1964 in Canada
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See also: 1963 in Canada, other events of 1964, 1965 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 then W. Ross Thatcher
Events
- April - Canadians are issued Social Insurance cards for the first time
- April 22 - Saskatchewan election: Ross Thatcher's Liberals win a majority, defeating Woodrow Lloyd's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- March 13 - Canada begins a decades-long peacekeeping mission in Cyprus
- March 23 - George Stanley first describes and sketches the proposal for Canada's new flag that is eventually accepted
- May 2 - Northern Dancer wins the Kentucky Derby
- May 22 - W. Ross Thatcher is sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan
- May 27 - The Prime Minister unveils the "Pearson Pennant", his preferred, but ultimately unsuccessful, design for a new national flag.
- June 15 - The Great Flag Debate begins in the House of Commons.
- July 16 - Canada extends its exclusive fishing zone to 12 miles off-shore
- Summer - At the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan, Canada wins only a single Gold Medal
- September 10 - After almost three months of debate in the Commons, the flag question is referred to an all-party committee.
- September 17 - The flag committee meets for the first time.
- October 5 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip begin an eight-day visit to Canada.
- October 22 - The flag committee makes its final selection of the design that will become the national flag.
- November 30 - John Diefenbaker launches a filibuster to try to prevent the introduction of a new Canadian flag
- December 16 - Bill creating the new Flag of Canada passed in the House of Commons after much controversy
- Canada pulls its peacekeepers out of Zaire
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs win 4-3 over the Detroit Red Wings
- Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions win 34-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Glenn Gould gives up doing live performances
- Governor General Georges Vanier hosts the "Canadian Conference of the Family"
- Innis College founded at the University of Toronto
Arts and literature
- New books
- Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man - Marshall McLuhan
- The Circle Game - Margaret Atwood
- The Laughing Rooster - Irving Layton
- Flowers for Hitler - Leonard Cohen
- The Stone Angel - Margaret Laurence
- Awards
- See 1964 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Harry J. Boyle, Homebrew and Patches Clarke Irwin
- Vicky Metcalf Award: John F. Hayes
- Television
- October 4 - The controversial news show This Hour Has Seven Days premieres on CBC
Births
- January 10 - Brad Roberts, musician, Crash Test Dummies
- January 31 - Sylvie Bernier, Olympic diver
- February 10 - Victor Davis, Olympic swimmer
- April 1 - Scott Stevens, hockey player
- August 17 - Colin James, musician
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
- August 9 - Brett Hull, hockey player
- August 17 - Colin James, musician
- October 14 - David Kaye, voice actor
- October 26 - Marc Lépine, murderer
- November 15 - David Caplan, politician
- November 16 - Diana Krall - Jazz musician
- December 19 - Laurie Kane, golfer
- December 27 - Kevin Patterson, writer
- Gary Barwin - author
- Gloria Reuben - actor
- Paul Bernardo - murderer
Deaths
- February 18–Joseph-Armand Bombardier, inventor of the snowmobile
- June 9–William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, newspaper and securities tycoon