1902 in Canada - Definition and Overview

See also: Canada, 1901 in Canada, other events of 1902, 1903 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier
• Governor General - Earl of Minto

• Premier of British Columbia - James Dunsmuir then Edward Prior
• Premier of Manitoba - R.P. Roblin
• Premier of New Brunswick - Lemuel J. Tweedie
• Premier of Nova Scotia - George H. Murray
• Premier of Ontario - George William Ross
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - A. Peters
• Premier of Quebec - Napoléon Parent

Events

• May 21 - 1902 Northwest Legislative Assembly election
• May 24 - The first Victoria Day is celebrated
• May 29 - 1902 Ontario election: G. W. Ross's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• May 31 - The Boer War ends and Canadian troops return home to great acclaim
• August 9 - Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom and of Canada.
• November 21 - Edward Prior becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing James Dunsmuir
• December 15 - The first transatlantic radio press report is filed from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
• The first symphony orchestra in Canada begins in Quebec City.
• The first movie theatre in Canada opens in Vancouver
• The first ascent of Mount Forbes by James Outram and party

Births

• February 17 - Howard O'Hagan, writer
• April 20 - Elizabeth Goudie, writer
• May 24 - Sylvia Daoust, sculptor
• June 17 - Anna Hilliard, doctor
• June 19 - Guy Lombardo, bandleader
• June 21 - Howie Morenz, hockey player
• July 15 - Donald Creighton, historian
• July 30 - Dorise Nielson, politician
• August 10 - Norma Shearer, actor
• November 8 - Arthur Smith, poet
• November 21 - Foster Hewitt, broadcaster
• December 29 - Nels Stewart, hockey player
• Olive Palmer, wife of John Diefenbaker
• Maryon Moody, wife of Lester B. Pearson

Deaths

• February 12 - Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor-General