1908 in Canada

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Wilfrid Laurier
• Governor General - Earl Grey

• Premier of Alberta - Alex Rutherford
• Premier of British Columbia - Richard McBride
• Premier of Manitoba - R.P. Roblin
• Premier of New Brunswick - Clifford Robinson then John Hazen
• Premier of Nova Scotia - George H. Murray
• Premier of Ontario - James Whitney
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Arthur Peters then F. L. Haszard
• Premier of Quebec - Lomer Gouin
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Thomas Walter Scott

Events

• January 2 - The Royal Canadian Mint opens
• February 1 - F. L. Haszard becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Arthur Peters
• March 7 - The University of British Columbia is founded
• March 24 - Sir John Hazen becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Clifford Robinson
• June 8 - Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority
• August 2 - A fire in the Kootenay region kills 70
• August 14 - Saskatchewan election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
• September 23 - The University of Alberta opens
• October 26 - Federal election: Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
• The Opium and Narcotics Act is passed banning certain drugs in Canada
• The Grain Growers Guide is published

Arts and Literature

• Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is published

Births

• January 22 - Sinclair Ross, author
• February 7 - Lela Brooks, speed skater
• February 10 - Jean Coulthard, composer
• February 11 - Annette av Paul, ballet dancer
• March 24 - Carl Klinck, scholar
• April 7 - Percy Faith, conductor
• May 19 - Percy Williams, athlete
• July 6 - Jeanne Manery, biochemist
• August 11 - William Ricker, biologist
• September 20 - Ernest C. Manning, politician
• October 24 - John Tuzo Wilson, geologist
• December 23 - Yousuf Karsh, photographer

Deaths

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