Editing 1808 in Canada (section)

==Events==
* [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]] explores [[Kootenay River]].
* [[Simon Fraser (explorer)|Simon Fraser]] follows [[Fraser River]] to the Pacific.
* The [[American Fur Company]] is chartered by [[John Jacob Astor]] to compete with Canadian [[fur trade]]
* The [[Upper Canada Militia Act 1808]] states that all males between ages of sixteen and sixty are required to enroll as militiamen and are to be called out once a year for exercises
* The [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec]] criticizes the swearing-in of [[Ezekiel Hart]] because he is of Jewish faith, and votes his expulsion.