1896 in Canada
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See also: 1895 in Canada, other events of 1896, 1897 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.
- May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell
- May 11 - Edmund Flynn becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon
- May 26 - a bridge collapse in Victoria, British Columbia kills 55 people
- June 23 - Federal election: Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a majority, defeating Sir Charles Tupper's Conservatives. One of the key issues in the campaign has been the Manitoba Schools Question
- July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Charles Tupper
- July 20 - George H. Murray becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing William Fielding
- July 25 - Arthur Hardy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Sir Oliver Mowat
- July - James Mitchell becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Andrew Blair
- August 17 - Gold is discovered in the Yukon, prompting the Klondike gold rush
- A plan to populate the western prairies with immigration from eastern Europe is unveiled
- The first Canadian blast furnace opens in Hamilton, Ontario
Births
- January 11 - William Stephenson, spy
- March 8 - Charlotte Whitton, Mayor of Ottawa
- March 16 - Harry Banks, soldier
- March 21 - Errick Willis, Manitoba politician
- April 20 - Wop May, bush pilot
- May 2 - Elmore Philpott, journalist and politician
- May 18 - Brock Chisholm, doctor
- July 2 - Prudence Heward, painter
- July 10 - Thérèse Casgrain, suffragette
- July 27 - Anne Savage, artist
- August 12 - Mitchell Hepburn, Premier of Ontario
- August 18 - Jack Pickford, actor
- August 30 - Raymond Massey, actor
- November 3 - Madeleine Fritz, paleontologist
- November 7 - Henry John Lawrence Botterell, fighter pilot