Events
- February 21 - The first Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 125.
- March 5 - Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a fourth consecutive majority
- April 27 - Frederick Peters becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Neil McLeod
- June 6 - Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald dies in office
- June 8 - Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald lies in state in the Senate Chamber
- June 16 - Sir John Abbott becomes prime minister following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald
- September 29 - Thomas McGreevy is expelled from the House of Commons due to corruption.
- November 7 - The election of the 2nd North-West Legislative Assembly
- December 10 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is extended to Edmonton
- December 21 - Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Honoré Mercier
- The Legislative Council of New Brunswick is abolished
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