Events from the year 1944 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Monarch – George VI
Federal government
Governor General – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
Prime Minister – William Lyon Mackenzie King
Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia) (until 7 January) then Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) Parliament – 19th
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John C. Bowen
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – William Culham Woodward
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – William George Clark
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Henry Ernest Kendall
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Albert Edward Matthews
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Bradford William LePage
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Eugène Fiset
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Archibald Peter McNab
Premiers
Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning
Premier of British Columbia – John Hart
Premier of Manitoba – Stuart Garson
Premier of New Brunswick – John McNair
Premier of Nova Scotia – A.S. MacMillan
Premier of Ontario – George A. Drew
Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones
Premier of Quebec – Adélard Godbout (until August 30) then Maurice Duplessis
Premier of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson (until July 10) then Tommy Douglas
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Charles Camsell
Events
Conscription Crisis of 1944
March 20 - Henry Duncan Graham Crerar becomes chief of the Canadian Army
June 6 - World War II: The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division lands at Juno Beach, part of the Invasion of Normandy June 15 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a landslide majority, defeating William John Patterson's Liberals July 10 - Tommy Douglas becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing William Patterson July 23 - World War II: The First Canadian Army is activated in Normandy, becoming the largest combat force to ever be placed under Canadian command. August 1 - The House of Commons approves the Family Allowance Act August 8 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Alberta Social Credit Party wins a third consecutive majority August 17 - World War II: The Canadian Army liberates Falaise August 30 - Maurice Duplessis becomes Premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Adélard Godbout October 1 - World War II: The Battle of the Scheldt estuary begins October 13 - World War II: 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada suffers significant casualties in the action known in regimental lore as Black Friday October 21 - World War II: Smokey Smith earns the Victoria Cross on the Savio River in Italy. December 24 - World War II: HMCS Clayoquot sunk off Halifax by
Sports
April 13 – Montreal Canadiens win their fifth Stanley Cup by defeating the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 0. The deciding Game 4 was played at the Montreal Forum April 22 – Ontario Hockey Association's Oshawa Generals win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Western Kootenay Junior Hockey League's Trail Smoke Eaters 4 games to 0. The deciding Game 4 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto November 25 – St. Hyacinthe–Donnacona Navy win their only Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Flying Wildcats 7 to 6 in the 32nd Grey Cup played at Civic Stadium
Births
January to June
January 6 - John Efford, politician (d.2022) February 27 - André Roy, writer March 15 - Francis Mankiewicz, film director, screenwriter and producer (d.1993) March 26 - Benjamin Chee Chee, artist (d.1977) March 29 - Terry Jacks, singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist April 12 - Glen Cummings, politician May 4 - Fred Stanfield, ice hockey player (d.2021) May 13 - Brian Fawcett, writer (d.2022) May 20 - Elinor Caplan, politician and businesswoman May 28 - Rita MacNeil, singer-songwriter (d.2013) June 1 - Aileen Carroll, politician June 8 - Marc Ouellet, cardinal June 29 - Bob Kilger, politician June 29 - Charlie Watt, Senator