Events from the year 1930 in Canada.
Incumbents Crown Monarch – George V
Federal government Governor General – Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King (until August 7) then Richard B. Bennett Chief Justice – Francis Alexander Anglin (Ontario) Parliament – 16th (until 30 May) then 17th (from 8 September)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – William Egbert Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Robert Randolph Bruce Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Duncan McGregor Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hugh Havelock McLean Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – James Cranswick Tory (until November 19) then Frank Stanfield Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – William Donald Ross Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Richard Heartz (until November 19) then Charles Dalton Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Henry George Carroll Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Henry William Newlands
Premiers Premier of Alberta – John Edward Brownlee Premier of British Columbia – Simon Fraser Tolmie Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken Premier of New Brunswick – John Baxter Premier of Nova Scotia – Edgar Nelson Rhodes (until August 11) then Gordon Sidney Harrington Premier of Ontario – George Howard Ferguson (until December 15) then George Stewart Henry Premier of Prince Edward Island – Albert Charles Saunders (until May 20) then Walter Lea Premier of Quebec – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Premier of Saskatchewan – James Thomas Milton Anderson
Territorial governments
Commissioners Gold Commissioner of Yukon – George Ian MacLean Commissioner of Northwest Territories – William Wallace Cory
Events February 15 – Cairine Wilson becomes Canada's first female senator May 20 – Walter Lea becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Albert Saunders June 19 – 1930 Alberta general election: Premier John Brownlee's United Farmers of Alberta win a third consecutive majority June 22 – Statue of Jean Vauquelin unveiled in Montreal's Vauquelin Square June 29 – Eight Jesuit martyrs become the first Canadian saints July 1 – The Seigniory Club, later to become the Château Montebello hotel, opens in Montebello, Quebec June 26 – John B. King Explosion July 28 – Federal election: R.B. Bennett's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Mackenzie King's Liberals August 7 – R.B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister, replacing Mackenzie King August 11 – Gordon Harrington becomes Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Edgar Rhodes October 18 – Robert Burns Memorial (Montreal) unveiled November 12 – Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands. December 15 – George Henry becomes Premier of Ontario, replacing Howard Ferguson
Arts and literature January 6 – An early literary character licensing agreement is signed by A. A. Milne, granting Stephen Slesinger U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh works.
Sport March 29 – The South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Regina Pats win their third Memorial Cup by defeating the Ontario Hockey Association's West Toronto Nationals 2 games to 0. All games were played at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg April 3 – The Montreal Canadiens win their third Stanley Cup by defeating the Boston Bruins 2 games to 0. The deciding game was played at the Montreal Forum May 14 – Winnipeg Rugby Club (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) are established August 16–23 – The British Empire Games take place in Hamilton. December 6 – The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers win their second Grey Cup, defeating the Regina Roughriders 11 to 6 in the 18th Grey Cup, played at Varsity Stadium
Births January to March January 4 – Herbert O. Sparrow, politician (d. 2012) January 7 – Clement Bowman, chemical engineer (d. 2021) January 11 – Harold Greenberg, film producer (d. 1996) January 12 – Tim Horton, ice hockey player and businessman (d. 1974) January 14 – Kenny Wheeler, composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player January 23 – Georges Massicotte, politician (d. 2020) January 24 – Felix Cappella, race walker (d. 2011) February 6 – Allan King, film director (d. 2009) February 12 – Daniel Hyatt, actor (d. 2015) March 11 – Claude Jutra, actor, film director and writer (d. 1986) March 13 – Sue Johanson, Canadian sex educator and TV personality (d. 2023)
April to June April 2 – Don Hall, ice hockey player (d. 2017) April 24 – Étienne Gaboury, architect (d. 2022) April 28 – Charles Caccia, politician (d. 2008) April 29 – Ben Hanuschak, politician April 30 – Jackie McLeod, ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022) May 9 – Muriel Smith, politician May 24 – Robert Bateman, naturalist and painter May 26 – Lorne Ferguson, ice hockey player (d. 2008) May 29 - Roy Bonisteel, journalist and television host Lawrence Heisey, businessman
June 17 – Rosemary Brown, politician (d. 2003) June 19 – John Lynch-Staunton, Senator
July to December July 6 – George Armstrong, ice hockey player (d. 2021) July 10 – Bruce Boa, actor (d. 2004) July 12 – Gordon Pinsent, actor (d. 2023) July 14 – Arthur Irving, businessman (d. 2024) July 15 – Richard Garneau, sports journalist (d. 2013)
July 22 – Dinny Flanagan, ice hockey player (d. 2018) July 25 – Maureen Forrester, opera singer (d. 2010) August 9 Jacques Parizeau, economist, politician and 26th Premier of Quebec Larry Regan, ice hockey player, coach and manager (d.2009) September 18 – John Tolos, wrestler and wrestling manager (d.2009) September 21 – John Morgan, comedian (d.2004) October 2 – Dave Barrett, politician and 26th Premier of British Columbia October 24 – Micheline Beauchemin, textile artist and weaver October 29 – André Bernier, politician October 30 – Timothy Findley, novelist and playwright (d.2002) December 1 – Jim Anderson, ice hockey player (Springfield Indians) and coach (Washington Capitals) (d.2013)
Full date unknown Ben Kerr, street performer, author, broadcaster, musician and perennial candidate (d.2005)
Deaths
February – Levi Addison Ault, businessman and naturalist (b. 1851) February 28 – George Boyce, politician (b. 1848) April 3 – Emma Albani, soprano (b. 1847) June 19 – John Mackenzie Moore, Canadian architect (b. 1857) July 19 – David Bonis, politician August 3 – James Alexander Anderson, politician November 16 – William James Topley, photographer (b. 1845) December 9 – Laura Muntz Lyall, painter (b. 1860) November 21 – Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune, Canadian writer, linguist and Catholic priest (b. 1855)
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