Canadian Historical Events is a daily guide to the important events that shaped Canada to what it is today. It is a compilation of significant events for the month of June including the birth and death of famous Canadians as well as laws promulgated by authorities. The list is constantly updated to incorporate the most recent events.
Canada Historical Events in June
| Day | Year | Event |
| 1 | 1876 | The Royal Military College of Canada conducted its first classes at Kingston, Ontario. |
| 3 | 1658 | François de Laval was appointed vicar apostolic of New France (Canada) by a papal bull. |
| 4 | 1847 | Joseph-Norbert Provencher was installed as Bishop of Saint-Boniface in Manitoba. |
| 4 | 1979 | Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark becomes the 16th prime minister of Canada, the youngest so far in Canadian history to hold that office. |
| 4 | 1988 | Formation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority which is part of the Canadian honours system under the Canadian monarch, whose authority is exercised by the Governor General of Canada. The authority is responsible for the creation and granting of new coats of arms (armorial bearings), flags, and badges for Canadian citizens, government agencies, municipal, civic and other corporate bodies. |
| 5 | 1939 | Birth: Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark, the 16th prime minister of Canada. |
| 6 | 1853 | Ex-Catholic monk Alessandro Gavazzi was conducting a lecture in the Free Presbyterian Church in Quebec City when Catholics, mostly Irish, started a riot in protest against Gavazzi’s anti-Catholic discourse. This event came to be known as Gavazzi Riot. |
| 6 | 1891 | Death: Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada. |
| 7 | 1853 | Death: Joseph-Norbert Provencher, first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Boniface in Manitoba |
| 7 | 1886 | Pope Leo XIII made Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, the first cardinal from Canada. |
| 7 | 1929 | Birth: John Turner, the 17th prime minister of Canada |
| 8 | 1944 | Birth: Marc Armand Ouellet, a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. |
| 9 | 1610 | The Battle of Sorel occurred in Quebec with Samuel de Champlain supported by the Kingdom of France and his allies, the Wendat people, Algonquin people and Innu people against the Mohawk people. |
| 9 | 1853 | The Gavazzi Riot which was more serious that what happened in Quebec three days earlier, occurred outside Zion Church in Montreal where at least 4 people died and scores of others were wounded. |
| 9 | 1941 | Death: Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta |
| 11 | 1846 | Hamilton in Ontario was incorporated. |
| 13 | 1841 | The first meeting of the Parliament of the Province of Canada was held in Kingston, Ontario, the first capital of Canada. |
| 13 | 1898 | Yukon was created as a separate territory of Canada. |
| 14 | 1872 | Enactment of the Trade Unions Act which gave workers the right to associate in trade unions. |
| 16 | 1874 | Birth: Arthur Meighen, the ninth prime minister of Canada. |
| 19 | 1818 | A violent confrontation known as the Battle of Seven Oaks took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba between the fur trade rivals Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC). |
| 21 | 1957 | John Diefenbaker is sworn in as the 13th prime minister of Canada. |
| 24 | 1497 | John Cabot landed on the Atlantic coast of Canada, claiming it for England. |
| 24 | 1604 | Saint John in the province of New Brunswick was founded. |
| 25 | 1847 | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bytown (now Ottawa) was created out of the territory of the Diocese of Kingston. |
| 25 | 1993 | Kim Campbell assumes the office of prime minister, the only woman so far in Canadian history to hold that office |
| 26 | 1854 | Birth: Robert Borden, the 8th prime minister of Canada |
| 26 | 1976 | CN Tower in Toronto was opened. It was the world’s tallest free-standing structure for 32 years, from 1975 until 2007. |
| 27 | 1969 | The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 becomes effective, partially decriminalising homosexual acts and allowing abortion under certain conditions, among other provisions. |
| 28 | 1828 | Death: Miles Macdonell, the first governor of Red River Valley, an area in present-day Manitoba |
| 29 | 1913 | The cornerstone of Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina, Saskatchewan was blessed by the papal ambassador. |
| 29 | 1920 | Arthur Meighen is sworn in as the 9th prime minister of Canada. |
| 30 | 1984 | John Turner becomes the 17th prime minister of Canada |
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