1996 in Canada
See also: 1995 in Canada, other events of 1996, 1997 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Events
- January 26 - Brian Tobin becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Clyde Wells
- January 29 - Lucien Bouchard becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Jacques Parizeau
- February 7 - Bob Rae, former premier of Ontario leaves politics
- February 22 - Glen Clark becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Michael Harcourt
- February 27 - Wayne Gretzky traded to the St. Louis Blues by the Los Angeles Kings
- June 17 - Sheila Copps, who had resigned over the GST, wins back her Hamilton seat in a by-election
- July 26 - Gretzky signs with the New York Rangers
- August 8 - Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell is named consul general to Los Angeles
- October 10 - Keith Milligan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Catherine Callbeck
- October 19 - Piers McDonald becomes government leader of Yukon, replacing John Ostashek
- November 27 - Pat Binns becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Keith Milligan
- December 16 - Prime Minister Chrétien formally apologizes for lying about the GST
- Karen Kain becomes the first Canadian to win the Cartier Lifetime Achievement Award
- Donovan Bailey sets a world record and wins the 100-metre dash at the Atlanta Olympics
- John Ralston Saul publishes The Unconscious Civilization
- Winnipeg Jets leave Canada and become the Phoenix Coyotes
- General Jean Boyle resigns over Somalia Inquiry controversy
Births
Deaths
- February 19 - Ernest C. Manning former Premier of Alberta
- October 2 - Robert Bourassa former Premier of Quebec