Events
- February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.
- May 17 - Pioneers' Obelisk (Montreal) unveiled
- June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto.
- June 26 - 1894 Ontario election: Sir Oliver Mowat's Liberals win a minority.
- September 3 - Labour Day celebrated for the first time in Canada.
- October 31 - The third election of North-West Legislative Assembly.
- December 12 - Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister, dies in office.
- December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes prime minister.
- Rondeau Provincial Park is established in southwestern Ontario
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