Events from the year 1882 in Canada.

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Territorial governments

Lieutenant governors

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January to June

July to December

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Historical documents

Prime Minister Macdonald explains near-starvation policy to control Indigenous peoples Prime Minister Macdonald welcomes Chinese as CPR labourers, but not as settlers MP tells House of Commons that land policy in N.W.T. should favour settler over speculator Alberta ranchers endure hunger while struggling through multi-day snowstorm "To spread the light and sow the seed of Unionism" - Labour newspaper Trades Union Advocate says Toronto labour parade roused union enthusiasm Ontario School of Art teaches freehand and model drawing, geometry, perspective, advanced freehand, ornamental design, watercolours, and oil