1936 in Canada

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January 6 - Barbara Hanley is elected mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada
January 14 - Thane Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Lea
June 11 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
August 26 - Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout
September - Earl Bascom of Raymond, Alberta designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi
November 2 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
November 18 - The Toronto Globe and the Mail and Empire merge to form the Globe and Mail
December 11- The British Parliament passes His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 which legislates the abdication of King Edward VIII. Canada passses the Succession to the Throne Act (1 Geo. VI, c.16) to effect changes to the rules of succession in Canada to assure consistency with the changes in the rules then in place in Great Britain.
The Spanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in the International Brigades of the Republican forces