1941 in Canada
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See also: 1940 in Canada, other events of 1941, 1942 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- January 1 - The news division of CBC is founded
- March 4 - All Japanese-Canadians are registered by the government
- July 24 - Alcan workers go on strike in Arvida, Quebec
- August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card
- August 14 - The Atlantic Charter is signed off Halifax
- December 7 - As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war on Japan. That same day Canada declares war on German allies Romania, Hungary, Finland.
- December 8 - The day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.
- December 8-December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed or taken prisoner in the Battle of Hong Kong
- December 9 - John Hart becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Thomas Pattullo
- The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is completed
[edit] Births
- January 12 – Long John Baldry, musician
- January 21 – Gary Beck, racer
- January 26 – Doug Rogers, Olympic judoka
- February 18 – David Kilgour, politician
- February 20 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician
- March 7 – Roger Carl Young, politician
- May 17 – Andy Boychuk, long-distance runner
- May 29 – Gilbert Barrette, politician
- June 21 – Lyman Ward, actor
- June 25 – Denys Arcand, filmmaker
- July 1 – Myron Scholes, economist
- July 22 – Ron Turcotte, jockey
- July 30 – Paul Anka, singer
- August 5 – Lenny Breau, musician
- August 6 – Hedy Fry, politician
- August 12 – Réjean Ducharme, author
- September 1 – Gwendolyn MacEwen, writer
- October 5 – Bonnie Korzeniowski, Manitoba politician
- November 9 – Tom Siddon, politician
- December 22 – James Laxer, scholar
[edit] Deaths
- June 11 - Alexander C. Rutherford, first premier of Alberta
