1934 in Canada

Events from the year 1934 in Canada.

Incumbents

March 9 - New Brunswick women win the right to hold office
June 19 - Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a majority, defeating George S. Henry's Conservatives
June 19 - Saskatchewan election: James Garfield Gardiner's Liberals win a majority, defeating James T.M. Anderson's Conservative-led coalition government
July 3 - The Bank of Canada is formed
July 10 - Mitchell Hepburn becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Henry
July 10 - Richard G. Reid becomes premier of Alberta, replacing John Brownlee
July 19 - James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan for the second time, replacing James Anderson
August 14 - John Sackville Labatt kidnapped
October 26 - Reconstruction Party of Canada formed

February 14 – The Ace Bailey Benefit Game is played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
April 5 – The Ontario Hockey Association's Toronto St. Michael's Majors win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Edmonton Junior Hockey League's Edmonton Athletics 2 games to 0. All games were played at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg
November 24 – The Sarnia Imperials win their first Grey Cup by defeating the Regina Roughriders 20 to 12 in the 22nd Grey Cup played at Toronto's Varsity Stadium

July 8 - Fred Stewart, Alberta politician
July 12 - Mira Spivak, politician
July 13 - Peter Gzowski, broadcaster, writer and reporter
July 16 - Albert Aguayo, neurologist
July 19 - Larry Zolf, journalist
July 27 - Jim Elder, horse rider and Olympic gold medalist
August 16 - Douglas Kirkland, Canadian-born American photographer
August 22 - Ralph Mellanby, sportscaster and television producer
August 27 - Reggie Parks, wrestler and engraver
August 31 - Herb Epp, politician, MPP of the Ontario Legislature for Waterloo North
September 2 - Donald B. Redford, archaeologist
September 11 - Oliver Jones, jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger
September 21 - Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and artist
September 25 - Ronald Lou-Poy, lawyer and community leader

October 1 - Margaret McCain, philanthropist and first female Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
October 4 - Rudy Wiebe, author and professor
October 5 - Kenneth D. Taylor, diplomat involved in the Iran hostage crisis
November 5 - Pierre Dufault, journalist and sports commentator
November 6 - Barton Myers, American/Canadian architect
November 11 - Suzanne Lloyd, film and television actress
November 21 - Howard Pawley, politician, professor and 18th Premier of Manitoba
November 26
* Elie Martel, politician
* Conrad Santos, politician
November 30 - Marcel Prud'homme, politician and senator
December 11 - Mike Nykoluk, ice hockey player and coach
December 18 - Martin Lavut, filmmaker
December 25 - Peter Trueman, journalist and news presenter

March 7 - John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Governor General of Canada
March 15 - Davidson Black, paleoanthropologist
April 17 - Frank S. Cahill, politician
July 28 - Marie Dressler, actress
September 1 – William Anderson Black, politician
October 4 - Henry Sproatt, architect
November 10 - Sir Donald Mann, railway contractor and entrepreneur