page_title: Timeline of labour issues and events in Canada
section_title: 1910s
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of labour issues and events in Canada / 1910s
caption_attribution_description: English: Crowd gathered outside old City Hall, at Main Street and William Avenue, during the Winnipeg General Strike. Visible on the left are the Union Bank of Canada building and Leland Hotel.Français&#160;: Foule rassemblée aux alentours de l'ancien hôtel de ville de Winnipeg, sur Main Street et William Avenue, lors de la grève générale de Winnipeg de 1919.
context_page_description: This is a timeline of labour issues and events in Canada.
context_section_description: 1912–1914 – Great Coal Strike on Vancouver Island, aka Vancouver Island War  - Joseph Mairs martyred - memorial cairn in Ladysmith, BC
  1914 – The Workmen's Compensation Act, the first social insurance legislation in Canadian history, was adopted by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  1917 – The Canadian Labour Party is founded on the initiative of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada.
  1918 - The shooting death of Albert "Ginger" Goodwin sparks the Vancouver general strike, the first general strike in Canadian history.
  1919 - Western Labour Conference in Calgary leads to creation of One Big Union
  1919 - Winnipeg general strike
caption: The Winnipeg general strike in 1919
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