1935 in Canada

Crown

• Monarch – George V^[1]

Federal government

• Governor General – Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (until November 2) then John Buchan
• Prime Minister – Richard B. Bennett (until October 23) then William Lyon Mackenzie King
• Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia)
• Parliament – 17th (until 14 August)

Provincial governments

Territorial governments

January to June

• January 2 – Prime Minister R. B. Bennett outlines his programme
• February 11 – Goodwill, The Amity Group established
• March 11
  • Bank of Canada established
  • The Bank of Canada issues a $500 banknote with Sir John A. Macdonald's portrait and a $1,000 note with Sir Wilfrid Laurier's portrait
• May 6 – Silver Jubilee of George V's accession as King
• May 7 – David Dunlap Observatory opens
• May 25 – Cabot Monument unveiled, Montreal
• June 5 – The On-to-Ottawa Trek begins
• June 26 – "Regina Riot": Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire into unarmed crowd of unemployed marchers in Regina, Saskatchewan

July to December

• July 5 – Canadian Wheat Board established^[2]
• July 16 – Allison Dysart becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Leonard Tilley
• August 15 – Walter Lea becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing William J. P. MacMillan
• August 22 – 1935 Alberta general election: William Aberhart's Social Credit Party (SoCreds) wins a majority, defeating Richard G. Reid's United Farmers of Alberta
• September 3 – Aberhart becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Reid
• October 14 – Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a majority, defeating Bennett's Conservatives
• October 3 – After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, Canada refuses to support military intervention or sanctions
• October 23 – Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the third time, replacing Bennett
• November 1
  • William Patterson becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing James Gardiner
  • The magnitude 6.2 Timiskaming earthquake shakes western Quebec

January to June

• January 6 – Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)
• January 7 – Rey Pagtakhan, physician, professor, politician and Minister
• January 10 – Ronnie Hawkins, pioneering rock and roll musician (d. 2022)
• January 14 – Lucille Wheeler, alpine skier, Olympic bronze medalist and world champion
• January 17 – Jim Robson, sportscaster (d. 2026)
• January 18 – Albert Millaire, actor and theatre director (d. 2018)
• January 21 – Jack Tunney, professional wrestling promoter (d. 2004)
• January 29 – Christina McCall, political writer (d. 2005)
• February 9 – Ron Attwell, ice hockey player (d. 2017)
• February 14
  • Rob McConnell, jazz musician (d. 2010)
  • Howie Glover, ice hockey player (d. 2021)
• February 21 – Jean Pelletier, politician and Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2009)
• March 2 – Al Waxman, actor and director (d. 2001)
• March 15 – Mary Pratt, painter (d. 2018)
• March 24 – Mary Seeman, psychiatrist
• April 16 – Ray Frenette, 28th Premier of New Brunswick (d. 2018)
• April 22 – Rita Johnston, politician, Canada's first female premier and 29th Premier of British Columbia
• April 28 – Murray McBride, politician
• May 5 – Billy Two Rivers, wrestler (d. 2023)
• May 7 – Isobel Warren, author
• May 25 – W. P. Kinsella, novelist and short story writer (d. 2016)
• May 26 – Pat Carney, politician, minister and senator
• May 30 – Ruta Lee, actress
• June 2 – Carol Shields, author (d. 2003)
• June 28 – Bob Hobert, football player

July to December

• July 3 – Bill Reichart, ice hockey player (d. 2021 in the United States)
• July 11 – Bobbie Sparrow, politician
• July 17 – Donald Sutherland, actor (d. 2024)
• July 23 – Danièle Dorice, singer and teacher (d. 2018)
• July 24 – Bob McAdorey, television and radio broadcaster (d. 2005)
• July 25 – Gilbert Parent, politician and 33rd Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (d. 2009)
• July 27
  • Don Mazankowski, politician and Minister (d. 2020)
  • François Barbeau, costume designer (d. 2016)
• July 29 – Pat Lowther, poet (d. 1975)
• August 30 – Daniel L. Norris, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (d. 2008)
• September 9 – Fred Stone, jazz musician (d. 1986)
• September 24 – Sean McCann, actor (d. 2019)^[3]
• September 27 – Al MacNeil, ice hockey player and coach (d. 2025)
• October 3 – Floyd Laughren, politician
• October 15 – Willie O'Ree, ice hockey player, first Black Canadian player in the National Hockey League^[4]
• October 20 – Russell Doern, politician (d. 1987)
• November 15 – Bill Graham, Canadian football player (d. 2020)
• November 17 – Audrey Thomas, novelist and short story writer
• December 9 – Christopher Pratt, painter and printmaker (d. 2022)^[5]
• December 11 – Elmer Vasko, ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• December 12 – John Wise, politician, MP for Elgin (1972–1988); Minister of Agriculture (1979–1980; 1984–1988) (d. 2013)
• December 13 – Raymond Speaker, politician
• December 21 – Edward Schreyer, politician, Premier of Manitoba and Governor General of Canada^[6]

Full date unknown

• James Bourque, First Nations activist (d. 1996)
• Lionel Giroux, midget wrestler (d. 1995)
• J. Robert Janes, author
• Alex Janvier, artist
• Louise Laurin, educator and activist (d. 2013)