1823 in Canada

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See also: 1822 in Canada, other events of 1823, 1824 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• 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. (afterwards Sir) James Stuart favors Union.
• Shanawdithit, the last knonw Beothuk is found
• 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.

Arts and Literature

New Books

• 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.

Births

• March 30 - James Cox Aikins, politician
• April 13 - Goldwin Smith, historian
• June 2 - Gédéon Ouimet, Premier of Quebec
• October 9 - Mary Ann Shadd, educator
• December 27 - Mackenzie Bowell, Prime Minister
• William Murdoch, poet

Deaths