1742 in Canada
Events from the year 1742 in Canada.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor General of New France: Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois
- Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Paul Mascarene
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Henry Medley
Events
- First scientific report on the North Pacific fur seal.
- First Fort Paskoya built by La Vérendrye at Cedar Lake.