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Events from the year '''1926 in Canada'''.

==Incumbents==

=== Crown ===
* [[List of Canadian monarchs|Monarch]] – [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]<ref>{{cite web |title=King George V {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-george-v |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Federal government ===
* [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] – [[Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy]] (until October 2) then [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]] 
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] – [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] (until June 28) then [[Arthur Meighen]] (June 29 to September 25) then [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]]
* [[Chief Justice of Canada|Chief Justice]] – [[Francis Alexander Anglin]] ([[Ontario]])
* [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]] – [[15th Canadian Parliament|15th]] (7 January – 2 July) then [[16th Canadian Parliament|16th]] (from 9 December)

=== Provincial governments ===

==== Lieutenant governors ====
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta]] – [[William Egbert]] 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] – [[Walter Cameron Nichol]] (until January 21) then [[Robert Randolph Bruce]] 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] – [[James Albert Manning Aikins]] (until October 9) then [[Theodore Arthur Burrows]]    
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]] – [[William Frederick Todd]] 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]] – [[James Cranswick Tory]]  
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]] – [[Henry Cockshutt]] 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] – [[Frank Richard Heartz]] 
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] – [[Narcisse Pérodeau]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]] – [[Henry William Newlands]]

==== Premiers ====
*[[Premier of Alberta]] – [[John Edward Brownlee]]      
*[[Premier of British Columbia]] – [[John Oliver (British Columbia politician)|John Oliver]]  
*[[Premier of Manitoba]] – [[John Bracken]] 
*[[Premier of New Brunswick]] – [[John Babington Macaulay Baxter|John Baxter]] 
*[[Premier of Nova Scotia]] – [[Edgar Nelson Rhodes]] 
*[[Premier of Ontario]] – [[George Howard Ferguson]]  
*[[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] – [[James D. Stewart]]
*[[Premier of Quebec]] – [[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]] 
*[[Premier of Saskatchewan]] – [[Charles Avery Dunning]] (until February 26) then [[James Garfield Gardiner]]

=== Territorial governments ===

==== Commissioners ====
* [[Gold Commissioner of Yukon]] – [[Percy Reid]] 
* [[Commissioner of Northwest Territories]] – [[William Wallace Cory]]

== Events ==
*February 24 – [[Robert Randolph Bruce]] becomes [[British Columbia]]'s [[List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia|13th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia|Lieutenant Governor]]
*February 26 – [[James Garfield Gardiner]] becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing [[Charles Dunning]]
*June 24 – [[Monument aux Patriotes, Montreal]] unveiled
*June 28 – The [[King-Byng Affair]] climaxes as [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] resigns as prime minister. [[Arthur Meighen]] becomes prime minister for the second time, but an election is forced when Meighen fails to win the [[motion of confidence|confidence]] of the House.
*June 28 – [[1926 Alberta general election]]: [[John Edward Brownlee|John Brownlee]]'s [[United Farmers of Alberta]] win a second consecutive majority
*July 1 – Canada moves back onto the [[gold standard]]
*September 14 – [[1926 Canadian federal election|Federal election]]: the coalition of [[Mackenzie King]]'s Liberals and the Liberal-Progressives win a majority, defeating [[Arthur Meighen]]'s Conservatives
*September 25 – Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Arthur Meighen
*November 18 – British Dominions given official [[Autonomous entity|autonomy]] in the [[Balfour Declaration of 1926]]
*December 1 – [[1926 Ontario general election]]: Howard Ferguson's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority

===Full date unknown===
*The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] establish a base on [[Ellesmere Island]] as a proof of Canadian sovereignty.
*The [[Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association]] amalgamates with the [[Farmers' Union of Canada]] to create the [[United Farmers of Canada]].

== Sport ==
*March 26 – The Calgary City Junior Hockey League's [[Calgary Canadians]] win their only [[Memorial Cup]] by defeating the [[Ontario Hockey Association]]'s [[Queen's Golden Gaels|Queen's University]] 2 game to 1. All games were held at [[Shea's Amphitheatre]] in [[Winnipeg]]
*April 6 – The [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Montreal Maroons]] win their only [[Stanley Cup]] by defeating the [[Western Canada Hockey League|Western Hockey League]] [[Victoria Cougars]] 3 games to 1. This was the last time a non-NHL team would contest for the Cup. The deciding game was played at the [[Montreal Forum]]
*December 4 – The [[Ottawa Rough Riders|Ottawa Senators]] win their second [[Grey Cup]] by defeating the [[Toronto Varsity Blues]] '''10 to 7''' in the [[14th Grey Cup]] played at [[Varsity Stadium]]

==Births==
[[File:Leslie Nielsen.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Leslie Nielsen]] in 1982]]

===January to June===
*January 1 – [[Dean Bandiera]], [[Canadian football]] player (d. [[2020 in Canada|2020]])
*January 2 – [[John Stroppa]], football player (d. [[2017 in Canada|2017]]) 
*January 3 – [[Murray Dowey]], ice hockey player and Olympic champion (d. [[2021 in Canada|2021]])
*January 4 – [[Betty Kennedy]], broadcaster, journalist, author, Senator and gameshow panelist (d. [[2017 in Canada|2017]])
*January 20 – [[John Michael Sherlock]], [[Roman Catholic]] bishop (d. [[2019 in Canada|2019]])
*January 26 – [[Georges-C. Lachance]], politician and father of [[Claude-André Lachance]] (d. [[2020 in Canada|2020]])
*February 4 – [[Roger Blais (geological engineer)|Roger Blais]], engineer and academic (d. [[2009 in Canada|2009]])
*February 6 – [[Ray Perrault]], politician (d. [[2008 in Canada|2008]])
*February 11 – [[Leslie Nielsen]], comedian and actor (d. [[2010 in Canada|2010]])
*February 20 – [[Jean Boucher (politician)|Jean Boucher]], politician (d. [[2011 in Canada|2011]])
*April 1 – [[Gérard La Forest]], lawyer and judge (d. [[2025 in Canada|2025]])
*April 17 – [[Gerry McNeil]], ice hockey player (d. [[2004 in Canada|2004]])
*April 21 – [[Keith Davey]], businessman and politician (d. [[2011 in Canada|2011]])
*April 28 – [[Alex Oakley]], race walker (d. [[2010 in Canada|2010]])
*May 3 – [[Matt Baldwin]], curler (d. [[2023 in Canada|2023]])
*May 13 – [[Joy Coghill]], actress, director, and writer (d. [[2017 in Canada|2017]])
*May 20 – [[Allan McEachern]], lawyer, judge and university chancellor (d. [[2008 in Canada|2008]])
*May 26 – [[Phyllis Gotlieb]], science fiction novelist and poet (d. [[2009 in Canada|2009]])
*June 3 – [[Flora MacDonald (politician)|Flora MacDonald]], politician (d. [[2015 in Canada|2015]])
*June 7 – [[Jean-Noël Tremblay]], lawyer and politician (d. [[2020 in Canada|2020]])
*June 15 – [[Douglas Bell (politician)|Douglas Bell]], politician (d. [[2021 in Canada|2021]])

===July to December===
*July 7 – [[Armand Lemieux]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. [[2015 in Canada|2015]])
*July 14 – [[Wallace Diestelmeyer]], figure skater (d. [[1999 in Canada|1999]])
*July 18 – [[Margaret Laurence]], novelist and short story writer (d. [[1987 in Canada|1987]])
*July 21 – [[Norman Jewison]], film director, producer, actor and founder of the [[Canadian Film Centre]] (d. [[2024 in the United States|2024]])
*July 22 – [[Paul Collins (athlete)|Paul Collins]], long-distance runner (d. [[1995 in Canada|1995]])
*August 13 – [[Dalton McGuinty Sr.]], politician and father of [[premier of Ontario]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] and the politician [[David McGuinty]] (d. [[1990 in Canada|1990]])
*August 18 – [[Gordon Donaldson (journalist)|Gordon Donaldson]], author and journalist (d. [[2001 in Canada|2001]])
*September 1 – [[James Reaney]], poet, playwright and literary critic (d. [[2008 in Canada|2008]])
*September 13 – [[Emile Francis]], ice hockey player (d. [[2022]])
*September 27 – [[Jack Duffy]], actor and comedian (d. [[2008 in Canada|2008]])
*October 1 – [[Ben Wicks]], cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (d. [[2000 in Canada|2000]])
*October 8 – [[Vern Jones]], professional ice hockey player
*October 26 – [[George Crum (musician)|George Crum]], conductor, pianist, vocal coach and musical arranger (d. [[2007 in Canada|2007]])
*November 8 – [[Kay Hawtrey]], actress (d. [[2021 in Canada|2021]])
*December 3 – [[Denise Morelle]], actress and murder victim (d. [[1984 in Canada|1984]])

===Full date unknown===
*[[Daniel McCarthy (producer)|Daniel McCarthy]], television producer (''[[The Friendly Giant]]'', ''[[Mr. Dressup]]'', ''[[Sesame Park]]'') (d. [[2013 in Canada|2013]])

==Deaths==
[[File:Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis.png|thumb|right|100px|[[Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis]]]]

*January 31 – [[Paul Tourigny]], politician (b. [[1852 in Canada|1852]])
*February 2 – [[John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong]], politician (b. [[1877 in Canada|1877]])
*February 20 – [[Paul-Eugène Roy]], [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest, and [[Catholic Church in Canada|Archbishop of Quebec]] (b. [[1859 in Canada|1859]])
*March 27 – [[Georges Vézina]], ice hockey player (b. [[1887 in Canada|1887]])
*June 23 – [[Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis]], politician, 19th [[List of mayors of Trois-Rivières|Mayor of Trois-Rivières]] and father of 16th [[Premier of Quebec]] [[Maurice Duplessis]] (b. [[1855 in Canada|1855]])
*August 24 – [[Laurent-Olivier David]], journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. [[1840 in Canada|1840]])

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian films]]

==References==
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