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1632), Canadian historical figures, Explorers of Canada, French explorers, Michigan history, Ontario history, Quebec history, 1597 — David Kirke (d. 1654), Newfoundland colonial leaders, 1598 — Jean Nicolet (d. 1642), Explorers of Canada, French explorers, Quebec history, 1605 — Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (d.
The distribution of births according to month in the general population. The term relative age effect (RAE), also known as birthdate effect or birth date effect, is used to describe a bias, evident in the upper echelons of youth sport [1] and academia, [2] where participation is higher amongst those born earlier in the relevant selection period (and lower for those born later in the selection ...
All reports had been received by February 26, 1902. The total population count of Canada was 5,371,315. [1] This was an increase of 11% over the 1891 census of 4,833,239. The previous census was the 1891 census and the following census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1906 census.
Canada's fertility rate hit a record low of 1.4 children born per woman in 2020, [32] below the population replacement level, which stands at 2.1 births per woman. In 2020, Canada also experienced the country's lowest number of births in 15 years, [ 32 ] also seeing the largest annual drop in childbirths (−3.6%) in a quarter of a century. [ 32 ]
March 30 – The Yonge St. subway, the first subway system in Canada, opens in Toronto; April 13 – Angus Lewis Macdonald, Premier of Nova Scotia, dies in office; April 14 – Harold Connolly becomes premier of Nova Scotia; May 31 – Winnipeg's first television station, CBWT a CBC Television owned and operated station, begins broadcasting
June 19 - The Hall Commission Report recommending the creation of Canada's medicare programme was tabled in the House of Commons. July 16 – Canada extends its exclusive fishing zone to 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) off-shore; July 17 – Operation Snowball, a 0.5 kiloton conventional explosive test at Suffield Experimental Station in Alberta
This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date, birthplace, and age. Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada .
A History of Canada: From its origins to the royal régime, 1663. Clarke, Irwin. Lanctôt, Gustave (1964). A History of Canada: From the Royal Regime to the Treaty of Utrecht, 1663–1713. Harvard University Press. Lanctôt, Gustave (1965). A History of Canada: From the Treaty of Utrecht to the Treaty of Paris, 1713–1763. Clarke, Irwin & Company.