See also: 1938 in Canada, other events of 1939, 1940 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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Events

• September 10 - Canada declares war independently against Germany.
• November 9 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Maurice Duplessis

Births

• January 3 - Bobby Hull, ice hockey player
• August 12 - Roy Romanow, politition
• November 18 - Margaret Atwood, author
• December 21 - Lloyd Axworthy, politician

Deaths

• November 12 - Norman Bethune, surgeon