1940 in Canada
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See also: 1939 in Canada, other events of 1940, 1941 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Events
- March 13 - John 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 Canadian navy stations seven destroyers in the English Channel these play an important role in evacuating allied troops from France
- June - World War II: The 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 13-June 18 - World War II: A small number of Canadian troops land in Brest, France but are force to evacuate soon after
- June 21 - Conscription is introduced, but only for homeland defence
- 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 arrest for sedition due to his anti-conscritption rhetoric
- August 7 - Unemployment insurance is introduced
- 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
- The Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies is completed.
- The Rowell-Sirois 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.
Births
- January 10 - Guy Chevrette, Quebec politician
- March 6 - Ken Danby, painter
- March 22 - Dave Keon, hockey player
- April 18 - Robert N. Kucey, author
- May 8 - Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice
- May 10 - Peter M. Liba, joranlist and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
- May 20 - Otto Jelinek, politician
- June 6 - Brian Ransom, Manitoba politician
- June 14 - Mark Assad, politician
- June 25 - Louise Dacquay, Manitoba politician
- July 11 - Yvon Charbonneau, politician
- July 15 - Glen Findlay, Manitoba politician
- July 22 - Alex Trebek, game show host
- July 27 - Harvie Andre, politician
- July 28 - Mario Sergio, Ontario politician
- September 11 - Gerry Phillips, Ontario politician
- September 20 - Doug Young, cabinet minister
- September 30 - Harry Jerome, athlete
- October 11 - David McFadden, poet and novelist
- October 29 - Galen Weston, businessman
- November 20 - George Swede, poet
- November 29 - Denny Doherty, musician
- December 20 - Ed Helwer, Manitoba politician
Deaths
- February 11 - John Buchan, former Governor General
- October 10 - Berton Churchill, actor
- Laura Bond, wife of Robert Laird Borden