1782 in Canada

=Events=

* 1782-83: A smallpox epidemic hits the Sanpoil of Washington.
* Montreal Upper Yellowstone, on old Indian trail along east slope of the mountains, challenging Spanish trade goods.
* January 1 - Threatened by three hostile forces, Vermont is advised by Gen. George Washington, a skilled surveyor, to limit jurisdiction to undisputed territory.
* February 22 - Vermont accepts the prescribed delimination.
* March 1 - It is proposed, in Congress, to treat Vermont as hostile, failing submission to the terms of 20 August 1781, and to divide it between New York and New Hampshire, along the ridge of the Green Mountains; and that the Commander-in-chief employ the Congressional forces to further this resolution.
* In the course of this year John Molson, the future pioneer of Canadian steam navigation, arrives in Canada.
* Councillor Finlay proposes to establish English schools in Canadian parishes, and to prohibit using the French language in the Law Courts after a certain time.

ee also

* 1781 in Canada
* other events of 1782
* 1783 in Canada
* Timeline of Canadian history