1932 in Canada

"See also:"
1931 in Canada,
other events of 1932,
1933 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

*February 17 - The "Mad Trapper" is killed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the Yukon
*May 26 - predecessor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) established
*June 1 - Leonard Tilley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Charles Richards
*July 20 - The Ottawa Imperial Conference is held, it creates a zone of preferential trade within the Commonwealth
*September 5 - Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Gordon Harrington
*August 1 - The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) is formed in Regina, Saskatchewan
*August 3 - Henri Bourassa leaves "Le Devoir"
*October 14 - W. J. P. MacMillan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart
*October 29 - The Dominion Drama Festival is founded
*November 15 - Thomas Pattullo becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Simon Fraser Tolmie
*The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
*A seven-month miners strike occurs in Crowsnest Pass
*At the 1932 Winter Olympics Canada wins Gold at hockey
*At the 1932 Summer Olympics Canada wins two gold medals.
*The First family planning clinic in Canada is set up by Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw in Hamilton, Ontario. Which is illegal at the time.

Arts and literature

:New Books
*"A Broken Journey" - Morley Callaghan

Births

* January 24 - Henri Nouwen, author
* March 1 - Donald Stovel Macdonald, politician
* March 2 - Jack Austin, politician
* March 14 - Norval Morrisseau, artist
* April 6 - Eugène Bellemare, politician
* April 26 - Michael Smith, chemist
* May 28 - John Savage, Premier of Nova Scotia
* June 5 - General Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault, Chief of the Defence Staff
* June 10 - Henry N. R. Jackman, businessman and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
* June 24 - Mel Hurtig, nationalist and encyclopedia editor
* June 24 - David McTaggart, environmentalist
* July 13 - Hubert Reeves, astrophysicist
* July 16 - Hédi Bouraoui, author
* July 22 - Doug Kyle, long-distance runner
* July 27 - George Ryga, writer
* August 11 - Izzy Asper, media mogul
* August 18 - William R. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia
* August 24 - Thelms Irene Millard
* August 28 - Andy Bathgate, hockey player
* August 31 - Allan Fotheringham, political columnist
* September 14 - Harry Sinden, hockey player
* September 25 - Glenn Gould, pianist
* September 27 - Gabriel Loubier, politician
* October 18 - Iona Campagnolo, politician
* October 24 - Robert Mundell, economist
* November 10 - Martin Hattersley, politician
* November 13 - Marilyn Brooks, fashion designer
* November 29 - Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist
* J. Robert Janes, author

Deaths

* March 6 - Joseph-Hormisdas Legris, politician
* May 12 - J. E. H. MacDonald, Group of Seven painter
* July 22 - Reginald Fessenden, radio pioneer