1891 in Canada

See also: 1890 in Canada, other events of 1891, 1892 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• February 21 – The first Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 125.
• March 5 – Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a fourth consecutive majority
• April 27 – Frederick Peters becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Neil McLeod
• June 6 – Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald dies in office
• June 16 – Sir John Abbott becomes prime minister following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald
• September 29 – Thomas McGreevy is expelled from the House of Commons due to corruption.
• November 7 – The second election of the North-West Legislative Assembly
• December 10 – The Canadian Pacific Railway is extended to Edmonton
• December 21 – Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Honoré Mercier
• The Legislative Council of New Brunswick is abolished

Births

• January 6 – Tim Buck, Communist leader
• January 26 – Wilder Penfield, neurosurgeon
• February 27 – Samuel Bronfman, businessman
• April 1 – Harry Nixon, Ontario politician
• July 12 – Adhémar Raynault, Mayor of Montreal
• August 30 – Elmer Jamieson, educator
• October 30 – Ada Mackenzie, golfer
• November 14 – Frederick Banting, scientist
• December 25 – William Ross Macdonald, politician
• December 31 – Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General

Deaths

• June 6 – Sir John A. Macdonald