1935 in Canada

Events

Young men riot in Regina, Saskatchewan due to poor economic conditions
January 2 - Prime Minister R.B. Bennett outlines his New Deal programme
March 11 - Bank of Canada established
May 7 - David Dunlap Observatory opens
June 5 - The On to Ottawa Trek begins
July 16 - Allison Dysart becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Leonard Tilley
August 15 - Walter Lea becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing W.J.P. MacMillan
August 22 - Alberta general election, 1935: William Aberhart's Alberta Social Credit Party wins a majority, defeating Richard G. Reid's United Farmers of Alberta
September 3 - William Aberhart becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Richard Reid
October 14 - Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a majority, defeating R.B. Bennett's Conservatives
October 3 - After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia Canada refuses to support military intervention or even sanctions
October 23 - Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the third time, replacing R.B. Bennett
November 1 - William Patterson becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing James Gardiner