Crown Head of state (monarch) – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Federal government Governor General - The Viscount Monck Cabinet Prime Minister - Sir John A. Macdonald Minister of Agriculture - Jean-Charles Chapais (from July 1) Minister of Finance Alexander Galt (July 1-November 7) Vacant (November 7-November 18) Sir John Rose (from November 18) Minister of Justice - John A. Macdonald (from July 1) President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada - Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair (from July 1) Minister of Public Works - William McDougall (from July 1) Postmaster General - Alexander Campbell (from July 1) Secretary of State for Canada - Hector Louis Langevin (from July 1) Minister of Marine and Fisheries - Peter Mitchell (from July 1) Members of Parliament See: 1st Canadian parliament, then 2nd Canadian parliament Opposition leaders Liberal Party of Canada - George Brown Anti-Confederate - Joseph Howe Other Speaker of the House of Commons - James Cockburn Provinces Premiers Premier of New Brunswick - Andrew R. Wetmore Premier of Nova Scotia - Charles Tupper Premier of Ontario - John Sandfield Macdonald Premier of Quebec - Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Lieutenant governors Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick - Francis Pym Harding Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia - Sir Charles Hastings Doyle Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario - Henry William Stisted Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec - Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau See also 1867 in Canada Canadian incumbents by year 1867 Incumbents Candian incumbents