1851 in Canada

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

Premiers

Events

  • April 7 – The first Canadian postage stamps are printed
  • April 25 – Prince Edward Island wins responsible government
  • June – Harbor Commissioners deepen Lake St. Peter.
  • July – The bloomer costume appears in Montreal.
  • August 30 – The Vancouver Island legislature meets for the first time
  • October 11 – The St. L. & A. Railway is opened to Richmond.
  • William Kennedy was commander of the second sponsored expedition to find Sir John Franklin

Full date unknown

  • Gabriel Franchere's Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America published in Montreal.
  • The United Kingdom transfers control of the colonial postal system to Canada.

Births

Deaths

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