1786 in Canada

"See also:"
1785 in Canada,
other events of 1786,
1787 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

* New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland allowed to import goods from the United States.
* Gerassin Pribilof discovers the rookeries on the islands now know as the Pribilofs.
* John Molson founds his first brewery in Montreal.

Births

* October 7 - Louis-Joseph Papineau, French-Canadian leader of the "Parti Canadien" and "Parti patriote", and principal player in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838

Deaths