See also: 1893 in Canada, other events of 1894, 1895 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• February 20: Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.
• March 22: Montreal Hockey Club defeats Ottawa to win the first Stanley Cup challenge.
• 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.

Births

• January 3: James Lorimer Ilsley, politician and jurist
• January 5: Norman MacKenzie, university president
• February 8: Billy Bishop, fighter pilot
• May 7: George Drew, Premier of Ontario
• May 13: William Earl Rowe, politician
• June 4: La Bolduc, singer
• June 5: Roy Thomson, businessman
• July 17: Phillip Garratt, aviator
• July 24: Theobald Butler Barrett, politician
• August: Gladys Porter, Nova Scotia MLA
• October 7: Del Lord, filmmaker
• November 5: Harold Innis, historian
• November 13: James Allan, politician

Deaths

• December 12: Prime Minister Sir John Thompson