1992 in Canada
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See also: 1991 in Canada, other events of 1992, 1993 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Don Getty then Ralph Klein
- Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt
- Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon
- Premier of New Brunswick - Frank McKenna
- Premier of Newfoundland - Clyde Wells
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Donald Cameron
- Premier of Ontario - Bob Rae
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Joe Ghiz
- Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Roy Romanow
See also: 1992 Canadian incumbents
Events
- January 22 - Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
- February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France. Canada finishes ninth in the medal count.
- May - GSC expedition sets official elevation of Mount Logan to 5,959m.
- May 9 - 26 miners are killed in the Westray Mine Disaster
- July 1 - The Vandoos launch a successful operation to secure control of Sarajevo's airport
- July 2 - a two-year shutdown of the cod fishery is announced
- July 25 - August 9 - Canada competes in the 1992 Summer Olympics
- August 12 - the details of NAFTA are released
- August 22 - the final draft of the Charlottetown Accord, a proposed package of constitutional amendments, is released
- August 24 - Mechanical Engineering Professor Valery Fabrikant opens fire at Concordia University in Montreal killing four people
- October 24 - the Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series
- October 26 - the Charlottetown Accord is rejected in a nationwide referendum
- October - The ban on homosexuals in the Canadian military is lifted, following a legal challenge by Michelle Douglas.
- November 7 - John Ostashek becomes government leader of the Yukon, replacing Tony Penikett
- November 12 - a referendum endorsing the creation of Nunavut is successful in the Northwest Territories
- December 15 - the first members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment arrive in Somalia on an ill-fated humanitarian mission
- December 16 - Ralph Klein succeeds Don Getty as Premier of Alberta
- December 17 - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signs the NAFTA deal
- Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders win 24-10 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Vanier Cup: Queen's Golden Gaels win 31-0 over the St. Mary's Huskies
- Rudolph A. Marcus wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Agriculture Canada introduces a national BSE prevention program
- Delwin Vriend, an Alberta teacher, wins a court case against the Alberta Human Rights Commission regarding the status of LGBT persons under the province's human rights legislation. The case was appealed to the Alberta Court of Appeal; see 1994 in Canada.
Arts and literature
New Books
- The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
- Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry
- Inkorrect thots - Bill Bissett
- Mother, not mother - Di Brandt
Awards
- Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient wins the prestigious Booker Prize, the first Canadian to do so
- See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey
- Gerald Lampert Award: Joanne Arnott, Wiles of Girlhood
- Pat Lowther Award: Kate Braid, Covering Rough Ground
- Marian Engel Award: Joan Barfoot
- Stephen Leacock Award: Roch Carrier, Prayers of a Very Wise Child
- Trillium Book Award: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Kevin Major
Music
- Sloan releases Peppermint
- Sarah McLachlan releases Live
Births
- September 14 - Holly Jones, murder victim
Deaths
- Joe Shuster - artist
- Greg Curnoe - artist
- Paul Joseph James Martin - politician
- Corrine Gustavson - rape/murder victim (born 1986)