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 - 1930 Alberta election : 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 - 1930 Canadian 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

Deaths