Events
- February 16 – John A. Macdonald marries his second wife Susan Agnes Bernard.
- March 29 – Queen Victoria gives royal assent to the British North America Act, 1867.
- July 1 – The Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united into the Dominion of Canada by the British North America Act.
- July 1 – Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada.
- July 1 - The Windsor Police Service is established.
- July 4 – Hiram Blanchard becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Charles Tupper.
- July 15 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau becomes the first premier of Quebec.
- July 16 – J. S. Macdonald becomes the first premier of Ontario.
- August 7-September 20 – The 1867 Canadian election sees John A. Macdonald's Conservatives elected as government.
- September 3 – The 1867 Ontario election: J. S. Macdonald Liberal-Conservatives win a minority.
- September 18 – The 1867 Nova Scotia election
- November 6 – The 1st Canadian Parliament meets.
- November 7 – William Annand becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Hiram Blanchard.
- December 7 – The first federal budget is presented by Finance Minister John Rose.
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