Events from the year 1937 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown Monarch – George VI
Federal government Governor General – John Buchan Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) Parliament – 18th
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Philip Primrose (until March 17) then John C. Bowen (from March 23) Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Eric Hamber Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William Johnston Tupper Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Murray MacLaren Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Walter Harold Covert (until April 7) then Robert Irwin Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Herbert Alexander Bruce (until November 23) then Albert Edward Matthews Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – George Des Brisay de Blois Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Esioff-Léon Patenaude Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNab
Premiers
Premier of Alberta – William Aberhart Premier of British Columbia – Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken Premier of New Brunswick – Allison Dysart Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Lewis Macdonald Premier of Ontario – Mitchell Hepburn Premier of Prince Edward Island – Thane Campbell Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson
Territorial governments
Commissioners Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Charles Camsell
Events April – A Crucifix was hung in the Montreal city council at the initiative of Joseph-Émile Dubreuil. The crucifix would hung there until 2019. April 10 – Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway July 5 – Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, record the highest temperature ever in Canada, with a record high of . August 15 – The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formed September 1 – Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin October 6 – Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majority November 24 – The first Governor General's Awards are given. First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226 m), third highest mountain in Canada.
Sport January 28 – Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens suffers a career-ending leg injury in a game against the Chicago Black Hawks March 8 – While hospitalized for his leg injury, Morenz dies of a coronary embolism. March 11 – Morenz's funeral at the Montreal Forum. 50,000 mourners queue to pay respect. April 17 – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Winnipeg Monarchs win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Northern Ontario Hockey Association's Copper Cliff Redmen 3 games to 1. The deciding Game 4 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto December 11 – Toronto Argonauts win their fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 to 3 in the 25th Grey Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto
Births
January to June January 5 – Richard Cashin, lawyer, politician and trade union leader January 21 – Jim Unger, cartoonist (d. 2012) January 24 – Suzanne Tremblay, politician January 26 – Maureen Hemphill, politician January 29 – Frank Iacobucci, jurist and Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada January 31 – Andrée Boucher, politician and 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007) February 5 – Larry Hillman, ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022)Larry Hillman, youngest player to have his name on Stanley Cup, dead at 85 February 10 – Roy Megarry, publisher February 26 – Hagood Hardy, composer, pianist and vibraphonist (d. 1997) March 2 – Joseph B. MacInnis, diver March 9 Bernard Landry, lawyer, teacher, politician and 28th Premier of Quebec Harry Neale, ice hockey coach and broadcaster March 10 – Tommy Hunter, country music singer March 16 – Brian Browne, jazz pianist and composer (d. 2018) March 26 – James Lee, politician and 28th Premier of Prince Edward Island March 30 – Maria Rika Maniates, musicologist (d. 2011) April 13 – Stan Stasiak, pro wrestler April 29 – Jean Gauthier, ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins) (d. 2013) May 9 – Jim Walding, politician (d. 2007) May 13 – Roch Carrier, novelist May 23 – Jacqueline Lemay, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2026) June 15 – Toby Tarnow, actress
July to December July 12 – Michel Louvain, singer (d. 2021) July 30 – John de Chastelain, general, diplomat and Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (in Northern Ireland) August 2 – Garth Hudson, musician (d. 2025) August 16 – David Anderson, politician and Minister August 16 – Ian Deans, politician (d. 2016) August 25 – John G. Bryden, lawyer, public servant, businessman and Senator September 2 – Len Carlson, voice actor (d. 2006) September 3 – Gerry Brisson, ice hockey player (d. 2013) September 5 – John Dahmer, politician (d. 1988) September 8 – Barbara Frum, radio and television journalist (d. 1992) September 9 – Jean Augustine, politician September 12 – George Chuvalo, boxer September 19 – Neil Gaudry, politician (d. 1999) September 23 – Jacques Poulin, novelist (d. 2025) September 27 – Guido Basso, jazz musician (d. 2023) October 19 – Marilyn Bell, long-distance swimmer, first person to swim across Lake Ontario October 19 – Stanley Faulder, murderer and first Canadian citizen to be executed in the United States since 1952 (d. 1999) October 22 – Aiko Suzuki, textile and visual artist (d. 2005). November 4 – Michael Wilson, politician and diplomat (d. 2019) November 6 – Gerry St. Germain, politician November 11 – Stephen Lewis, politician, broadcaster and diplomat (d. 2026) November 12 Barbara McDougall, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs Glen Shortliffe, Clerk of the Privy Council (d. 2010) December 4 – Donnelly Rhodes, actor (d. 2018) December 13 – Ron Taylor, baseball player (d. 2025)Ron Taylor1937 - 2025 December 19 – Wayne Maunder, Canadian-born American actor (d. 2018)
Date unknown Élise Paré-Tousignant, music administrator and pedagogue (d. 2018)
Deaths
January to June
January 21 – Marie Prevost, actress (b. 1896) January 29 – Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, painter and sculptor (b. 1869) February 16 – Rodmond Roblin, businessman, politician and 9th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1853) March 8 – Howie Morenz, ice hockey player (b. 1902) June 10 – Robert Borden, lawyer, politician and 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)
July to December July 25 – Charles E. Saunders, agronomist (b. 1867) October 13 – Simon Fraser Tolmie, politician and 21st Premier of British Columbia (b. 1867) November 21 – Matthew Robert Blake, politician (b. 1876) December 27 – John Douglas Hazen, politician and 12th Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1860)
See also List of Canadian films
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