1885 in Canada

See also: 1884 in Canada, other events of 1885, 1886 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• March 26 - Louis Riel and the Metis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake
• April 24 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Metis
• May 2 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife
• May 9-May 12 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Batoche the Metis are defeated in battle
• May 28 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Frenchman's Butte
• November 7 - The transcontinental railway is completed
• November 16 - Riel is executedd in Regina, Saskatchewan
• Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada is established
• A head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government
• Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951.

Births

• July 23 - Izaak Walton Killam, financier

• Thomas B. Costain, historical novelist

Deaths

• November 16 - Louis Riel, Metis leader