1905 in Canada

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1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• January 25 - Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a majority, defeating G. W. Ross's Liberals
• February 8 - Sir James Whitney becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Ross
• March 23 - Lomer Gouin becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Simon-Napoléon Parent
• July 20 - The Saskatchewan Act receives Royal Assent
• September 1 - Saskatchewan and Alberta are established as provinces in the Canadian Confederation.
• September 2 - Alexander Rutherford becomes the first premier of Alberta.
• September 5 - Walter Scott becomes the first premier of Saskatchewan.
• November 9 - Alberta election: Alexander Rutherford's Liberals win a majority in the first Alberta election
• December 13 - Saskatchewan election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a majority in the first Saskatchewan election

• November 1 - Paul-Émile Borduas, abstract painter