See also: 1690s in Canada, other events of 1700, 1701 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• January 26 - The Cascadia Earthquake, one of the largest earthquakes on record, ruptures the Cascadia Subduction Zone offshore from Vancouver Island to northern California, creating a tsunami logged in Japan and oral traditions of the American First Nations.
• By now, it is clear that New France is not going to be self-sufficient.
• Population of Acadia is 1,400.

Births

Deaths

• January 12 - Marguerite Bourgeoys (born Troyes, France on April 17, 1620), first school teacher in Montreal and founder of the congregation of Notre Dame (the first order of uncloistered nuns in North America)

• Louis Jolliet was one of the first people of European descent born in North America to be remembered for significant discoveries.