1948 in Canada
Events from the year 1948 in Canada.
Events
Arts and literature
Awards
Births
January to March
April to June
- April 14 - Claude Vivier, composer
- April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician, minister, MP for Winnipeg South (1993–2006); President of the Treasury Board (2003–2006) (d.2011)
- April 17 - Wilf Wedmann, high jumper
- May 11 - John Plohman, politician
- May 16 - Clif Evans, politician
- May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet and essayist
- June 4
- June 5 - Bill Smart, middle distance runner and judge
- June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
July to September
- July 4 - Katherine Govier, novelist
- July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer, music producer, author and entrepreneur
- August 2 - Bob Rae, politician and 21st Premier of Ontario
- August 5 - Don Scott, politician
- August 31 - Marie-Lynn Hammond, folk singer-songwriter, broadcaster and playwright
- September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician
- September 10 - Margaret Trudeau, wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada
- September 14 - John Edzerza, Yukon MLA (d. 2011)
- September 19 - James McCrae, politician
- September 24 - Phil Hartman, actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist (d.1998)
October to December
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Deaths
Full date unknown