Events from the year 1787 in Canada.
Incumbents Monarch: George III
Governors Governor of the Canadas: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton Governor of Nova Scotia: John Parr Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Elliot Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
Events HBC David Thompson wintered with Piegans on Bow River. Prince William Henry (future William IV) lands at Quebec. At an investigation into judicial abuses, it is stated that one judge takes wine to excess, before taking his seat on the Bench; and that another habitually disregards the pertinent French law and applies the law of England. The Toronto Purchase occurs.
Births February 10 – John McDonald, businessman and political figure (d.1860) February 12 – Norbert Provencher, clergyman, missionary and Bishop (d.1853) November 12 – Pierre-Flavien Turgeon, Archbishop of Quebec (d.1867) November 9 – William MacBean George Colebrooke, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (d.1870)
Deaths April 14 – Benjamin Frobisher, fur-trader (b. 1742)
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