Events
- January 11 - The Boundary Waters Treaty signed.
- February 23 - The first powered flight in Canada is made by John McCurdy aboard the Silver Dart.
- March 22 - 1909 Alberta election: Alexander Rutherford's Liberals win a second consecutive majority.
- April 6 - Robert Peary claims to have reached the North Pole.
- July 13 – Gold is discovered near Cochrane, Ontario.
- August - the CPR's Spiral Tunnels are opened in B.C.'s Kicking Horse Pass.
- September 2 - Jeanne Mance Monument unveiled .
- September 6 - Field Day Sports athletic competition Toronto.
- October 13 - The Ontario Provincial Police is established.
- December 4 - The University of Toronto wins the first Grey Cup.
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- University of Toronto Schools opens as an all-boys school.
- Leon's furniture store opens.
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