1761 in Canada
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| Years in Canada: | 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 |
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Events from the year 1761 in Canada.
Events
- Wednesday July 29 - The British terms of peace are so hard that Choiseul declares: "I am as indifferent to peace as Pitt can be. I freely admit the King's desire for peace, and his Majesty may sign such a treaty, but my hand shall never be set to it."
- Tuesday October 6 - King George III offers Pitt the governorship of Canada, with £5,000 per annum, but, instead, makes Pitt's wife, Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham, a peeress; and £13,000 per annum is granted to the survivor of three of his family.
- Canada under Martial law.
Births
- August 1 : Pierre-Louis Panet, notary and politician.
Deaths
- November 15
- Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye, French Canadian fur trader and explorer (born 1717).
- Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, explorer (born 1703).
