1960 in Canada
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See also: 1959 in Canada, other events of 1960, 1961 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Duff Roblin
- Premier of New Brunswick - Hugh John Flemming then Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec - Paul Sauvé then Antonio Barrette then Jean Lesage
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
Events
- January 2 - Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
- January 8 - Antonio Barrette becomes premier of Quebec
- January 16 - Gordie Howe becomes the leading scorer in NHL history, passing Maurice Richard
- February 16 - The new National Gallery of Canada building opens in Ottawa
- April 14 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win their fifth Stanley Cup in a row
- June 8 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a fifth consecutive majority
- July 1 - Treaty Indians are given the right to vote
- July 12 - Louis Robichaud becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Hugh John Flemming
- July 22 - Jean Lesage becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Antonio Barrette
- July 22 - Vincent Massey becomes the first Canadian to receive the Royal Victorian Chain
- July 25-27 - The first First Ministers conference is held
- August 10 - The Canadian Bill of Rights is given royal assent
- September - York University's first class begins learning
- September 19 - The University of Calgary is founded
- October 6 - Maurice Richard's number is retired by the Montreal Canadiens
- November 2 - The National Theatre School opens in Montreal
- December 17 - Quebec becomes the last province to agree to the National Health Act
- The Quiet Revolution is usually said to begin in Quebec
- The Canadian Bill of Rights is approved by Parliament
- French beginning to be recognized as language taught in schools outside of Quebec
- L'Anse aux Meadows, evidence of Viking colonization of North America is discovered in Newfoundland
- Seven-year-old Roger Woodward became the first person to accidentally fall over the Horseshoe Falls and survive.
Arts and Literature
- New Books
- Milton Acorn - Against a League of Liars
- Farley Mowat - Ordeal by Ice
- Gordon R. Dickson - Necromancer
- Awards
- See 1960 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Pierre Berton, Just Add Water and Stir
Births
- January 12 - Oliver Platt, actor
- January 25 - John Anderson Alleyne, choreographer
- February 12 - George Elliott Clarke, author
- February 14 - Meg Tilly, actor
- February 17 - Lindy Ruff, hockey player and coach
- February 28 - Dorothy Stratten, actor
- March 7 - Gail Greenough, author
- April 10 - Drew Caldwell, politician
- April 28 - John Cerutti, baseball pitcher
- April 29 - Robert J. Sawyer, Science fiction writer
- May 23 - Cheryl Gallant, politician
- July 19 - Atom Egoyan, filmmaker
- July 21 - Dale Hunter, hockey player
- July 25 - Alain Robidoux, snooker player
- August 30 - Mark Eyking, politician
- September 14 - Callum Keith Rennie, actor
- September 21 - David James Elliott, actor
- December 28 - Ray Bourque, hockey player
Deaths
- January 2 - Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec
- February 22 - Paul-Émile Borduas, abstract painter
- November 5 - Mack Sennett, comedian
- December 12 - Louis Orville Breithaupt, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario