1845 in Canada
Events from the year 1845 in Canada.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Governor General of the Province of Canada: Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe ; Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart
- Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
- Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey
- Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley
Premiers
- Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
- *William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier
- *Denis-Benjamin Viger, Canada East Premier
Events
- Halifax native Samuel Cunard chooses Boston as the western terminus for his steamships.
- Lord Cathcart, the new governor, arrives.
- The Rebellion Losses Commission sits.
- The Welland Canal is opened.
Births
January to June
- January 9 – Laure Conan, novelist
- January 14 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada
- February 13 – William James Topley, photographer
- April 5 – Leonard Burnett, politician, farmer and teacher
- May 4 – Louis Henry Davies, lawyer, businessman, politician and 3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island
July to December
- July 9 – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada
- July 20 – Charles-Eusèbe Dionne, naturalist and taxidermist
- August 6 – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor General of Canada
- November 10 – John Sparrow David Thompson, lawyer, judge, politician, and 4th Prime Minister of Canada
- December 15 – Edward Charles Bowers, politician