Claim

Claim 885

The War Measures Act took effect on August 25, 1939, one week before Canada's own declaration of war, and Cabinet used it to bring in the Defence of Canada Regulations.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The War Measures Act took effect on August 25, 1939, one week before Canada's own declaration of war, and Cabinet used it to bring in the Defence of Canada Regulations.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Act and Regulations take effect
About: incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship
Source: War Measures Act
Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

One week before Canada declared war, the Act was used to implement the Defence of Canada Regulations