1937 in Canada

See also: 1936 in Canada, other events of 1937, 1938 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226m), third highest mountain in Canada.
• August 15 – The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formed
• September 1 – Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin
• October 6 – Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• November 24 – The first Governor General's Awards are given.

Arts and literature

Births

• January 5 – Richard Cashin, labour leader
• January 21 – James Unger, cartoonist
• January 24 – Suzanne Tremblay, politician
• January 26 – Maureen Hemphill, Manitoba politician
• January 29 – Frank Iacobucci, jurist
• February 10 – Archibald Megarry, publisher
• February 26 – Hagood Hardy, musician
• March 2 – Joseph MacInnis, diver
• March 9 – Bernard Landry, jurist
• March 10 – Thomas Hunter, singer
• March 26 – James M. Lee, Premier of PEI
• May 9 – Jim Walding, Manitoba politician
• May 13 – Roch Carrier, author
• August 16 – David Anderson, politician
• August 16 – Ian Deans, politician
• September 8 – Barbara Frum, journalist
• September 9 – Jean Augustine, politician
• September 12 – George Chuvalo, boxer
• September 19 – Neil Gaudry, Manitoba politician
• September 23 – Jacques Poulin, writer
• October 19 – Marilyn Bell, swimmer
• November 6 – Gerry St. Germain, politician
• November 11 – Stephen Lewis, politician and humanitarian

Deaths