1963 in Canada
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See also: 1962 in Canada, other events of 1963, 1964 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 - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec - Jean Lesage
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Woodrow Lloyd
Events
- February 4 - Defence Minister Douglas Harkness resigns after Prime Minster Diefenbaker refuses to accept nuclear weapons from the United States
- February 5 - The Diefenbaker government collapses over the missile issue and an election is called
- March 1 - Simon Fraser University is founded
- April 8 - Federal election: Lester Pearson's Liberals win a minority, defeating John Diefenbaker's PCs
- April 20 - The Front de libération du Quebec sets off its first bombs in Quebec
- April 22 - Lester Pearson becomes Prime Minister, replacing John Diefenbaker
- May 27 - The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology opens
- June 17 - Alberta general election, 1963: Ernest Manning's Alberta Social Credit Party wins an eighth consecutive majority
- July 22 - The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism is announced
- September 21 - Place des Arts opens in Montreal
- September 25 - Ontario general election, 1963: John Robarts's PCs win a sixth consecutive majority
- November 29 - 118 are killed in a TCA plane crash near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Québec
- December 23 - plans to build the National Arts Centre are approved
- Future hall of fame baseball player Ferguson Jenkins plays his first major league game
Arts and literature
- New Works
- W.L. Morton - The Kingdom of Canada
- Milton Acorn - Jawbreakers
- Leonard Cohen - The Favorite Game
- Farley Mowat - Never Cry Wolf
- Awards
- See 1963 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, Three Cheers for Me
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Kerry Wood
Births
- January 1 - Cheryl Dick,netball player
- January 9 - Larry Cain, Olympic canoeist
- January 19 - Steve Peters, Ontario politician
- February 12 - Ron Schuler, Manitoba politician
- March 1- Ron Francis, hockey player
- March 26 - Roch Voisine, musician
- April 4 - Vince Ditrich, politician
- April 4 - Dale Hawerchuk, hockey player
- April 4 - Jim Wilson, politician
- April 18 - Eric McCormack, actor
- April 27 - Joe Peschisolido, politician
- April 27 - Cali Timmins, actor
- May 5 - Susan Whelan, politician
- May 25 - Mike Myers, comedian and actor
- June 24 - Barbara Underhill, figure skater
- June 25 - Doug Gilmour
- June 25 - Yann Martel, author
- July 11 - Al MacInnis, hockey player
- July 11 - Sandra Schmirler, Olympic and World champion curler
- July 12 - Andy Savoy, politician
- September 2 - Gerard Gallant, hockey player
- September 29 - Dave Andreychuk, hockey player
- October 17 - Norm MacDonald, comedian
- October 20 - Julie Payette, astronaut
- November 25 - Holly Cole, signer
- December 9 - Dave Hilton, Jr., boxer
- December 29 - Liisa Savijarvi, skier
- Russell Smith, author