1963 in Canada
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See also: 1962 in Canada, other events of 1963, 1964 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Georges Vanier
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker then Lester B. Pearson
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Duff Roblin
- Premier of New Brunswick - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec - Jean Lesage
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Woodrow Lloyd
[edit] Events
- February 4 - Defence Minister Douglas Harkness resigns after Prime Minister Diefenbaker refuses to accept nuclear weapons from the United States
- February 5 - The Diefenbaker government collapses over the missile issue and an election is called
- March 1 - Simon Fraser University is founded
- April 8 - Federal election: Lester Pearson's Liberals win a minority, defeating John Diefenbaker's PCs
- April 20 - The Front de libération du Quebec sets off its first bombs in Quebec
- April 22 - Lester Pearson becomes Prime Minister, replacing John Diefenbaker
- May 27 - The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology opens
- June 17 - Alberta general election, 1963: Ernest Manning's Alberta Social Credit Party wins an eighth consecutive majority
- July 22 - The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism is announced
- September 21 - Place des Arts opens in Montreal
- September 25 - Ontario general election, 1963: John Robarts's PCs win a sixth consecutive majority
- November 29 - 118 are killed in a TCA plane crash near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec
- December 23 - plans to build the National Arts Centre are approved
- Future hall of fame baseball player Ferguson Jenkins plays his first major league game
[edit] Arts and literature
- New Works
- W.L. Morton - The Kingdom of Canada
- Milton Acorn - Jawbreakers
- Leonard Cohen - The Favorite Game
- Farley Mowat - Never Cry Wolf
- Awards
- See 1963 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, Three Cheers for Me
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Kerry Wood
[edit] Births
- January 1 – Cheryl Dick, netball player
- January 9 – Larry Cain, Olympic canoeist
- January 19 – Steve Peters, Ontario politician
- February 12 – Ron Schuler, Manitoba politician
- March 1 – Ron Francis, ice hockey player
- March 26 – Roch Voisine, musician
- March 30 – Wayne Gordon, boxer
- April 4 – Vince Ditrich, politician
- April 4 – Dale Hawerchuk, ice hockey player
- April 4 – Jim Wilson, politician
- April 14 – John Kalbhenn, boxer
- April 18 – Eric McCormack, actor
- April 27 – Joe Peschisolido, politician
- April 27 – Cali Timmins, actor
- May 5 – Susan Whelan, politician
- May 17 – Michelle Conn, field hockey player
- May 25 – Mike Myers, comedian and actor
- June 4 – Carey Nelson, long-distance runner
- June 24 – Barbara Underhill, figure skater
- June 25 – Doug Gilmour
- June 25 – Yann Martel, author
- July 11 – Al MacInnis, ice hockey player
- July 11 – Sandra Schmirler, Olympic and World champion curler
- July 12 – Andy Savoy, politician
- August 2 – Russell Smith, author
- September 2 – Gerard Gallant, ice hockey player
- September 29 – Dave Andreychuk, ice hockey player
- October 17 – Norm MacDonald, comedian
- October 20 – Julie Payette, astronaut
- November 19 – Bill Dunlop, boxer
- November 25 – Holly Cole, singer
- December 9 – Dave Hilton, Jr., boxer
- December 29 – Liisa Savijarvi, skier
