1927 in Canada

See also: 1926 in Canada, other events of 1927, 1928 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 9 – 76 are killed when a fire breaks out at the Laurier Palace Theatre in Montreal
• March 1 – The location of the boundary between Labrador and Quebec is settled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, accepting Newfoundland's claim rather than Canada's.
• May 28 – The Canada Pension Act is introduced
• July 1 – Confederation celebration marked by the first cross country radio broadcast.
• August 12 – Albert Saunders becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart
• August 17 – John Oliver, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office
• August 20 – John Duncan MacLean becomes premier of British Columbia
• October 10 – R.B. Bennett, becomes leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

Births

• January 1 – Jean-Paul Mousseau, artist
• January 4 – Paul Desmarais, businessman
• January 10 – Gisele MacKenzie, singer
• January 17 – Stan Roberts, politician
• January 24 – Phyllis Lambert, architect
• January 25 – Gildas Molgat, politician
• January 30 – Sterling Lyon, Premir of Manitoba
• February 11 – Sinclair Stevens, politician
• March 3 – William Kurelek, painter
• March 9 – John Beckwith, composer
• March 25 – Bill Barilko, hockey player
• April 7 – Dorothy Knowles, artist
• April 8 – Lois Wilson, Church leader and Senator
• April 25 – Frances Hyland, actor
• May 5 – Sylvia Fedoruk, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan
• May 14 – Frank Miller, Premier of Ontario
• June 26 – Robert Kroetsch, author
• July 20 – Jack Horner, politician
• September 7 – Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, jurist
• October 3 – Ashevak Kenojuak, artist
• October 14 – Elmer Iseler, choir conductor
• November 3 – Harrison McCain, businessman
• November 8 – Peter Munk, businessman
• November 18 – Knowlton Nash, news anchor
• November 26 – Ernie Coombs, Mr. Dressup
• December 7 – Grant Strate, dancer
• December 13 – Christopher Plummer, actor
• December 18 – Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General

Deaths