1927 in Canada
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See also: 1926 in Canada, other events of 1927, 1928 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- January 9 - 76 are killed when a fire breaks out at the Laurier Palace Theatre in Montreal
- March 1 - The location of the boundary between Labrador and Quebec is settled by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, accepting Newfoundland's claim rather than Canada's.
- May 28 - The Canada Pension Act is introduced
- July 1 - Confederation celebration marked by the first cross country radio broadcast.
- August 12 - Albert Saunders becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart
- August 17 - John Oliver, Premier of British Columbia, dies in office
- August 20 - John Duncan MacLean becomes premier of British Columbia
- October 10 - R.B. Bennett, becomes leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Jean-Paul Mousseau, artist
- January 4 - Paul Desmarais, businessman
- January 10 - Gisele MacKenzie, singer
- January 17 - Stan Roberts, politician
- January 24 - Phyllis Lambert, architect
- January 25 - Gildas Molgat, politician
- January 29 - Lewis Urry, engineer and inventor
- January 30 - Sterling Lyon, Premir of Manitoba
- February 11 - Sinclair Stevens, politician
- March 3 - William Kurelek, painter
- March 9 - John Beckwith, composer
- March 25 - Bill Barilko, hockey player
- April 7 - Dorothy Knowles, artist
- April 8 - Lois Miriam Wilson, Church leader and Senator
- April 25 - Frances Hyland, actor
- May 5 - Sylvia Fedoruk, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan
- May 14 - Frank Miller, Premier of Ontario
- June 26 - Robert Kroetsch, author
- July 20 - Jack Horner, politician
- September 7 - Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, jurist
- October 3 - Ashevak Kenojuak, artist
- October 14 - Elmer Iseler, choir conductor
- November 3 - Harrison McCain, businessman
- November 8 - Peter Munk, businessman
- November 18 - Knowlton Nash, news anchor
- November 26 - Ernie Coombs, Mr. Dressup
- December 7 - Grant Strate, dancer
- December 13 - Christopher Plummer, actor
- December 18 - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General
- George Hislop, gay activist
