See also: 1898 in Canada, other events of 1899, 1900 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• January 20 - About 2000 Doukhobors arrive in Halifax
• June 21 - Treaty No. 8 cedes much of northern Alberta to the federal government
• September 18 - the new City Hall building opens in Toronto.
• September 19 - a rock slide in Quebec City kills 45
• October 4 - First Canadian troops sent to an overseas war (Boer War)
• October 18 - Henri Bourassa resigns from cabinet to protest Canada's intervention in the Boer War
• October 21 - George William Ross becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Arthur Hardy
• October 30 - Boer War: The first Canadian troops arrive in South Africa
• November 4 - The fourth election of the North-West Legislative Assembly

Births

• January 5 - Hugh John Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick
• January 6 - Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatté , composer
• February 27 - Charles Best, scientist
• May 14 - Kenneth Colin Irving, businessman
• May 26 - Antonio Barrette, politician
• July 24 - Dan George, actor
• August 1 - Frank Scott, poet
• October 2 - Judah Quastel, neurochemist
• November 5 - Gilbert Layton, politician
• November 10 - Billy Boucher, hockey player
• November 20 - John B. McNair, Premier of New Brunswick
• December 24 - William Van Steenburgh , scientist
• Adrien Arcand, journalist and fascist

Deaths

• November 20 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist