1894 in Canada - Definition and Overview

See also: 1893 in Canada, other events of 1894, 1895 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones
• March 22 - The Montreal AAA defeat the Ottawa Generals to win the first Stanley Cup
• June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto
• June 26 - 1894 Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a minority
• September 3 - Labour Day celebrated for the first time in Canada
• October 31 - The third election of North-West Legislative Assembly
• December 12 - Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister, dies in office
• December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes prime minister

Births

• January 3 - James Lorimer Ilsley, politician and jurist
• January 5 - Norman MacKenzie, university president
• February 8 - Billy Bishop, fighter pilot
• May 7 - George Drew, Premier of Ontario
• May 13 - William Earl Rowe, politician
• June 4 - La Bolduc, singer
• June 5 - Roy Thomson, businessman
• July 17 - Phillip Garratt, aviator
• October 7 - Del Lord, filmmaker
• November 5 - Harold Innis, historian
• November 13 - James Allan, politician

Deaths

• December 12 - Prime Minister Sir John Thompson