1973 in Canada
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See also: 1972 in Canada, other events of 1973, 1974 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett
- Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Frank Moores
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Gerald Regan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
Events
- January 25 - The Irish Stardust runs aground north of Vancouver Island causing a large oil spill.
- February 1 - Gerald Bouey succeedes Louis Rasminsky as Governor of the Bank of Canada.
- February 5 - Work begins on the contruction of the CN Tower
- February 13 - The Gendron Report is issued, it recommends making French Quebec's only official language
- February 15 - The Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific is established in Victoria, British Columbia
- April 2 - Montreal announces Canada's first lottery to help pay for the 1976 Summer Olympics
- April 20 - Anik A-2 is launched
- October 17 - OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil. This is a boon to Alberta but hurts central Canada.
- November 1 - Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed Wilfrid Laurier University
- November 13 - A jury refuses to convict Henry Morgentaler for performing abortions
- December 7 - Canada sells is first CANDU Reactor to South Korea
- First Air is founded
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Farley Mowat - Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages
- Donald Jack - That's Me in the Middle
- John Newlove - The Fat Man: Selected Poems (1962-1972)
- Robert Kroetsch - Gone Indian
- Awards
- See 1973 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Bell, Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Christie Harris
- Radio
- The Royal Canadian Air Farce is formed
- Television
- Alex Trebek moves to the United States to host The Wizard of Odds.
Births
- January 11 - Sarah Forbes, field hockey goalkeeper
- February 4 - Manny Legace, hockey goalie
- February 28 - Eric Lindros, ice hockey star
- March 24 - Philippe Boucher, hockey player
- March 31 - Ian Goldberg, cryptographer
- April 21 - Richard Drouin, engineer working in NYC
- April 23 - Derek Armstrong, hockey player
- May 4 - John Madden, hockey player
- May 4 - Matthew Barnaby, hockey player
- June 8 - Lexa Doig, actor
- July 3 - Adrian Aucoin, hockey player
- July 13 - Gavin Hassett, Olympic rower
- July 19 - Scott Walker, hockey player
- July 22 - Rufus Wainwright, musician
- August 24 - Andrew Brunette, hockey player
- August 29 - Jessica Holmes, actor
- August 31 - Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player
- October 3 - Neve Campbell, actress
- October 30 - Adam Copeland, professional wrestler
- November 10 - Iain Brambell, Olympic rower
- December 14 - Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- December 25 - Alexandre Trudeau, Prime Minister's son
Deaths
- July 18 - Christine Demeter, murder victim
- July 25 - Louis St. Laurent, former Prime Minister
- December - Alfred Fuller, businessman
- Tim Buck, communist