1934 in Canada

See also: 1933 in Canada, other events of 1934, 1935 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• March 9 – New Brunswick women win the right to hold office
• June 19 – 1934 Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a majority, defeating George Henry's Conservatives
• June 19 – 1934 Saskatchewan election: James Gardiner's Liberals win a majority, defeating James T.M. Anderson's Conservative-led coalition government
• July 3 – The Bank of Canada is formed
• July 10 – Mitchell Hepburn becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Henry
• July 10 – Richard G. Reid becomes premier of Alberta, replacing John Brownlee
• July 19 – James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan for the second time, replacing James Anderson
• October 26 – Reconstruction Party formed

Births

• January 3 – Yves Gaucher, artist
• January 11 – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister
• January16 – Judy Erola, politician
• January 19  – Lloyd Robertson, TV news anchor
• January 23 – Pierre Bourgault, Quebec sovereigntist
• February 5  – Don Cherry, ice hockey coach/commentator
• February 8 – Philip Seeman, scientist
• March 7 – Douglas Cardinal, actor
• march 9 – Marlene Streit, golfer
• March 16 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor General
• May 28  – The Dionne quintuplets are born
• June 22 – Willie Adams, politician
• June 27 – Norman Kempton Atkins, Senator
• July 13  – Peter Gzowski, broadcaster
• July 17  – Donald Sutherland, actor
• July 27 – James Elder, jockey
• August 11  – Abrams twins, Lillian and Dorothy
• September 21 – Leonard Cohen, musician
• October 1 – Margaret McCain, philanthropist
• October 4 – Rudy Wiebe, writer
• November 21 – Howard Pawley, Manitoba Premier
• November 26 – Conrad Santos, Manitoba politician
• November 30 – Marcel Prud'homme, politician

Deaths

• July 28 – Marie Dressler, actor
• November 10 – Sir Donald Mann, railway entrepreneur