1845 in Canada
Events from the year 1845 in Canada.
| Years in Canada: | 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 | 
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century | 
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s | 
| Years: | 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 | 
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Incumbents
    
    Federal government
    
Governors
    
- Governor General of the Province of Canada: Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham
 - Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke
 - Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
 - Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey
 - Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley
 
Premiers
    
- Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
- William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier
 - Samuel Harrison, Canada East Premier
 
 
Events
    
- Halifax native Samuel Cunard chooses Boston as the western terminus for his steamships.
 - Lord Cathcart, the new governor, arrives.
 - The Rebellion Losses Commission sits.
 - The Welland Canal is opened.
 
Births
    
    January to June
    
- January 9 – Laure Conan, novelist (died 1924)[1]
 - January 14 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada (died 1927)
 - February 13 – William James Topley, photographer (died 1930)
 - April 5 – Leonard Burnett, politician, farmer and teacher (died 1932)
 - May 4 – Louis Henry Davies, lawyer, businessman, politician and 3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 1924)
 
July to December
    
- July 9 – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)
 

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- July 20 – Charles-Eusèbe Dionne, naturalist and taxidermist (died 1925)
 - August 6 – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)
 - November 10 – John Sparrow David Thompson, lawyer, judge, politician, and 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894)
 - December 15 – Edward Charles Bowers, politician (died 1929)
 
References
    
- "Félicité Angers (Laure Conan) | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
 
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