1952 in Canada
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See also: 1951 in Canada, other events of 1952, 1953 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - Byron Johnson then W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick - John McNair then Hugh John Flemming
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - J. Walter Jones
- Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
Events
- January 24 - Vincent Massey appointed first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada
- February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of Canada upon the death of her father George VI.
- February 14 - February 25 - Winter Olympics in Oslo, Canada wins men's hockey gold
- February 24 - At the 1952 Winter Olympics the Canadian hockey team wins gold
- June 11 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a third consecutive majority
- May 25 - Korean War: Canadian troops are dispatched to the troubled Koje-Do POW facility
- August 1 - W.A.C. Bennett becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Byron Johnson
- August 5 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fifth consecutive majority
- Fighting in the Korean War drags on as the factions attempt to negotiate an armistice.
- September 6 - The first CBC television station goes on the air in Montreal, Quebec
- September 8 - CBC Toronto goes on air
- September 16 - The Boyd Gang is captured
- October 8 - Hugh John Flemming becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing John McNair
- October 14 - Lester B. Pearson is elected President of the United Nations
- The pension system is reformed with the introduction of the Old Age Security Act.
- The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup
- Roy Thomson acquires The Scotsman and emigrates to Britain
- Painters Eleven founded
- Atomic Energy Canada founded
Arts and culture
- New books
- Thomas B. Costain - The Silver Chalice
- Literary awards
- See 1952 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Jan Hilliard, The Salt Box
Births
- February 18 - Bernard Valcourt, politician
- February 27 - Maureen McTeer, wife of Joe Clark
- March 4 - Svend Robinson, politician
- May 13 - Mary Walsh, politician
- May 17 - Howard Hampton, Ontario politician
- June 2 - Ferron, musician
- June 22 - Graham Greene, actor
- June 29 - David Dingwall, politician
- July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, actor
- July 1 - Deborah Grey, politician
- July 3 - Rohinton Mistry, author
- July 6 - George Athans, water skier
- July 25 - Nancy Allan, Manitoba politician
- August 9 - Gary Kowalski, Manitoba politician
- September 8 - Sue Barnes, politician
- September 10 - Vic Toews, politician
- September 12 - Neil Peart, musician
- October 2 - Marie Deschamps, jurist
- October 22 - Peggy Baker, dancer
- November 10 - Jim Maloway. Manitoba politician
- November 16 - Candas Dorsey, poet and novelist
- November 27 - Sheila Copps, politician
- December 12 - Herb Dhaliwal, cabinet minister
- Di Brandt, poet
Deaths
- August 30 - Henri Bourassa - Quebec politician