1945 in Canada
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See also: 1944 in Canada, other events of 1945, 1946 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- January 8 - Brantford, Ontario becomes the first Canadian community to fluoridate its water supply.
- January 20 - World War II: The first conscripted Canadian soldiers arrive overseas
- February 8 - World War II: The Anglo-Canadian Operation Veritable launched in the Netherlands
- February 24 - Radio Canada International begins operation
- February 25 - Sergeant Aubrey Cosens posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross
- February 25 - Maurice Richard sets a new record for the most goals in a single season
- March 1 - Major Frederick Tilston wins the Victoria Cross
- March 29 - The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan is shut down
- April 16 - World War II: The HMCS Esquimalt is sunk off Halifax by a German U-boat.
- May 8 - VE Day sees celebrations across the nation, but riots occur in Halifax.
- June 4 - Ontario general election, 1945: George Drew's PCs win a majority
- June 11 - Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
- June 26 - Canada is a founding member of the United Nations
- August 15 - VJ Day marks the end of the Second World War. Over a million Canadians had fought in the conflict and 42,000 were killed.
- September 5 - The defection of Soviet embassy clerk Igor Gouzenko reveals a Soviet spy ring in Canada.
- September 8 - Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia for the second time, replacing Alexander MacMillan
- September 12 - The Ford Motor employees in Windsor, Ontario go on strike.
- Family Allowance payments is introduced.
Births
- January 15 - Bonnie Burnard, novelist
- January 21 - Len Derkach, Manitoba politician
- January 23 - Mike Harris, premier of Ontario
- January 27 - Harold Cardinal, Native leader
- January 27 - Joe Ghiz, Premier of PEI
- February 2 - Pauline Vaillancourt, singer
- February 19 - Bill Casey, politician
- February 20 - Donald McPherson, figure skater
- March 4 - Patrick Boyer, politician
- March 26 - Diane McGifford, Manitoba politician
- May 27 - Bruce Cockburn, singer/songwriter
- June 11 - Robert Munsch, children's writer
- June 16 - Lucienne Robillard, cabinet minister
- June 20 - Anne Murray, singer
- August 4 - Ben Sveinson, Manitoba politician
- August 15 - Rosann Wowchuk, Manitoba politician
- September 3 - Brian Linehan, television host
- September 21 - Bjarni Tryggvason, astronaut
- October 15 - John Murrell, playwright
- November 5 - Jacques Lanctôt, FLQ member
- November 11 - Norman E. Doyle, politician
- November 12 - Neil Young, singer and songwriter
- December 4 - Roberta Bondar, astronaut and scientist
Deaths
- March 2 - Emily Carr, artist/writer