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Lord Durham's report recommends the establishment of responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada to speed the assimilation of French-speaking Canadians.
Territorial disputes between lumbermen from Maine and New Brunswick lead to armed conflict in the Aroostook River valley (the Aroostook War).
February 15 - Chevalier DeLorimier and others who joined in the Rebellion are executed.
April 11 - Death of John Galt, novelist. He was one of the originators of the British American Land Company.
June 24 - Last meeting of the Committee of Trade, forerunner of the Board of Trade.
September 26 - Canadian rebels are transported to New South Wales.
October 19 - Hon C. Thompson, Governor of Upper and Lower Canada, arrives. It is determined that Upper and Lower Canada shall share revenue in the ratio of 2 to 3.
First Horse Railway in Upper Canada.