1899 in Canada

See also: 1898 in Canada, other events of 1899, 1900 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 20 – About 2000 Doukhobors arrive in Halifax
• June 21 – Treaty No. 8 cedes much of northern Alberta to the federal government
• September 18 – the new City Hall building opens in Toronto.
• September 19 – a rock slide in Quebec City kills 45
• October 4 – First Canadian troops sent to an overseas war (Boer War)
• October 18 – Henri Bourassa resigns from cabinet to protest Canada's intervention in the Boer War
• October 21 – George William Ross becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Arthur Hardy
• October 30 – Boer War: The first Canadian troops arrive in South Africa
• November 4 – The fourth election of the North-West Legislative Assembly

Births

• January 5 – Hugh John Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick
• January 6 – Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatté, composer
• February 27 – Charles Best, scientist
• May 14 – Kenneth Colin Irving, businessman
• May 26 – Antonio Barrette, politician
• July 24 – Dan George, actor
• August 1 – Frank Scott, poet
• October 2 – Judah Quastel, neurochemist
• November 5 – Gilbert Layton, politician
• November 10 – Billy Boucher, hockey player
• November 20 – John B. McNair, Premier of New Brunswick
• December 24 – William Van Steenburgh, scientist
• Adrien Arcand, journalist and fascist

Deaths

• November 20 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist