1868 in Canada
See also: 1867 in Canada, other events of 1868, 1869 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- April 7 - Father of Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee is assassinated in Ottawa by Irish Fenians.
- Louis Riel returns to the Red River area
- The Hudson's Bay Company agrees to turn Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory over to Canada
- The first Federal Militia Act is passed, creating a Canadian army
Births
- January 16 - Octavia Ritchie, scholar
- February 16 - John B. M. Baxter, Premier of New Brunswick
- March 14 - Emily Murphy, judge
- April 27 - James Kidd Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick
- May 31 - Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Governor General
- July 8 - Henry Cockshutt, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- August 25 - Arthur Puttee, politician
- August 26 - Charles Stewart, Premier of Alberta
- September 1 - Henri Bourassa, Quebec nationalist
- September 22 - Louise McKinney, feminist
- September 28 - Herbert Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- November 9 - Marie Dressler, actress
- December 11 - William Parks, geologist
Deaths
- April 7 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Father of Confederation
- October 17 - Laura Secord, patriot