1937 in Canada

none April 2026 September 2023 1937 Events from the year 1937 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – George VIKing George VI The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-george-vi www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – John BuchanJohn Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/johnbuchan.html www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk 29 January 2021 Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie KingSeptember 2023 Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia)September 2023 Parliament – 18thSeptember 2023 Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Philip Primrose (until March 17)September 2023 then John C. Bowen (from March 23)September 2023 Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Eric HamberSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William Johnston TupperSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Murray MacLarenSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Walter Harold Covert (until April 7)September 2023 then Robert IrwinSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Herbert Alexander Bruce (until November 23)September 2023 then Albert Edward MatthewsSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – George Des Brisay de BloisSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Esioff-Léon PatenaudeSeptember 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNabSeptember 2023 Premiers September 2023 Premier of Alberta – William Aberhart Premier of British Columbia – Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken Premier of New Brunswick – Allison Dysart Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Lewis Macdonald Premier of Ontario – Mitchell Hepburn Premier of Prince Edward Island – Thane Campbell Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson Territorial governments Commissioners Controller of Yukon – George A. JeckellSeptember 2023 Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Charles CamsellSeptember 2023 Events April – A Crucifix was hung in the Montreal city council at the initiative of Joseph-Émile Dubreuil. The crucifix would hung there until 2019. 2020 Montreal to take down 80-year-old crucifix from city chambers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/montreal-take-down-80-year-old-crucifix-from-city-chambers 17 December 2024 2020 National Assembly might follow Montreal in removing crucifix: Legault https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article380017.html 17 December 2024 https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/chroniques/rima-elkouri/201903/20/01-5219031-la-pedagogie-du-crucifix.php La pédagogie du crucifix La Presse 21 March 2019 April 10 – Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway July 5 – Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, record the highest temperature ever in Canada, with a record high of 113 F flip.https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/Canada/hottest.php Hottest Place in Canada - Current Results www.currentresults.com 2016-12-30 August 15 – The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formedhttp://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic-2g03e.shtml Civilization.ca - History of Canadian Medicare – 1930–1939 - Royal Commission on Dominion Provincial Relations www.historymuseum.ca 2016-12-30 September 1 – Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines beginhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trans-canada-airlines/ Trans-Canada Airlines Marsh James H. The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 October 6 – Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majorityhttp://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=456 https://web.archive.org/web/20130628100038/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=456 dead June 28, 2013 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Members (MPPs) Past & Present MPPs Mitchell Frederick Hepburn, MPP www.ontla.on.ca 2016-12-30 November 24 – The first Governor General's Awards are given.September 2023 First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226 m), third highest mountain in Canada.http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mount-lucania/ Mount Lucania Boles Glen The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 Sport January 28 – Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens suffers a career-ending leg injury in a game against the Chicago Black Hawks March 8 – While hospitalized for his leg injury, Morenz dies of a coronary embolism. March 11 – Morenz's funeral at the Montreal Forum. 50,000 mourners queue to pay respect. April 17 – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Winnipeg Monarchs win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Northern Ontario Hockey Association's Copper Cliff Redmen 3 games to 1. The deciding Game 4 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in TorontoSeptember 2023 December 11 – Toronto Argonauts win their fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 to 3 in the 25th Grey Cup played at Varsity Stadium in TorontoSeptember 2023 Births January to June January 5 – Richard Cashin, lawyer, politician and trade union leaderhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/richard-cashin/ Richard Cashin Kealey Gregory S. The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 January 21 – Jim Unger, cartoonist (d. 2012)https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/30/herman_creator_jim_unger_dies_in_his_sleep.html Herman creator Jim Unger dies in his sleep Toronto Star thestar.com 30 May 2012 2016-12-30 January 24 – Suzanne Tremblay, politicianhttps://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/030001-1323-e.html Celebrating Women's Achievements 2000-10-02 www.collectionscanada.gc.ca Library and Archives Canada 2016-12-30 January 26 – Maureen Hemphill, politicianhttps://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#h MLA Biographies- Living Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Legislative Assembly of Manitoba www.gov.mb.ca 2016-12-30 January 29 – Frank Iacobucci, jurist and Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canadahttp://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=frank-iacobucci Supreme Court of Canada - Biography - Frank Iacobucci Supreme Court of Canada Supreme Court of Canada 2001-01-01 2016-12-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170304205247/http://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=frank-iacobucci 2017-03-04 dead January 31 – Andrée Boucher, politician and 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007)http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070824/CPACTUALITES/70824104/6488/CPACTUALITES Andrée Boucher est décédée Actualités Cyberpresse 2007-08-27 2016-12-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070827100836/http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070824/CPACTUALITES/70824104/6488/CPACTUALITES 2007-08-27 February 5 – Larry Hillman, ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022)Larry Hillman, youngest player to have his name on Stanley Cup, dead at 85 February 10 – Roy Megarry, publisherhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/archibald-roy-megarry/ Archibald Roy Megarry Granatstein J.L. The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 February 26 – Hagood Hardy, composer, pianist and vibraphonist (d. 1997)http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/hagood-hardy.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075852/http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/hagood-hardy.html dead December 31, 2016 Hagood Hardy Musician Biography Canadian Jazz Archive Online Archive Canadian Jazz 2016-12-30 www.canadianjazzarchive.org en 2016-12-30 March 2 – Joseph B. MacInnis, diverhttp://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heirloom_series/volume5/50-51.htm Disclaimer - Electronic Collection epe.lac-bac.gc.ca 2016-12-30 March 9 Bernard Landry, lawyer, teacher, politician and 28th Premier of Quebechttp://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/landry-bernard-3937/biographie.html Bernard Landry – National Assembly of Quebec www.assnat.qc.ca 2016-12-30 Harry Neale, ice hockey coach and broadcaster March 10 – Tommy Hunter, country music singerhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tommy-hunter/ Tommy Hunter Green Richard The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 March 16 – Brian Browne, jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) March 26 – James Lee, politician and 28th Premier of Prince Edward Islandhttp://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/leejames.php3 Premiers Gallery: Premiers Gallery Canada Province of Prince Edward Island www.gov.pe.ca 2016-12-30 2019-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20190126223344/http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/leejames.php3 dead March 30 – Maria Rika Maniates, musicologist (d. 2011)September 2023 April 13 – Stan Stasiak, pro wrestlerSeptember 2023 April 29 – Jean Gauthier, ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins) (d. 2013)https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gauthje01.html Jean Gauthier Stats Hockey-Reference.com Hockey-Reference.com 2016-12-30 May 9 – Jim Walding, politician (d. 2007)http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/political-wild-card-jim-walding-dies-in-b-c-1.666190 Political wild card Jim Walding dies in B.C. CBC News 2016-12-30 May 13 – Roch Carrier, novelisthttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/roch-carrier/ Roch Carrier Snyder Lorraine The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 May 23 – Jacqueline Lemay, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2026)Jacqueline Lemay The Canadian Encyclopedia https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lemay-jacqueline July 19, 2026 Panneton Hélène July 29, 2007 June 15 – Toby Tarnow, actresshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850558/bio Toby Tarnow IMDb 2016-12-30 July to December July 12 – Michel Louvain, singer (d. 2021)September 2023 July 30 – John de Chastelain, general, diplomat and Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (in Northern Ireland)http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-de-chastelain/ John de Chastelain Bonikowsky Laura Neilson The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 August 2 – Garth Hudson, musician (d. 2025)Garth Hudson August 16 – David Anderson, politician and Ministerhttps://www.google.ca/#q=David+Anderson+(born+1937) Google www.google.ca 2016-12-30 August 16 – Ian Deans, politician (d. 2016)https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ian-deans-1937-2016-ndp-firebrand-went-on-to-head-public-service-staff-relations-board Ian Deans (1937-2016): NDP firebrand went on to head Public Service Staff Relations Board 2016-05-03 Ottawa Citizen en-US 2016-12-30 August 25 – John G. Bryden, lawyer, public servant, businessman and Senatorhttp://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=592EB958-389F-40BF-991A-51AB74A59B0C&Language=E PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - BRYDEN, The Hon. John G., B.A., LL.B. 2016-12-30 September 2 – Len Carlson, voice actor (d. 2006) September 3 – Gerry Brisson, ice hockey player (d. 2013)http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-200426/Gerald_Brisson BRISSON GERALD - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages passages.winnipegfreepress.com 2016-12-30 September 5 – John Dahmer, politician (d. 1988)http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=4a794302-e5a8-4bfe-906c-461349d422ee&Language=E PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - DAHMER, John 2016-12-30 September 8 – Barbara Frum, radio and television journalist (d. 1992)http://www.billgladstone.ca/?p=8563 Obit: Barbara Frum, CBC broadcaster (1937-1992) BillGladstone.ca www.billgladstone.ca 2016-12-30 September 9 – Jean Augustine, politicianhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jean-augustine/ Jean Augustine McLeod Susanna The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 September 12 – George Chuvalo, boxerhttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/george-chuvalo/ George Chuvalo YOUNG The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 September 19 – Neil Gaudry, politician (d. 1999)http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/gaudry_n.shtml Memorable Manitobans: Neil Gaudry (1937-1999) Goldsborough Gordon www.mhs.mb.ca 2016-12-30 September 23 – Jacques Poulin, novelist (d. 2025)http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jacques-poulin/ Jacques Poulin Rochon François The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 September 27 – Guido Basso, jazz musician (d. 2023)Jazz musician Guido Basso dead at 85 2023-02-15 CBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20230306195405/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/guido-basso-dies-obituary-1.6749221 2023-03-06 live https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/guido-basso-dies-obituary-1.6749221 October 19 – Marilyn Bell, long-distance swimmer, first person to swim across Lake Ontariohttp://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bell-marilyn/ Marilyn Bell CALLWOOD JUNE The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 October 19 – Stanley Faulder, murderer and first Canadian citizen to be executed in the United States since 1952 (d. 1999)http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/faulder-executed-in-texas-1.184310 Faulder executed in Texas CBC News 2016-12-30 October 22 – Aiko Suzuki, textile and visual artist (d. 2005).Sakamoto Kerri June 5, 2006 Lives Lived: Aiko Suzuki https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-globe-and-mail-lives-lived-aiko-suz/203537556/ August 11, 2026 The Globe and Mail A16 Newspapers.com November 4 – Michael Wilson, politician and diplomat (d. 2019)September 2023 November 6 – Gerry St. Germain, politicianhttp://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=2aded756-09e6-4ac2-a09a-83c4e4548478&Language=E&MenuID=lists.senators.aspx&MenuQuery=http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/lists/senators.aspx?Language=E&Parliament=&Name=Germain&Party=&Province=&Gender=&Current=False&PrimeMinister=&TermEnd=&Ministry=&DivisionName=&Picture=False PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - ST. GERMAIN, The Hon. Gerry, P.C. 2016-12-30 November 11 – Stephen Lewis, politician, broadcaster and diplomat (d. 2026)http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stephen-henry-lewis/ Stephen Henry Lewis Whitehorn Alan The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 November 12 Barbara McDougall, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairshttp://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=0a78b8e5-2f53-46d3-a718-64365a688117&Language=E&Section=ALL PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - MCDOUGALL, The Hon. Barbara Jean, P.C., O.C., B.A., LL.D., C.F.A. 2016-12-30 Glen Shortliffe, Clerk of the Privy Council (d. 2010)http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=glen-shortliffe&pid=142526603&fhid=6397 Glen Shortliffe's Obituary on Ottawa Citizen Ottawa Citizen 2016-12-30 December 4 – Donnelly Rhodes, actor (d. 2018)September 2023 December 13 – Ron Taylor, baseball player (d. 2025)Ron Taylor1937 - 2025 December 19 – Wayne Maunder, Canadian-born American actor (d. 2018)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0560932/ 2026-05-12 www.imdb.com Date unknown Élise Paré-Tousignant, music administrator and pedagogue (d. 2018)Paquette Valérie Élise Paré-Tousignant nous a quittés Infoportneuf - Actualité Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier Élise Paré-Tousignant has left us https://infoportneuf.com/2018/08/10/elise-pare-tousignant-nous-a-quittes/ InfoPortneuf fr August 10, 2018 November 14, 2022 Deaths January to June thumb|right|100px|Robert Borden January 21 – Marie Prevost, actress (b. 1896)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696679/bio Marie Prevost IMDb 2016-12-30 January 29 – Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, painter and sculptor (b. 1869)https://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=5306 Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté www.gallery.ca 2016-12-30 February 16 – Rodmond Roblin, businessman, politician and 9th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1853)http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roblin_rodmond_palen_16E.html Biography – ROBLIN, SIR RODMOND PALEN – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography 2016-12-30 March 8 – Howie Morenz, ice hockey player (b. 1902)http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Howie-Morenz Howie Morenz - Bio, pictures, stats and more Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens ourhistory.canadiens.com 2016-12-30 2011-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713120741/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Howie-Morenz dead June 10 – Robert Borden, lawyer, politician and 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/h4-3206-e.html ARCHIVED - Borden-Biography-First Among Equals www.collectionscanada.gc.ca 2016-12-30 July to December July 25 – Charles E. Saunders, agronomist (b. 1867)http://biography.yourdictionary.com/sir-charles-edward-saunders Sir Charles Edward Saunders Facts biography.yourdictionary.com 2016-12-30 October 13 – Simon Fraser Tolmie, politician and 21st Premier of British Columbia (b. 1867)http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/simon-fraser-tolmie/ Simon Fraser Tolmie Roy Patricia E. The Canadian Encyclopedia 2016-12-30 November 21 – Matthew Robert Blake, politician (b. 1876)http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=f7523425-47e5-4a50-9f04-74f92ee172e2&Language=E&Section=ALL PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - BLAKE, Matthew Robert, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 2016-12-30 December 27 – John Douglas Hazen, politician and 12th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1860)http://mynewbrunswick.ca/sir-john-douglas-hazen/ Sir John Douglas Hazen 2014-04-19 My New Brunswick 2016-12-30 See also List of Canadian films References 2 1937 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1937 in North America Category:1930s in Canada