See also: 1911 in Canada, other events of 1912, 1913 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Events
- The Amherst automobile is first manufactured in Calgary.
- February 1 - Strathcona merges with Edmonton, Alberta
- April 1 - The Parliament of Canada passes Quebec Boundaries Extension Act that transferred to the Province of Quebec the territory bounded by the Eastmain River, the Labrador coast, and Hudson and Ungava Bays, extending the northern boundary to its present location.
- April 26 - The Chateau Laurier opens in Ottawa
- May 14 - Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec expand to the north
- June 30 - A tornado (the "Regina Cyclone") kills 28.
- August 14 - 1912 Saskatchewan election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
- August 17 - Circular No. 17 bans the teaching of the French language in Ontario schools.
- September 2 - The first Calgary Stampede is held
- ca. December - The first session of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament) is held . This was a precursor to the current Canadian youth parliament movement.
Arts and literature
- New Books
Births
- January 2 - Barbara Pentland, composer
- January 3 - Louise Lapointe, Senator
- February 4 - Louis-Albert Vachon, educator and theologian
- March 12 - Irving Layton, poet
- March 22 - Agnes Martin, painter
- March 30 - Francis Alvin George Hamilton, politician
- April 2 - John Marlyn, actor
- April 26 - A. E. van Vogt, author
- May 5 - Louis-René Beaudoin, politician
- May 8 - George Woodcock, author
- June 10 - W. A. Kardash, Manitoba communist
- June 10 - Jean Lesage, Premier of Quebec
- June 26 - Jay Silverheels, actor
- July 14 - Northrop Frye, literary critic
- October 5 - Bora Laskin, jurist
- October 25 - Jean Wallbridge, architect
- October 31 - Graham Rowley, archeologist
- November 16 - Richard Spink Bowles, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
- December 27 - Steve Peters, Manitoba politician
Deaths
- April 15 - Charles Melville Hays, railway president
- November 10 - Louis Cyr, strongman.
- December 23 - Benjamin Allen, politician
