuary in Ontario*September 16 - Calgary incorporated as a city*October 27 - The National Council of Women meets for the first time...
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- July 2 - Charles TupperCharles TupperSir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He later went on to serve as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada, sworn in to office on May 1, 1896, seven days after...
, politician, Premier of Nova ScotiaPremier of Nova ScotiaThe Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia who presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly...
and 6th Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
(d.19151915 in Canada-Events:*January 4 - WWI: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry becomes the first Canadian troops sent to the front lines*January 15 - The Canadian Northern Railway line to Vancouver, British Columbia, is completed...
) - July 6 - Henri BernierHenri BernierHenry Bernier was a Canadian politician, businessman and manufacturer....
, politician, businessman and manufacturer (d.18931893 in Canada-Events:*May 27 - Algonquin Provincial Park is established as a wildlife sanctuary in Ontario*September 16 - Calgary incorporated as a city*October 27 - The National Council of Women meets for the first time...
) - August 13 - Philip Carteret HillPhilip Carteret HillPhilip Carteret Hill was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but lost his seat in the...
, politician and Premier of Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
(d.18941894 in Canada-Events:*February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.*May 17 - Pioneers' Obelisk unveiled*June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto....
) - August 18 - Maurice LaframboiseMaurice LaframboiseMaurice Laframboise was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born Maurice-Alexis Laframboise in Montreal, Lower Canada in 1821. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, then articled in law and was called to the bar in 1843. He set up practice in Saint-Hyacinthe...
, lawyer, judge and politician (d.18821882 in Canada-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...
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