1917 in Canada
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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.
- February 1 - James A. Murray becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George J. Clarke
- April 4 - Walter Foster becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James A. 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.
- August - The government introduces conscription triggering the Conscription Crisis of 1917
- September 20 - The Wartime Elections Act gives female relatives of servicmen the vote.
- 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
Births
- January 11 - John Robarts, Premier of Ontario
- May 21 - Raymond Burr, actor
- May 24 - W. Ross Thatcher, Premier of Saskatchewan
- June 17 - Dufferin Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
- September 12 - Pierre Sévigny, politician
- September 26 - Réal Caouette, politician
- November 28 - Jacob Froese, Manitoba politician