1941 in Canada
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See also: 1940 in Canada, other events of 1941, 1942 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- January 1 - The news division of CBC is founded
- March 4 - All Japanese-Canadians are registered by the government
- July 24 - Alcan workers go on strike in Arvida, Quebec
- August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card
- August 14 - The Atlantic Charter is signed off Halifax
- December 7 - As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war on Japan. That same day Canada declares war on German allies Romania, Hungary, Finland.
- December 8 - The day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.
- December 8-December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed and taken prisoner in the Battle of Hong Kong
- December 9 - John Hart becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Thomas Pattullo
- The R.C. Harris Filtration Plant is completed
Births
- January 12 - Long John Baldry, musician
- January 21 - Gary Beck, racer
- February 18 - David Kilgour, politician
- February 20 - Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician
- May 29 - Gilbert Barrette, politician
- June 21 - Lyman Ward, actor
- June 25 - Denys Arcand, filmmaker
- July 1 - Myron Scholes, economist
- July 22 - Ron Turcotte, jockey
- July 30 - Paul Anka, singer
- August 5 - Lenny Breau, musician
- August 6 - Hedy Fry, politician
- August 12 - Réjean Ducharme, author
- September 1 - Gwendolyn MacEwen, writer
- October 5 - Bonnie Korzeniowski, Manitoba politician
- November 9 - Tom Siddon, politician
- December 22 - James Laxer, scholar
Deaths
- June 11 - Alexander C. Rutherford, first premier of Alberta