1885 in Canada

March 26 - Louis Riel and the Métis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake
April 24 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Métis
May 2 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife
May 9-May 12 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Batoche the Métis are defeated in battle
May 28 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Frenchman's Butte
June 3 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Loon Lake. The last Cree resistance is shattered.
July 2 - Big Bear captured.
November 7 - The transcontinental railway is completed
November 16 - Riel is executed in Regina, Saskatchewan
Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada is established
A head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government
Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951.