See also: 1875 in Canada, other events of 1876, 1877 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• February 1 - Andrew Elliott becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing George Walkem
• July 1 - The Intercolonial Railway connecting central Canada to the Maritimes is completed
• August - Sir Louis Henry Davies becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Lemuel Cambridge Owen
• August 10 - The world's first long-distance phone call connects the Bell residence with a shoe and boot store in nearby Paris, Ontario.
• The Indian Act defines the special status and land regulations of aboriginal peoples who live on reserves; they have no vote in Canadian elections and are exempt from taxes
• The District of Keewatin (incorporating the disputed area between Ontario and Manitoba) is separated from the North-West Territories.
• The Toronto Women's Literary Club is founded as a front for the suffrage movement.

Births

• April 3 - Margaret Anglin , actor
• April 21 - William Henry Wright, businessman
• June 17 - Thomas Alexander Crerar, politician
• August 23 - William M. Martin, Premier of Saskatchewan
• September 6 - John Macleod , scientist
• October 6 - Ernest Lapointe, politician
• December 9 - Berton Churchill, actor

Deaths