See also: 1906 in Canada, other events of 1907, 1908 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

• March 6 - William Pugsley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Lemuel Tweedie
• May 31 - Clifford Robinson becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing William Pugsley
• August 29 - Part of the under-construction Quebec Bridge collapses in Quebec City killing 75 construction workers and injuring 11.
• September 7 - An anti-Asian riot attacks Vancouver's Chinatown
• September 14 - Jasper National Park established
• The National Council for Women demands "equal pay for equal work"
• The world's first dial telephone came into use at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
• The first Sobeys opens in Stellarton, Nova Scotia

Births

• January 14 - Georges-Émile Lapalme, politician
• January 26 - Hans Selye, scientist
• February 9 - H. S. M. Coxeter, geometer
• March 20 - Hugh MacLennan, author
• March 24 - Paul Sauvé, politician
• April 16 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor
• July 6 - George Stanley, academic, designer of Canadian flag
• August 5 - Herman Linder , rodeoist
• September 3 - Andrew Brewin, politician
• September 15 - Fay Wray, actress
• November 21 - Christie Harris , children's author
• December 7 - Fred Rose, communist

Deaths

• Timothy Eaton, founder of Eaton's
• Cassie Chadwick, charleton