1900 in Canada
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January to June
- January 8 - Hugh John MacdonaldHugh John MacdonaldSir Hugh John Macdonald, PC was the only surviving son of the first Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald, and was a politician in his own right, serving as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth Premier of Manitoba.-Early...
becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Thomas GreenwayThomas GreenwayFor the American character actor , see Tom Greenway.Thomas Greenway was a politician, merchant and farmer. He served as the seventh Premier of Manitoba, Canada, from 1888 to 1900...
. - February 18-February 27 - Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
: The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry plays a decisive role in the Battle of PaardebergBattle of PaardebergThe Battle of Paardeberg or Perdeberg was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. It was fought near Paardeberg Drift on the banks of the Modder River in the Orange Free State near Kimberley....
. - February 27 - Charles Semlin is dismissed as premier of British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. - February 28 - Joseph MartinJoseph Martin (Canadian politician)Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".-Early life:...
becomes premier of British Columbia. - March 16 - Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
: Strathcona's Horse leave for South Africa.
- April 26 - Two-thirds of Hull, QuebecHull, QuebecHull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...
, is destroyed in a fire. - June 15 - James Dunsmuir becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Joseph Martin.
July to December
- August 31 - Lemuel John TweedieLemuel John TweedieLemuel John Tweedie was a politician from Chatham, New Brunswick.His law partner in Chatham for a time was Richard Bedford Bennett, later Prime Minister of Canada and Max Aitken for a time was his office boy....
becomes premier of New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, replacing Henry EmmersonHenry EmmersonHenry Robert Emmerson, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.Henry Emmerson was educated at Amherst Academy, Mount Allison Academy, St. Joseph's College, Acadia College and earned a law degree from Boston University. He went on to a lucrative law practice and...
. - September 25 - Félix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel Marchand was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897 to September 25, 1900....
, Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
, dies in office. - October 8 - Simon-Napoléon ParentSimon-Napoléon ParentSimon-Napoléon Parent . Born in Quebec City he was the 12th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from October 3, 1900 to March 21, 1905.-Background:...
becomes premier of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. - October 29 - Sir Rodmond Roblin becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Hugh John MacdonaldHugh John MacdonaldSir Hugh John Macdonald, PC was the only surviving son of the first Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald, and was a politician in his own right, serving as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth Premier of Manitoba.-Early...
. - November 7 - Federal electionCanadian federal election, 1900The Canadian federal election of 1900 was held on November 7 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the...
: Sir Wilfrid LaurierWilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....
's LiberalsLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
win a second consecutive majority. - November 7 - Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
: The Battle of LeliefonteinBattle of LeliefonteinThe Battle of Leliefontein was an engagement between Canadian/British and Boer forces during the Second Boer War on 7 November 1900, at the Komati River south of Belfast at the present day Nooitgedacht Dam....
begins. Three Canadians receive the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for their valour in the engagement. - December 6 - Alphonse DesjardinsAlphonse Desjardins (co-operator)Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins , born in Lévis, Quebec, was the co-founder of the Caisses Populaires Desjardins , a forerunner of North American credit unions and community banks.- Early life :...
founds Mouvement DesjardinsMouvement DesjardinsThe Desjardins Group is the largest association of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Quebec by Alphonse Desjardins....
, the first credit unionCredit unionA credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
in North America.
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- -The federal government doubles the head taxHead tax (Canada)The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific...
on Chinese immigrants - -The Canadian Tuberculosis Association meets for the first time
January to June
- January 8 - Solon Earl LowSolon Earl LowSolon Earl Low was a Canadian politician in the 20th century.Low was born in Cardston, Alberta, and was a farmer, school teacher and school principal. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1935 provincial that swept the Social Credit Party of Alberta to power...
, politician (d.19621962 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – Elizabeth II*Governor General – Georges Vanier*Prime Minister – John Diefenbaker*Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C...
) - February 20 - Graham SpryGraham Spry- Further reading :*Babe, Robert. "Graham Spry" in Canadian Communications Thought: Ten Foundational Writers. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-7949-0.*McChesney, Robert W. , Canadian Journal of Communication 24....
, broadcasting pioneer, business executive, diplomat and socialist (d.19831983 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Edward Schreyer*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett*Premier of Manitoba - Howard Pawley*Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield...
) - March 12 - David CrollDavid CrollDavid Arnold Croll, PC, QC was a Canadian politician.-Early life:Croll was born in a shtetl in Russia's Pale of Settlement and was brought to Canada with his family as a young boy, at which point his name was anglicized...
, politician (d.19911991 in CanadaEvents from the year 1991 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm then Rita Johnston then Michael Harcourt...
) - April 19 - Roland MichenerRoland MichenerDaniel Roland Michener , commonly known as Roland Michener, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 20th since Canadian Confederation....
, lawyer, politician, diplomat and Governor-General of Canada (d.19911991 in CanadaEvents from the year 1991 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm then Rita Johnston then Michael Harcourt...
) - April 30 - David MannersDavid MannersDavid Manners was a Canadian - American film actor.Born Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Manners came to Hollywood at the beginning of the talking films revolution after studying acting with Eva Le Gallienne, and acting on stage with Helen Hayes...
, actor (d.19981998 in CanadaEvents from the year 1998 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity. The next day Mel Lastman is sworn in as its first mayor...
) - May 25 - Alain GrandboisAlain GrandboisAlain Grandbois, was a Canadian Quebecer poet, considered the first great modern one.Traveling around the world in 1918-1939 and sharing the hopes and problems of contemporary man, his work combined the themes of exploring the secrets of the world and studying human destiny, the writing and...
, poet (d.19751975 in CanadaEvents from the year 1975 in Canada.-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Jules Léger* Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett then Bill Bennett...
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- May 25 - Malcolm NorrisMalcolm NorrisMalcolm Norris was an influential Canadian Métis leader of the twentieth century and celebrated Aboriginal activist. A Marxist, Socialist, and Métis nationalist he served for a time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company...
, MétisMétis people (Canada)The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
leader (d.19671967 in Canada1967 is remembered as one of the most notable years in Canada. It was Canada's centenary and celebrations were held throughout the nation. The most prominent event was Expo 67 in Montreal, the most successful World's Fair ever and one of the first events to win international acclaim for the country...
) - May 29 - Antonio TalbotAntonio TalbotAntonio Talbot was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He once served as interim leader of the Union Nationale.-Background:...
, politician (d.19801980 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch - Elizabeth II* Governor General - Edward Schreyer* Prime Minister - Joe Clark then Pierre Trudeau* Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed* Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon...
) - June 3 - Gordon SinclairGordon SinclairAllan Gordon Sinclair, OC, FRGS was a Canadian journalist, writer and commentator.-Early life:Sinclair was born in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. In 1916, before finishing his first year of high school, Sinclair dropped out to take a job with the Bank of Nova Scotia...
, journalist, writer and commentator (d.19841984 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Bennett...
) - June 21 - Edward S. Rogers, Sr.Edward S. Rogers, Sr.Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades after his death.-Life and career:...
, inventor and radio pioneer (d.19391939 in Canada-Events:*May 17 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin their royal tour of Canada, eventually visiting every province.*September 7 - Prime Minister Mackenzie King calls for a special session of Parliament, to discuss a declaration of war versus Nazi Germany...
) - July 23 - John BabcockJohn BabcockJohn Henry Foster "Jack" Babcock was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's last surviving World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
veteran (d.20102010 in CanadaEvents from the year 2010 in Canada.-January:*January 1 - The Ontario government files a lawsuit in an American court to stop the dumping of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, a fish that could damage the fishing industry....
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July to December
- August 13 - Gordon SparlingGordon SparlingGordon Sparling, was a pioneering Canadian film maker. He was educated at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He directed such early Canadian films as La Maison en ordre in 1936 and The Kinsmen in 1938....
, filmmaker (d.19941994 in CanadaEvents from the year 1994 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien*Premier of Alberta: Ralph Klein*Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt*Premier of Manitoba: Gary Filmon...
) - September 6 - W. A. C. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia (d.19791979 in Canada-January to June:*January 17 - Edward Richard Schreyer replaces Jules Léger as Governor General*February 1 - The first Winterlude is held in Ottawa*February 24 - An explosion rips through Number 26 Colliery located in Glace Bay, Cape Breton killing 12 men....
) - November 20 - Athole ShearerAthole ShearerAthole Shearer was an actress most noted as the sister of motion picture star Norma Shearer and film sound engineer Douglas Shearer....
, actress (d.19851985 in Canada-Incumbents:* Monarch: Elizabeth II* Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé* Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney* Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed then Don Getty* Premier of British Columbia: Bill Bennett* Premier of Manitoba: Howard Pawley...
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- Harry CassidyHarry CassidyHarry Cassidy was a Canadian academic, social reformer, civil servant and, briefly, a politician.Cassidy was a pioneer in the field of social work. He was the founding dean of the School of Social Welfare at University of California, Berkeley in the early 1940s before resigning to work for the...
, academic, social reformer and civil servant (d.19511951 in Canada-Incumbents:*Monarch – King George VI*Governor General – Earl Alexander of Tunis*Prime Minister – Louis Saint Laurent*Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning*Premier of British Columbia – Byron Johnson*Premier of Manitoba – Douglas Campbell...
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Deaths
- February 25 - Benjamin PâquetBenjamin PâquetBenjamin Pâquet was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and educationist. He was an extremely influential and controversial figure in 19th century Quebec religious politics, making numerous enemies amongst the French-Canadian ultramontane elite of the period...
, Roman Catholic priest and educationist (b.18321832 in CanadaSee also:1831 in Canada,other events of 1832,1833 in Canada.----Events from the year 1832 in Canada.-Events:*January 1 - William Lyon Mackenzie readmitted to the Legislative Assembly after being expelled...
) - March 1 - Frederick Carter, Premier of Newfoundland (b.18191819 in Canada-Births:*February 12** Frederick Carter, Premier of Newfoundland ** Eden Colvile, Governor of Rupert's Land *February 13 — James Cockburn, politician *March 1 — Alexander Melville Bell, educator...
) - August 4 - Marc-Aurèle PlamondonMarc-Aurèle PlamondonMarc-Aurèle Plamondon was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, publisher, and judge.He was one of the founders of the Institut canadien de Montréal and the Institut canadien de Québec. From 1855 to 1859, he was co-owner and co-editor of the newspaper, Le National of Quebec...
, lawyer, journalist, publisher, and judge (b.18231823 in CanadaSee also:1822 in Canada,other events of 1823,1824 in Canada.----Events from the year 1823 in Canada.-Events:*May 10 - Louis-Joseph Papineau and John Neilson are in London to present a petition of 60,000 signatures against favouring Union of the colonies*October 14 - At a meeting, in Montreal, Mr...
) - August 11 - Georges-Isidore BartheGeorges-Isidore BartheGeorges-Isidore Barthe was a Quebec lawyer, publisher, journalist, and political figure. He represented Richelieu in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Conservative from 1870 to 1872 and 1874 to 1878....
, lawyer, publisher, journalist and politician (b.18341834 in CanadaSee also:1833 in Canada,other events of 1834,1835 in Canada.----Events from the year 1834 in Canada.-January to June:*January - King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas....
) - September 25 - Félix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel MarchandFélix-Gabriel Marchand was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897 to September 25, 1900....
, journalist, author, notary, politician and 11th Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
(b.18321832 in CanadaSee also:1831 in Canada,other events of 1832,1833 in Canada.----Events from the year 1832 in Canada.-Events:*January 1 - William Lyon Mackenzie readmitted to the Legislative Assembly after being expelled...
) - December 21 - Désiré Olivier BourbeauDésiré Olivier BourbeauDésiré Olivier Bourbeau was a politician and merchant.The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual...
, politician and merchant (b.18341834 in CanadaSee also:1833 in Canada,other events of 1834,1835 in Canada.----Events from the year 1834 in Canada.-January to June:*January - King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas....
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