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1949 in Canada
See also: 1948 in Canada, other events of 1949, 1950 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- April 1 - Joey Smallwood becomes the first premier of Newfoundland as a Canadian province
- May 4 - Leslie Frost becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Thomas Kennedy
- June 27 - Federal election: Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
- Newfoundland becomes the 10th province of Canada
- Canada joins NATO
- Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are abolished, making the Supreme Court of Canada the country's top court
Births
- February 23 - Marc Garneau, astronaut
- October 25 - Laurie Skreslet, first Canadian to summit Mt. Everest
- November 28 - Paul Shaffer, musician
- November 29 - Stan Rogers, folk musician
- Ray Henault, Chief of Defence staff
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