See also: 1854 in Canada, other events of 1855, 1856 in Canada.

Events from the year 1855 in Canada.

[edit] Events

• January 1 - Bytown is renamed Ottawa.
• March 8 - A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed
• April 17 - Charlottetown incorporated as a city

[edit] Births

• January 14 - Homer Watson, artist (d. 1936)
• February 22 - Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree (d.1916)
• May 11 - Charles Doherty, politician and jurist (d.1931)
• August 3 - Charles Hibbert Tupper, politician (d.1927)
• September 12 - Simon-Napoléon Parent, politician and Premier of Quebec (d.1920)
• December 14 - William Brymner, art teacher and painter (d.1925)

[edit] Deaths