1909 in Canada

See also: 1908 in Canada, other events of 1909, 1910 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• January 11 – The Boundary Waters Treaty signed
• February 23 – The first powered flight in Canada is made by John McCurdy aboard the Silver Dart
• March 22 – 1909 Alberta election: Alexander Rutherford's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• April 6 – Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole
• August – the CPR's Spiral Tunnels are opened in B.C.'s Kicking Horse Valley
• December 4 – The University of Toronto wins the first Grey Cup
• The novel Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery is first published, having a large impact specifically on Prince Edward Island.
• University of Toronto Schools opens as an all boys school

Births

• February 14 – Abraham Klein, poet
• March 19 – John Fauquier, war hero
• March 20 – Jack Bush, artist
• March 22 – Gabrielle Roy, author
• April 6 – George I. Smith, Premier of Nova Scotia
• June 23 – David Lewis, politician
• August 18 – Gérard Filion, publisher
• September 12 – Donald MacDonald, labour leader
• October 12 – Dorothy Livesay, poet
• October 18 – Robert Beatty, actor
• October 24 – Sheila Watson, author
• November 3 – Russell Paulley, Manitoba politician

Deaths