1764 in Canada
Events from the year 1764 in Canada.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor of the Province of Quebec: Jeffery Amherst
- Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Louis Billouart
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Jonathan Belcher
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Richard Edwards
Events
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- 1764–1765: The Sugar Act and Stamp Act, by which Britain aims to recover revenue from the American colonies, arouses local opposition.
- James Murray becomes civil governor of Quebec, but his attempts to appease French Canadians are disliked by British merchants.
- Canada is divided into two chief judicial districts. Martial law, in Canada, terminates.
- Fort Erie is constructed. It is the first British fort to be constructed in the Canadian territories which were newly annexed from the French.