1879 in Canada
See also: 1878 in Canada, other events of 1879, 1880 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- March 12 - MacDonald introduces protective tariffs on manufactured goods being imported into Canada, a transcontinental railway, and immigration to the west in his National Policy.
- April 25 - Sir William Wilfred Sullivan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Sir Louis Davies
- June 5 - Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
- October 31 - Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Henri-Gustave de Lotbinière
Births
- January 15 - Mazo De la Roche, author
- January 17 - Richard G. Reid, Premier of Alberta
- January 25 - Humphrey T. Walwyn, Governor of Newfoundland
- February 14 - Eli Burton, physicist
- March 20 - Maud Menten, scientist
- May 25 - Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook), businessman
- June 12 - Charles D. Richards, Premier of New Brunswick
- August 1 - Eva Tanguay, singer
- August 16 - Samuel Lawrence, labour leader
- October 6 - James Langstaff Bowman, politician
- October 9 - William Warren, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
- November 3 - Vilhjalmur Stefansson, explorer
- November 11 - Violet McNaughton, feminist
- December 24 - Émile Nelligan, poet