- 1886 in Canada
"See also:"
1885 in Canada ,
other events of 1886,1887 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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March 25 —Workman's Compensation Act passed in Ontario
*April 6 —Vancouver incorporated as a city
*June 6 —The Parliament buildings open in Ottawa
*June 7 —Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau becomes the first Canadian cardinal
*December 14 —Yoho National Park established
*December 28 —1886 Ontario election : SirOliver Mowat 's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority.
* Mohawk men of theCaughnawaga Reserve inQuebec are trained to help build a bridge across theSt. Lawrence River , beginning a tradition of high steel construction work among theIroquois .
* Construction begins on theBanff Springs Hotel Births
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January 15 —C.D. Howe , politician
*March 4 —Sam Langford , boxer
*May 13 —William John Patterson , Premier of Saskatchewan
*August 4 —Pierre-François Casgrain , politician
*August 30 —Ray Lawson , Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
*October 16 —Joseph-Arthur Bradette , politicianDeaths
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July 4 —Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker), Cree chief
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