1940 in Canada
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Events from the year 1940 in Canada.
Incumbents[edit]
Crown[edit]
- Head of state (monarch) – King George VI (consort – Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon)
Federal government[edit]
- Governor general – John Buchan (until February 11) then Alexander Cambridge (from June 21) (viceregal consort – Susan Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir then Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone)
- Prime minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King
Provincial governments[edit]
Lieutenant governors[edit]
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Eric Hamber
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William Johnston Tupper(until November 1) then Roland Fairbairn McWilliams
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Murray MacLaren (until March 5) then William George Clark
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Robert Irwin (until May 31) then Frederick Francis Mathers
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Albert Edward Matthews
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Bradford William LePage
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNab
Premiers[edit]
- Premier of Alberta – William Aberhart
- Premier of British Columbia – Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
- Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken
- Premier of New Brunswick – Allison Dysart (until March 13) then John McNair
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Lewis Macdonald (until July 10) then A.S. MacMillan
- Premier of Ontario – Mitchell Hepburn
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Thane Campbell
- Premier of Quebec – Adélard Godbout
- Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson
Territorial governments[edit]
Commissioners[edit]
Events[edit]
January to June[edit]
- March 13 - John McNair becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Allison Dysart
- March 21 - Alberta election: William Aberhart's Social Credit Party wins a second consecutive majority
- March 26 - Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
- April 3 - Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed Governor General of Canada replacing the late John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
- April 25 - Quebec women get the vote in provincial elections
- May 28-June 30 - World War II: The Canadian navy stations seven destroyers in the English Channel; these play an important role in evacuating Allied troops from France
- June - World War II: Canadian troops are some of a small number of forces defending Britain
- June 5 - Nazi, fascist, and communist groups are declared illegal in Canada and leaders and members are jailed
- June 10 - World War II: Canada declares war against Italy
- June 13-June 18 - World War II: A small number of Canadian troops land in Brest, France but are forced to evacuate soon after
- June 21 - The National Resources Mobilization Act is passed; conscription is introduced, but only for homeland defence
July to December[edit]
- July 10 – Alexander MacMillan becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald
- August 1–September 17 – World War II: 80 Canadian pilots participate in the Battle of Britain
- August 5 – Camillien Houde, the mayor of Montreal is arrested for sedition due to his anti-conscription rhetoric
- August 7 – Unemployment insurance is introduced
- August 13 – The Canadian Armoured Corps is established
- August 18 – The Odgensburg Agreement on continental defence is signed with the United States
- September 5: United Kingdom trades most of its North American military bases to the United States in exchange for 50 destroyers
Full date unknown[edit]
- The Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies is completed.
- The Rowell-Sirois Commission report on federal-provincial relations is released
- Wilbur Franks invents the g-suit at the University of Toronto
Arts and literature[edit]
New Works[edit]
- Morley Callaghan - Just ask George
Awards[edit]
- See the 1940 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Births[edit]
January to March[edit]
- January 1 - Clifford Olson, serial killer (d.2011)
- January 10 - Guy Chevrette, politician
- January 28 - Valery Fabrikant, professor of mechanical engineering and murderer responsible for the Concordia University massacre on August 24, 1992
- February 4 - Michelle Rossignol, Canadian actress
- February 16 - Don Bertoia, middle distance runner
- March 4 - Nellie Cournoyea, former politician and 6th Premier of the Northwest Territories and the first female premier of a Canadian territory
- March 6 - Ken Danby, artist (d.2007)
- March 22 - Dave Keon, ice hockey player
April to June[edit]
- April 18 - Robert N. Kucey, author
- May 4 - Paul Thompson, playwright and theatre director
- May 8 - Irwin Cotler, politician and Minister
- May 10 - Peter Liba, journalist and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)
- May 20 - Otto Jelinek, figure skater, businessman and politician
- June 6 - Brian Ransom, politician
- June 14 - Mark Assad, politician
- June 25 - Louise Dacquay, politician
July to September[edit]
- July 4 - Pat Stapleton, ice hockey player
- July 11 - Yvon Charbonneau, politician
- July 15 - Glen Findlay, politician
- July 22 - Alex Trebek, television personality and game show host
- July 27 - Harvie Andre, engineer, businessman, politician and Minister
- July 28 - Mario Sergio, politician
- August 7 - Sally McCallum, track and field athlete
- September 6 - Brian Smith, ice hockey player and sportscaster (d.1995)
- September 9 - Larry Lund, ice hockey player
- September 11 - Gerry Phillips, politician
- September 20 - Doug Young, politician and Minister
- September 30
- Harry Jerome, track and field runner (d.1982)
- Dewey Martin, rock drummer (d.2009)
October to December[edit]
- October 11 - David McFadden, poet, fiction writer and travel writer
- October 19 - Bill Gairdner, track and field athlete
- October 29 - Galen Weston, businessman
- November 13 - Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor
- November 20 - George Swede, poet and children's writer
- November 29 - Denny Doherty, singer and songwriter (d. 2007)
- December 20 - Ed Helwer, politician
- December 29 - George Puce, discus thrower
Full date unknown[edit]
- Christine Demeter, murder victim (d.1973)
- Stan Hagen, politician (d.2009)
- Dave Nichol, Loblaws products marketer (d.2013)
Deaths[edit]
January to June[edit]
- February 11 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, novelist, politician and 15th Governor General of Canada (b.1875)
- March 3 - Joseph Ovide Brouillard, politician and businessman (b.1859)
- March 26 - Richard Squires, politician and Prime Minister of Newfoundland (b.1880)
- April 25 - John Hampden Burnham, politician and lawyer (b.1860)
- May 2 - James Bowman, politician (b.1861)
- June 10 - Norman McLeod Rogers, lawyer, politician and Minister (b.1894)
July to December[edit]
- September 2 - Maude Abbott, physician (b.1869)
- September 7 - Laura Borden, wife of Robert Borden, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b.1862)
- October 9 - Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary (b.1865)
- October 10 - Berton Churchill, actor (b.1876)
- December 5 - Wilfred Lucas, actor, film director and screenwriter (b.1871)
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