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1909 in Canada
See also: 1908 in Canada, other events of 1909, 1910 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- January 11 - The Boundary Waters Treaty signed
- February 23 - The first powered flight in Canada is made by John McCurdy aboard the Silver Dart
- March 22 - 1909 Alberta election : Alexander Rutherford's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
- April 6 - Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole
- August - the CPR's Spiral Tunnels are opened in B.C.'s Kicking Horse Valley
- December 4 - The University of Toronto wins the first Grey Cup
- The novel Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery is first published, having a large impact specifically on Prince Edward Island.
- University of Toronto Schools opens as an all boys school
Births
- February 14 - Abraham Klein , poet
- March 19 - John Fauquier , war hero
- March 20 - Jack Bush , artist
- March 22 - Gabrielle Roy, author
- April 6 - George I. Smith, Premier of Nova Scotia
- June 23 - David Lewis, politician
- August 18 - Gérard Filion, publisher
- September 12 - Donald MacDonald , labour leader
- October 12 - Dorothy Livesay, poet
- October 18 - Robert Beatty, actor
- October 24 - Sheila Watson, author
- November 3 - Russell Paulley, Manitoba politician
Deaths
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