1788 in Canada
Appearance
Events from the year 1788 in Canada.
Events
- Attorney-General Monk and Solicitor-General Williams are of opinion that, as the Jesuits have no civil existence as a Canadian corporation, their estates accrue to the Crown.
- Ontario is divided into five districts, under English law.
Births
- January 1: Peter Warren Dease, HBC officer and Arctic explorer
- October 14: Sir Edward Sabine, soldier and scientist
- December 31: Alexander Rankin, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder