1930 in Canada
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See also: 1929 in Canada, other events of 1930, 1931 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- February 15 - Cairine Wilson becomes Canada's first female senator
- May 20 - Walter Lea becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Albert Saunders
- June 19 - Alberta general election, 1930: Premier John Brownlee's United Farmers of Alberta win a third consecutive majority
- June 29 - Eight Jesuit martyrs become the first Canadian saints
- July 28 - Federal election: R.B. Bennett's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Mackenzie King's Liberals
- August 7 - R.B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister, replacing Mackenzie King
- August 11 - Gordon Harrington becomes Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Edgar Rhodes
- November 12 - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.
- December 15 - George Henry becomes Premier of Ontario, replacing Howard Ferguson
Births
- January 4 - Herbert O. Sparrow, politician
- January 11 - Harold Greenberg, businessman
- January 12 - Tim Horton, hockey player
- January 14 - Kenny Wheeler, musician
- March 11 - Claude Jutra, filmmaker
- April 28 - Charles Caccia, politician
- April 29 - Ben Hanuschak, Manitoba politician
- May 9 - Muriel Smith, Manitoba politician
- May 24 - Robert Bateman, wildlife artist
- May 29 - Roy Bonisteel, television host
- June 17 - Rosemary Brown, politician
- June 19 - John Lynch-Staunton, Senator
- July 6 - George Armstrong, hockey player
- July 12 - Gordon Pinsent, actor
- August 9 - Jacques Parizeau, Quebec politician
- October 2 - Dave Barrett, Premier of British Columbia
- October 24 - Micheline Beauchemin, artist
- October 30 - Timothy Findley, writer