1886 in Canada

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March 25 - Workman's Compensation Act passed in Ontario
April 6 - Vancouver incorporated as a city
June 6 - The Parliament buildings open in Ottawa
June 7 - Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau becomes the first ever Canadian cardinal
December 14 - Yoho National Park established
December 28 - 1886 Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority.
Mohawk nation men of the Caughnawaga Reserve in Quebec are trained to help build a bridge across the St. Lawrence River beginning a tradition of high steel construction work among the Iroquois.
Construction begins on the Banff Springs Hotel