1785 in Canada

"See also:"
1784 in Canada,
other events of 1785,
1786 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

* Introduction of Power loom in England for weaving cloth
* North West Company Strengthened far west trade through such forts as Athabasca and English River.
* The city of Saint John, New Brunswick is incorporated. Fredericton opens a Provincial Academy of Arts and Sciences, the germ of the University of New Brunswick (1859).
* New Brunswick is separated from Nova Scotia
* Du Calvet proposes Canadian representation in the British Parliament, three members, each, for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal.
* To a proposed Elective Legislature, it is objected that French Canadians do not wish to change their customary laws, and that there are not enough fit men to compose a Legislature.
* Isaac Brock takes command of the 49th Foot, which would be the backbone of the British Empire forces in Canada during the War of 1812.

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