1823 in Canada

Events from the year 1823 in Canada.

Incumbents

May 10 – Louis-Joseph Papineau and John Neilson are in London to present a petition of 60,000 signatures against favouring Union of the colonies
October 14 – At a meeting, in Montreal, Mr. James Stuart favors Union.

Shanawdithit, the last known Beothuk is found
British expedition up the St. Clair River; site of Corunna surveyed as a potential capital for Upper Canada
Smiths Falls, Ontario is founded
Ward Chipman replaces George Stracey Smyth as Governor of New Brunswick
Peter Robinson organizes land settlements of Irish Catholics to Carelton and Lanark County, Ontario

A General Description of Nova Scotia, Thomas Chandler Haliburton his first work
James Fenimore Cooper's first volume of his Leatherstocking series published in United States.

February 24 – William Murdoch, poet
March 30 – James Cox Aikins, politician, Minister and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
April 29 – Hart Massey, businessman and philanthropist
June 2 – Gédéon Ouimet, politician and 2nd Premier of Quebec
June 13 – David Breakenridge Read, lawyer and 14th Mayor of Toronto
June 17 – Henri Faraud, Roman Catholic bishop
July 23 – Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Roman Catholic priest, missionary, author and Archbishop
August 13 – Goldwin Smith, historian and journalist
October 16 – Marc-Aurèle Plamondon, lawyer, journalist, publisher, and judge
November 10 – Thomas Arkell, politician, farmer and grain merchant
December 27 – Mackenzie Bowell, politician and 5th Prime Minister of Canada, Born in Rickinghall, England.