Incorporation of Canadian Pacific Railway

Date: February 16, 1881 • Location: Washington, United States

The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated by Act of Parliament at Ottawa (44th Vic., c.1).

The Canadian Pacific Railway, also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, known until 2023 as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.