1850_in_Canada

1850 in Canada

Events

January 14 - Malcolm Cameron visits Washington, DC about a trade reciprocity agreement.
September - Protestants indignant at a 500 pound grant to Priest Chiniquy for temperance advocacy.
October 11 - The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opens
In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.
The site of John By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown.
Gold discovered in British Columbia, and coal on Vancouver Island.
The Canadian government passes the Railway Guarantee Act.