1940 in Canada

none April 2026 June 2020 1940 Events from the year 1940 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 Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir (until February 11)John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/johnbuchan.html www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk 29 January 2021 then Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (from June 21)Lentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 4 February 2014 Routledge 978-1-134-26490-2 142 https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA142 en Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) Parliament – 18th (until 25 January) then 19th (from 16 May) Provincial governments September 2023 Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Eric Hamber Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William Johnston Tupper(until November 1) then Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Murray MacLaren (until March 5) then William George Clark Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Robert Irwin (until May 31) then Frederick Francis Mathers Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Albert Edward Matthews Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Bradford William LePage Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNab Premiers Premier of Alberta – William Aberhart Premier of British Columbia – Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken Premier of New Brunswick – Allison Dysart (until March 13) then John McNair Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Lewis Macdonald (until July 10) then A.S. MacMillan Premier of Ontario – Mitchell Hepburn Premier of Prince Edward Island – Thane Campbell Premier of Quebec – Adélard Godbout Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson Territorial governments Commissioners Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Charles Camsell Events September 2023 January to June March 13 – John B. McNair becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Allison Dysart March 21 – Alberta election: William Aberhart's Social Credit Party wins a second consecutive majority March 26 – Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a second consecutive majority April 3 – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, is appointed Governor General of Canada replacing the late John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir April 25 – Quebec women get the vote in provincial elections May 28–June 30 – World War II: The Royal Canadian Navy stations seven destroyers in the English Channel; these play an important role in evacuating Allied troops from France June – World War II: Canadian troops are some of a small number of forces defending Britain June 5 – Nazi, fascist, and communist groups are declared illegal in Canada and leaders and members are jailed June 10 – World War II: Canada declares war against Italy June 13–18 – World War II: A small number of Canadian troops land in Brest, France, but are forced to evacuate soon after June 21 – The National Resources Mobilization Act is passed; conscription is introduced, but only for homeland defence June 25 – Fraser H48 6 sinks in a collision in the Gironde estuary in France. 45 sailors die. July to December July 10: Alexander MacMillan becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald August 1 – September 17: World War II: 80 Canadian pilots participate in the Battle of Britain August 5: Camillien Houde, the mayor of Montreal, is arrested for sedition due to his anti-conscription rhetoric August 7: Unemployment insurance is introduced August 13: The Canadian Armoured Corps is established August 18: The Odgensburg Agreement on continental defence is signed with the United States September 5: United Kingdom trades most of its North American military bases to the United States in exchange for 50 destroyers October 22: Margaree H49 6 is sunk in a collision in the North Atlantic. 142 sailors die and 34 survive. November 7: The Permanent Active Militia is renamed the Canadian Army (Active) and the Non-Permanent Active Militia is renamed the Canadian Army (Reserve). Full date unknown The Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies is completed. The Rowell-Sirois Commission report on federal-provincial relations is released Wilbur Franks invents the g-suit at the University of Toronto Arts and literature New works Morley Callaghan – Just Ask George Awards See the 1940 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Sport April 13 – The New York Rangers win their third Stanley Cup (and last until 1994) by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2. The deciding Game 6 was played at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto April 22 – The Ontario Hockey Association's Oshawa Generals win their second (consecutive) Memorial Cup by defeating Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Kenora Thistles 3 games to 1. The deciding Game 4 was played at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg November 30 – The Ottawa Rough Riders win their second Grey Cup by defeating the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 20 to 7 in the 28th Grey Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto Births September 2023 January to March January 1 - Clifford Olson, serial killer (d. 2011) January 10 - Guy Chevrette, politician January 19 - Linda Sorenson, actress January 28 - Valery Fabrikant, professor of mechanical engineering and murderer responsible for the Concordia University massacre on August 24, 1992 February 4 - Michelle Rossignol, Canadian actress February 16 - Don Bertoia, middle-distance runner March 4 - Nellie Cournoyea, former politician and 6th Premier of the Northwest Territories and the first female premier of a Canadian territory March 6 - Ken Danby, artist (d. 2007) March 22 - Dave Keon, ice hockey player April to June May 4 - Paul Thompson, playwright and theatre director May 8 - Irwin Cotler, politician and minister May 10 - Peter Liba, journalist and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007) May 20 - Otto Jelinek, figure skater, businessman and politician June 14 - Mark Assad, politician June 21 - Helen Potrebenko, author and activist (d. 2022) June 25 - Louise Dacquay, politician July to September thumb|150px|Alex Trebek, March 2007 July 4 - Pat Stapleton, ice hockey player (d. 2020) July 11 - Yvon Charbonneau, politician (d. 2016) July 15 - Glen Findlay, politician July 22 - Alex Trebek, television personality and game show host (d. 2020 in the United States) July 26 - Bobby Rousseau, ice hockey player (d. 2025) July 27 - Harvie Andre, engineer, businessman, politician and Minister July 28 - Mario Sergio, politician August 7 - Sally McCallum, track and field athlete September 1 - Edward Roberts, lawyer and politician (d. 2022) September 6 - Brian Smith, ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1995) September 9 - Larry Lund, ice hockey player September 11 - Gerry Phillips, politician September 19 Sylvia Tyson, singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed Westfall, ice hockey player and sportscaster September 20 - Doug Young, politician and cabinet minister September 29 - Al Mair, founder of Attic Records September 30 Harry Jerome, track and field runner (d. 1982) Dewey Martin, rock drummer (d. 2009) October to December October 6 – Ginette Ravel, singer and lyricist (d. 2022)Brassard Jean-François February 24, 2022 La voix de Ginette Ravel s’éteint Ginette Ravel’s Voice Falls Silent https://www.pressreader.com/canada/echos-vedettes/20220224/281655373517073 subscription August 10, 2026 Échos Vedettes 9 fr PressReader October 11 - David McFadden, poet, fiction writer and travel writer October 19 - Bill Gairdner, track and field athlete October 29 - Galen Weston, businessman November 13 - Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor November 20 - George Swede, poet and children's writer November 29 - Denny Doherty, singer and songwriter (d. 2007) December 20 - Ed Helwer, politician December 29 - George Puce, discus thrower Full date unknown Christine Demeter, murder victim (d. 1973) Stan Hagen, politician (d. 2009) Dave Nichol, Loblaws products marketer (d. 2013) thumb|right|150px|John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Deaths September 2023 January to June February 11 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, novelist, politician and 15th Governor General of Canada (b. 1875) March 3 - Joseph Ovide Brouillard, politician and businessman (b. 1859) March 26 - Richard Squires, politician and Prime Minister of Newfoundland (b. 1880) April 25 - John Hampden Burnham, politician and lawyer (b. 1860) May 2 - James Bowman, politician (b. 1861) June 10 - Norman McLeod Rogers, lawyer, politician and Minister (b. 1894) July to December September 2 - Maude Abbott, physician (b. 1869) September 7 - Laura Borden, wife of Robert Borden, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1862) October 9 - Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary (b. 1865) October 10 - Berton Churchill, actor (b. 1876) December 5 - Wilfred Lucas, actor, film director and screenwriter (b. 1871) References 2 1940 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1940 in North America