- 1941 in Canada
"See also:"
1940 in Canada ,
other events of 1941,1942 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Events
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January 1 - Thenews division of CBC is founded
*March 4 - AllJapanese-Canadians are registered by the government
*July 24 -Alcan workers go on strike inArvida, Quebec
*August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card
*August 14 - TheAtlantic Charter is signed off Halifax
*December 7 - As a result of thePearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war onJapan . That same day Canada declares war on German alliesRomania ,Hungary ,Finland .
*December 8 - The day after theAttack on Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.
*December 8 -December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed or taken prisoner in theBattle of Hong Kong
*December 9 - John Hart becomesPremier of British Columbia , replacing Thomas Pattullo
*TheR. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is completedBirths
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January 12 –Long John Baldry , musician
*January 21 –Gary Beck , racer
*January 26 –Doug Rogers , Olympic judoka
*February 18 –David Kilgour , politician
*February 20 –Buffy Sainte-Marie , musician
*March 7 –Roger Carl Young , politician
*May 17 –Andy Boychuk , long-distance runner
*May 29 –Gilbert Barrette , politician
*June 21 –Lyman Ward , actor
*June 25 –Denys Arcand , filmmaker
*July 1 –Myron Scholes , economist
*July 22 –Ron Turcotte , jockey
*July 30 –Paul Anka , singer
*August 5 –Lenny Breau , musician
*August 6 –Hedy Fry , politician
*August 12 –Réjean Ducharme , author
*September 1 –Gwendolyn MacEwen , writer
*October 5 –Bonnie Korzeniowski , Manitoba politician
*November 9 –Tom Siddon , politician
*December 22 –James Laxer , scholarDeaths
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June 11 -Alexander C. Rutherford , first premier ofAlberta
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