1917 in Canada
See also:
1916 in Canada,
other events of 1917,
1918 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- A temporary income tax is introduced to cover wartime expenses.
- Women vote for the first time.
- February 1 - James Murray becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George Clarke
- April 4 - Walter Foster becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James Murray
- April 9 to April 12 - Battle of Vimy Ridge.
- June 7 - Alberta election: Arthur Sifton's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
- June 21 - Aubin Arsenault becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing John Mathieson
- June 26 - Saskatchewan election: William Martin's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
- July 31 to November 6 - Battle of Passchendaele.
- October 30 - Charles Stewart (1868-1946) becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Arthur Sifton
- December 6 - Halifax explosion kills 2000 people and injures 9000. The largest ever man-made explosion pre-Hiroshima atomic bomb.
- December 17 - Federal election: Robert Borden's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority
