1900 in Canada - Definition and Overview

See also: 1899 in Canada, other events of 1900, 1901 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

• January 8 - Hugh John Macdonald becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Thomas Greenway
• February 18-February 27 - Boer War: The Royal Canadian Regiment plays a decisive role in the Battle of Paardeburg
• February 27 - Charles Semlin is dismissed as premier of British Columbia
• February 28 - Joseph Martin becomes premier of British Columbia
• March 16 - Boer War: - Lord Strathcona's Horse leave for South Africa
• April 25 - Two thirds of Hull, Quebec is destroyed in a fire. Three are killed
• June 15 - James Dunsmuir becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Joseph Martin
• August 31 - Lemuel Tweedie becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Henry Emmerson
• October 8 - Simon-Napoléon Parent becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Félix-Gabriel Marchand
• October 29 - Sir Rodmond Roblin becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Hugh John Macdonald
• November 7 - Federal election: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• November 7 - Boer War: The Battle of Leliefontein begins, three Canadians receive the Victoria Cross for their valour in the engagement.
• December 6 - Alphonse Desjardins founds Mouvement Desjardins, the first credit union in North America.
• The federal government doubles head tax on Chinese immigrants
• The Canadian Tuberculosis Association meets for the first time

Births

• January 8 - Solon Earl Low, politician
• February 20 - Graham Spry, journalist
• March 12 - David Croll, politician
• April 19 - Roland Michener, Governor-General of Canada
• May 25 - Alain Grandbois, poet
• May 25 - Malcolm Norris, Métis leader
• May 29 - Antonio Talbot, Quebec politician
• June 3 - Gordon Sinclair, journalist
• June 21 - Edward Rogers, inventor
• August 13 - Gordon Sparling, filmmaker
• September 6 - W. A. C. Bennett, Premier of BC
• November 20 - Athole Shearer, actor
• Harry Cassidy, academic

Deaths