1980 in Canada
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See also: 1979 in Canada, other events of 1980, 1981 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 - Sterling Lyon
- 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 - Angus MacLean
- Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
Events
- January 21 - Three Soviet embassy workers are expelled after they are accused of spying
- January 28 - Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, organizes the escape of American citizens from Iran
- February 18 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority, defeating Joe Clark's PCs
- February 29 - Jeanne Sauvé becomes first woman Speaker of the House of Commons
- March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Joe Clark
- April 12 - Terry Fox begins his run across Canada in support of cancer research
- April 14 - The National Film Board wins an Oscar for its animated films
- April 22 - Canada announces it will join the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- April 30 - Hockey player Gordie Howe finally retires
- May 20 - Quebec votes against separation in the 1980 Quebec referendum
- June 16 - George Braden becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, as responsible government is reinstituted for the first time since 1905
- July 1 - "O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
- September 1 - Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run
- October 6 - The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.
- October 6 - Prime Minister Trudeau announces his plan to repatraite the Canadian constitution unilaterally
- October 28 - The National Energy Program is introduced
- November 17 - Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim
- Wayne Gretzky breaks Phil Esposito's record for the most points in a single NHL season with 164.
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Mordecai Richler - Joshua Then and Now
- Awards
- See 1980 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Clark Blaise, Lunar Attractions
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, Me Brandy, You Cissie
- Vicky Metcalf Award: John Craig
- Television
- The Royal Canadian Air Farce makes it first television special
Births
- January 1 - Eric Cyr, baseball pitcher
- February 10 - Mike Ribeiro, hockey player
- February 16 - Blair Betts, hockey player
- February 29 - Simon Gagne, hockey player
- March 21 - Deryck Whibley, singer
- March 24 - Ramzi Abid, hockey player
- March 31 - Michael Ryder, hockey player
- April 18 - Robyn Regehr, hockey player
- April 21 - Vincent Lecavalier, hockey player
- April 29 - Mathieu Biron, hockey player
- May 2 - Michael Ryder, hockey player
- May 4 - Andrew Raycroft, hockey goaltender
- July 15 - Jonathan Cheechoo, hockey player
- July 21 - Scott Frandsen, Olympic rower
- August 5 - Mark Bell, hockey player
- August 29 - Perdita Felicien, athlete
- September 9 - Felix Brillant, soccer player
- September 19 - Adrian Cann, soccer player
- October 13 - Marc-Andre Bergeron, hockey player
- October 21 - Mike Danton, hockey player
- November 4 - Erin Cumpstone, Olympic softballer
- November 9 - Ben Rutledge, Olympic rower
- November 18 - Emanuel Sandhu, figure skater
- November 21 - A.J.M. Smith, poet
- December 2 - Adam Kreek, Olympic rower
Deaths
- March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor
- October 17 - Richard G. Reid, Premier of Alberta
- December 31 - Marshall McLuhan, scholar