1920 in Canada

See also: 1919 in Canada, other events of 1920, 1921 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 10 – Canada is a founding member of the League of Nations
• February 1 – The North West Mounted Police renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• February 14 – Université de Montréal founded
• February 26 – First Nations people win the right to vote
• April 1 – The Ottawa Senators win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Seattle Metropolitans
• May 7 – The first exhibit of art by the Group of Seven opens in Toronto
• May 14 – Canadian Forum magazine founded
• July 9 – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Lomer Gouin
• July 10 – Arthur Meighen becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Robert Borden
• Women become eligible to sit in the House of Commons
• The Japanese Labour Union is formed

Births

• January 4 – Douglas Pimlott, biologist
• January 7 – Margaret Thompson, scientist
• January 12 – Bill Reid, artist
• February 23 – Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Quebec politician
• February 25 – Gérard Bessette, author
• March 3 – James Doohan, actor
• March 19 – Cyril Lloyd Francis, politician
• April 2 – Gerald Keith Bouey, Governor of the Bank of Canada
• May 2 – William deWitt Hutt, actor
• May 5 – Bill Hunter, hockey player
• May 8 – Harry Rankin, politician
• May 27  – Peter Dmytruk, WWII military hero
• June 6 – Jan Rubes, Opera singer and director
• June 24 – Joe Greene, politician
• July 12 – Pierre Berton, author
• August 3 – Lucien Lamoureux, politician
• August 24 – Alex Colville, artist
• September 11 – Emile Bouchard, hockey player
• September 11 – Dalton Camp, political operative
• October 1 – Charles Daudelin, sculptor
• October 13 – Evelyn Dick, murderer
• November 18 – George Johnson, Manitoba politician

Deaths