1917 in Canada
See also: 1916 in Canada, other events of 1917, 1918 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- A temporary income tax is introduced to cover wartime expenses.
- February 1 – James A. Murray becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George J. Clarke
- April 4 – Walter Foster becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James A. Murray
- April 9 to April 12 – Battle of Vimy Ridge.
- June 7 – Alberta election: Arthur Sifton's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
- June 21 – Aubin Arsenault becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing John Mathieson
- June 26 – Saskatchewan election: William Martin's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
- July 31 to November 6 – Battle of Passchendaele.
- August – The government introduces conscription triggering the Conscription Crisis of 1917
- September 20 – The Wartime Elections Act gives female relatives of servicmen the vote.
- October 30 – Charles Stewart (1868–1946) becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Arthur Sifton
- December 6 – Halifax explosion kills 2000 people and injures 9000. The largest ever man-made explosion pre-Hiroshima atomic bomb.
- December 17 – Federal election: Robert Borden's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority
Births
- January 11 – John Robarts, Premier of Ontario
- May 21 – Raymond Burr, actor
- May 24 – W. Ross Thatcher, Premier of Saskatchewan
- June 17 – Dufferin Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
- September 12 – Pierre Sévigny, politician
- September 26 – Réal Caouette, politician
- November 28 – Jacob Froese, Manitoba politician
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