1919 in Canada

See also: 1918 in Canada, other events of 1919, 1920 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 19 – Canadian troops take part in the Battle of Shenkursk, part of the Russian Civil War.
• April 17 – New Brunswick women win the vote
• May 15-June 25 – Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
• May 22 – The House of Commons passes the Nickle Resolution
• June 6 – The government owned Canadian National Railway is formed out of a number of failed private rail corporations.
• September 9 – J.H. Bell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Aubin Arsenault
• October 20 – 1919 Ontario election: Ernest C. Drury's United Farmers of Ontario win a majority, defeating Sir William Hearst's Conservatives
• November 14 – Ernest Drury becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir William Hearst
• Influenza epidemic in Alberta

Births

• January 13 – Igor Gouzenko, defector
• February 17 – J.M.S. Careless, historian
• March 21 – Victor Copps, Mayor of Hamilton
• May 27 – Francess Halpenny, editor
• June 21 – Gérard Pelletier, journalist and politician
• July 5 – Gordon Towers, politician
• August 21 – Marcel Lambert, politician
• September 11 – Daphne Odjig, artist
• October 18 – Pierre Trudeau, politician
• December 25 – Paul David, cardiologist

Deaths

• January 30  – Sam Steele, peace officer
• February 17 – Wilfrid Laurier, 7th Prime Minister of Canada