See also: 1938 in Canada, other events of 1939, 1940 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- May 17 - George VI and Queen Elizabeth begin the first ever royal tour of Canada.
- September 10 - World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, one week after Britain does so
- September 16 - World War II: The Canadian Navy escorts the first of many transatlantic convoys
- September 28 - World War II: Air training facilities are set up in Canada to train pilots from Britain and the rest of the Commonwealth.
- October 25 - The Quebec election is won by the Liberals under Joseph-Adélard Godbout.
- December 17 - World War II: The 1st Canadian Infantry Division lands in Scotland en route to England. The division is accompanied by a team of announcers and technicians, who set up Radio Canada's overseas service.
- November 9 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Maurice Duplessis
- Canada rapidly expands its international presence by establishing High Commissions in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.
- Canada becomes a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Births
- January 3 - Bobby Hull, hockey player
- January 11 - Ann Heggtveit, skier
- January 14 - Martha Gibson, actress
- January 19 - Grant Notley, Alberta politician
- January 24 - Alfred Edmond Bourgeois, politician
- February 3 - Ovid Jackson, politician
- February 10 - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General
- March 1 - Marlene Catterall, politician
- March 8 - Berta Seymour, ballet dancer
- March 17 - Bill Graham, politician
- March 20 - Brian Mulroney, politician
- March 26 - Patrick Lane, poet
- April 14 - William Ian Corneil Binnie, jurist
- April 20 - Wayson Choy, writer
- April 24 - Daniel Philip Hays, politician
- April 24 - Ernst Zündel, anti-semite
- May 7 - Sid Altman, biophysicist
- May 11 - Ken Epp, politician
- May 26 - Gerry McAlpine, Manitoba politician
- June 5 - Joe Clark, Prime Minister
- June 5 - Margaret Hollingsworth, playwright
- July 25 - Catherine Callbeck, Premier of PEI
- August 12 - Roy Romanow, Premier of Manitoba
- August 15 - Hardial Bains, communist
- August 21 - JoAnn Wilson, murder victim
- August 23 - Isabel Bassett, broadcaster and politician
- August 31 - Dennis Lee, poet
- September 1 - Jake Epp, politician
- September 2 - Henry Mintzberg, business scholar
- September 4 - Jim Penner, Manitoba politician
- September 30 - Len Cariou, actor
- November 18 - Margaret Atwood, author
- November 23 - Bill Bissett, poet
- November 30 - Louis LeBel, jurist
- December 2 - Francis Fox, politician
- December 21 - Lloyd Axworthy, politician
- December 24 - James K. Bartleman, diplomat and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
- Tony Parsons, journalist
Deaths
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