1982 in Canada
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See also: 1981 in Canada, other events of 1982, 1983 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Howard Pawley
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Brian Peckford
- Premier of Nova Scotia - John Buchanan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - James Lee
- Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney then Grant Devine
See: 1982 Canadian incumbents for more
Events
- The year sees a severe recession in the economy
- January 15 - Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work
- February - First reported cases of AIDS in Canada
- February 14 - 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platform capsizes
- March 8 - The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons
- April 17 - Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's newly repatriated constitution in Ottawa and the new Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms comes into effect.
- April 26 - Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a landslide majority, defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP
- May 8 - Grant Devine becomes Premier of Saskatchewan after defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP
- May 9 - Gilles Villeneuve killed at the Belgian Grand Prix
- May 23 - Brother André Beatified by the Pope
- June 28 - Access to Information Act passed
- July 15 - Anik 1, Canada's first communications satellite, is retired after ten years service.
- August 16 - Communications satellite Anik D launched
- August 23 - Turkish military attaché to Canada, Col. Atilla Altikat, is assassinated by Armenian terrorists in Ottawa.
- October 5 - Laurie Skreslet becomes the first Canadian to have climbed Mount Everest
- October 27 - Dominion Day renamed Canada Day
- October 31 - Marguerite Bourgeoys becomes Canada's first female Saint
- November 2 - Alberta election: Peter Lougheed's PCs win a fourth consecutive majority
- December 10 - Canada's 200-nautical-mile limit is officially recognized
- In a case concerning the development of the Hibernia Oil Field the Supreme Court rules that the continental shelf falls under federal jurisdiction
- Ed Mirvish purchases London's Old Vic theater
- Colin Thatcher is elected to his third term in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, where he is appointed Minister of Energy and Mines.
Arts and literature
- New books
- Dig up My Heart - Milton Acorn
- Awards
- See 1982 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Joy Kogawa, Obasan
- Gerald Lampert Award: Abraham Boyarsky, Schielber and Edna Alford, A Sleep Full of Dreams
- Pat Lowther Award: Rona Murray, Journey
- Stephen Leacock Award: Mervyn J. Huston, Gophers Don't Pay Taxes Tree
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Janet Lunn
- Film
- E released
- Dance
- Arnold Spohr wins the Dancemagazine Award
Births
- March 18 - Matthew Lombardi, hockey player
- May 6 - Kyle Shewfelt, Olympic gold winning gymanist
- June 9 - Rachel Schill, Olympic softballer
- July 9 - Viola Yanik, Olympic wrestler
- September 21 - Cindy Eadie, Olympic softballer
- December 30 - Kristin Kreuk, actor
Deaths
- May 9 - Gilles Villeneuve, race car driver
- October 4 - Glenn Gould, pianist
- October 18 - John Robarts, former Premier of Ontario
- November 29 - Percy Williams, athlete
- Igor Gouzenko