1931 in Canada
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See also: 1930 in Canada, other events of 1931, 1932 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- May 19 - Charles Richards becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing John Baxter
- August 29 - James D. Stewart becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing Walter Lea
- November 12 - Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto
- December 11 - the Statute of Westminster goes into effect: Canada is granted full legislative independence in national and international affairs, with the Crown represented by the Governor General.
- The Beauharnois Scandal breaks out
Births
- January 6 - Dickie Moore, hockey player
- January 27 - Mordecai Richler, author
- January 30 - John Crosbie, politician
- February 14 - Bernie Geoffrion, hockey player
- February 17 - Mark MacGuigan, politician
- February 26 - C. William Doody, Newfoundland politician
- March 10 - Georges Dor, author
- March 22 - William Shatner, actor and writer
- March 22 - Monte Kwinter, Ontario politician
- March 25 - Jack Chambers, artist and filmmaker
- March 28 - Jane Rule, author
- April 1 - Cliff Lumsdon, swimmer
- April 2 - Howard Engel, author
- April 9 - Richard Hatfield, New Brunswick Premier
- April 22 - John Buchanan, premier of Nova Scotia
- May 25 - Herb Gray, politician
- June 11 - John Bright, football player
- June 27 - Charles Bronfman, businessman
- June 30 - Joyce Wieland, artist
- July 10 - Alice Munro, author
- July 15 - Jacques-Yvan Morin, Quebec politician
- August 29 - Lise Payette, broadcaster
- August 31 - Jean Béliveau, hockey player
- September 23 - Gerald Stairs Merrithew, politician
- October 4 - Werner Israel, physicist
- October 8 - Isadore Sharp, businessman
- November 5 - Charles Taylor, philosopher
- November 28 - Ramsay Cook, historian
- November 30 - Harry Enns, Manitoba politician