1974 in Canada
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See also: 1973 in Canada, other events of 1974, 1975 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 1 - The Canadian Stock Exchange merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange
- January 7 - Bora Laskin sworn in as Chief Justice of Canada
- January 14 - Jules Léger is sworn in as Governor General
- January 26 - The Global Television network begins broadcasting
- May 23 - New Brunswick becomes the first province to be officially bilingual
- June 12 - The British Columbia Social Credit Party, led by W.A.C. Bennett, wins a minority government in British Columbia
- June 29 - Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto
- July 2 - Ralph Steinhauer becomes the first Native American to be a Canadian Lieutenant Governor when he is appointed to that role in Alberta
- July 3 - Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 nautical miles (370.4 km)
- vote of no-confidence in parliament forces election
- July 8 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority
- July 30 - Bill 33 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec
- August 1 - The Elections Act is passed limiting campaign contributions
- August 9 - Nine Canadians are killed when their plane is shot down by Syria
- September 17 - The RCMP decides to allow female members for the first time
- November 29 - An aircraft is hijacked over Saskatchewan. It is recovered in Saskatoon
- Paul Martin made president of Canada Steamship Lines
- The Waffle disbands
- The report of the Le Dain Commission argues marijuana should be decriminalized
Arts and literature
- New Works
- Bill Bissett - Living with the vishyun
- Irving Layton - The Pole-Vaulter
- Margaret Atwood - You Are Happy
- Alice Munro - Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
- Margaret Laurence - The Diviners
- Awards
- See 1974 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, That's Me in the Middle
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Jean Little
Births
- January 7 - Deborah Cox, singer
- January 23 - Joel Bouchard, hockey player
- February 6 - Layne Roland, hockey player
- February 7 - Steve Nash, NBA star
- April 1 - Rob Anders, politician
- May 9 - Jackie Lance, Olympic softballer
- May 10 - Jon Beare, Olympic rower
- May 18 - Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
- May 21 - Fairuza Balk, actor
- June 1 - Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
- June 6 - Anson Carter, hockey player
- July 6 - Steve Sullivan, hockey player
- July 7 - Patrick Lalime, hockey goaltender
- August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, actress and model
- September 8 - Mara Jones, Olympic rower
- October 11 - Chris Pronger, hockey player
- October 11 - Jason Arnott, hockey player
- October 16 - Paul Kariya, hockey player
- ? - Tricia Helfer, actress and model
Deaths
- January 12- Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught, the daughter of former Governor General of Canada, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
- February 21 - Tim Horton, NHL player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops
- April 5 - A.Y. Jackson, painter, one of the Group of Seven