Events from the year 1788 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 Attorney-General Monk and Solicitor-General Williams are of opinion that, as the Jesuits have no civil existence as a Canadian corporation, their estates accrue to the Crown. Ontario is divided into five districts, under English law.
Births January 1 – Peter Warren Dease, HBC officer and Arctic explorer (d.1863)"Peter Warren Dease", Dartmouth College Library Encyclopedia Arctica, Retrieved August 26, 2016 October 14 – Sir Edward Sabine, soldier and scientist (d.1883)"Sir Edward Sabine", National Portrait Gallery, Retrieved August 26, 2016 December 31 – Alexander Rankin, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder (d.1852) References