1891 in Canada
See also: 1890 in Canada, other events of 1891, 1892 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
- February 21 - The first Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 125.
- March 5 - Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a fourth consecutive majority
- April 27 - Frederick Peters becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Neil McLeod
- June 6 - Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald dies in office
- June 16 - Sir John Abbott becomes prime minister following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald
- September 29 - Thomas McGreevy is expelled from the House of Commons due to corruption.
- November 7 - The second election of the North-West Legislative Assembly
- December 10 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is extended to Edmonton
- December 21 - Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Honoré Mercier
- The Legislative Council of New Brunswick is abolished
Births
- January 6 - Tim Buck, Communist leader
- January 26 - Wilder Penfield, neurosurgeon
- February 27 - Samuel Bronfman, businessman
- April 1 - Harry Nixon, Ontario politician
- July 12 - Adhémar Raynault, Mayor of Montreal
- August 30 - Elmer Jamieson, educator
- October 30 - Ada Mackenzie, golfer
- November 14 - Frederick Banting, scientist
- December 25 - William Ross Macdonald, politician
- December 31 - Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General
Deaths
- June 6 - Sir John A. Macdonald