1937 in Canada

Events from the year 1937 in Canada.

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April 10 - Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway
July 5 - Midale, Saskatchewan and Yellow Grass record the highest temperature ever in Canada, with a record high of 45 °C (113 °F).
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.

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 10 - Archibald 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
March 10 - Tommy Hunter, country music singer
March 26 - James Lee, politician and 28th Premier of Prince Edward Island
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
June 15 - Toby Tarnow, actress
November 12 - Glen Shortliffe, Clerk of the Privy Council

July 30 - John de Chastelain, general, diplomat and Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (in Northern Ireland)
August 16 - David Anderson, politician and Minister
August 16 - Ian Deans, politician
August 25 - John G. Bryden, lawyer, public servant, businessman and Senator
September 3 - Gerry Brisson, ice hockey player
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
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)
November 6 - Gerry St. Germain, politician
November 11 - Stephen Lewis, politician, broadcaster and diplomat
November 12 - Barbara McDougall, politician and Minister

Robert Borden

January 21 - Marie Prevost, actress (b.1898)
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 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)

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