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Canada Joins League of Nations
Canada became a founding member of the League of Nations. -
Treaty of Versilles in Effect
The Treaty of Versailles ending the First World War took effect. It established the League of Nations, an organization for international co-operation, with Canada as a founding member. -
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Group of Seven Exhibition
The first exhibition of the Group of Seven was put on display at the Art Gallery of Toronto. The Group articulated a sense of a distinctly Canadian art, rooted in the Canadian landscape. -
Canadian Forum Founded
The Canadian Forum magazine was founded; it is Canada's oldest continually published political periodical. -
Arthur Meighan Becomes Prime Minister
Robert Borden resigned and was succeeded as Conservative prime minister by Arthur Meighen. -
First Female Cabinet Minister
Mary Ellen Smith was appointed to the provincial Cabinet in BC, the first woman Cabinet minister in the British Empire -
Bluenose Launched
The schooner Bluenose was launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. -
United Farmers of Alberta Win
The United Farmers of Manitoba won the provincial election, with John Bracken as premier. -
Chanak Affair
Britain sent a telegram calling upon the Dominions to contribute soldiers in a demonstration of the Empire's solidarity against the Turks. PM King was noncommittal. -
Halibut Treaty
The "Halibut Treaty" with the US was the first treaty signed independently by Canada, without the participation of an Imperial delegate -
Chinese Immigration Act
The Chinese Immigration Act was replaced by legislation that virtually suspended Chinese immigration on the day known to the Canadian Chinese as "Humiliation Day." -
Bank Fails
The Home Bank of Montreal failed, the first chartered bank to do so since the Farmer's Bank in 1911. -
United Farmers of Canada
The Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association amalgamated with the Farmers' Union of Canada to create the United Farmers of Canada. -
Old-age Pension Introduced
The House of Commons approved the old-age pension plan. -
King-Byng Affair
Mackenzie King's Liberals were defeated on a motion of censure. Governor General Byng refused to grant King's request to dissolve Parliament. Byng asked Arthur Meighen to form a government, which he did, on June 29. -
Meighan Nonconfidence
The Meighen government was defeated in a nonconfidence motion. -
King Forms Minority
In a federal election the Liberals and Conservatives reversed fortunes with the Liberals winning 116 seats and the Conservatives 91. The Progressives won 13 seats and the UFA 11; there were 14 others. King became prime minister again, forming a minority. -
King PM Again
Mackenzie King became prime minister again. -
Balfour Report
The Balfour Report was adopted at the Imperial Conference, which met in London from October 19 to November 23. This was a resolution defining Britain and the self-governing Dominions as "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status." -
Persons Case
In the Persons Case, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decided women were not "persons" who could hold public office as Canadian senators. In 1929 the British Privy Council reversed the decision. -
Williams Wins Olympic Gold
At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Percy Williams of Vancouver won the gold medal in the 100 m sprint. He added gold in the 200 m August 1. -
Women Legally Persons
The Imperial Privy Council ruled that women were legally "persons" and therefore could hold seats in the Canadian Senate. -
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Market Crash Ignites Depression
The selling of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange accelerated, leading to panic selling and tumbling prices. By Black Thursday, October 24, the economic boom of the 1920s was in ruins and the Great Depression began. -
Second Stock Market Crash
A second stock market crash hit Canada.
