1964 in Canada

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Arts and Literature
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

April - Canadians are issued Social Insurance cards for the first time
April 22 - Saskatchewan election: Ross Thatcher's Liberals win a majority, defeating Woodrow Lloyd's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
March 13 - Canada begins a decades long peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
March 23 - George Stanley first describes the proposal for Canada's new flag that is eventually accepted
May 2 - Northern Dancer wins the Kentucky Derby
May 22 - W. Ross Thatcher is sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan
July 16 - Canada extends its exclusive fishing zone to 12 miles off-shore
Summer - At the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan Canada wins only a single Gold Medal
October 5 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip begin an eight-day visit to Canada.
November 30 - John Diefenbaker launches a fillibuster to try to prevent the introduction of a new Canadian flag
December 16 - Bill creating the new Flag of Canada passed in the House of Commons after much controversy
Canada pulls its peacekeepers out of Zaire
Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs win 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings
Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Glenn Gould gives up doing live performances
Governor General George Vanier hosts the "Canadian Conference of the Family"
Innis College founded at the University of Toronto

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Awards

See 1964 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Harry J. Boyle, Homebrew and Patches Clarke Irwin
Vicky Metcalf Award: John F. Hayes

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