See also: 1882 in Canada, other events of 1883, 1884 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 29 - William Smithe becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Robert Beaven
• February 27 - Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
• August 31 - The Calgary Herald publishes its first issue
• November 18 - Canada adopts Standard Time
• December 1 - Regina officially declared a town.
• Andrew Blair becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Daniel Hanington
• Augusta Stowe, daughter of Emily Stowe, is the first woman to graduate from the Toronto Medical School.
• The Toronto Women's Suffrage Association replaces the Literary Club of 1876.
• Nickel-copper ore is discovered at Murray Mine in Sudbury during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway

Births

• January 30 - Mountenay Du Val, conservationist
• February 4 - E. J. Pratt, poet
• March 5 - Marius Barbeau, ethnologist
• June 22 - John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba
• June 23 - Frederick Taylor, hockey player
• August 7 - Gordon S. Harrington, Premier of Nova Scotia
• October 2 - Robert Boyle, physicist
• November 30 - James G. Gardiner, Premier of Saskatchewan
• December 27 - Cyrus S. Eaton, businessman

Deaths