• Source: 1966 in Canada

Events from the year 1966 in Canada.




Incumbents






= Crown

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Monarch – Elizabeth II




= Federal government

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Governor General – Georges Vanier
Prime Minister – Lester B. Pearson
Chief Justice – Robert Taschereau (Quebec)
Parliament – 27th




= Provincial governments

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Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John Percy Page (until January 6) then Grant MacEwan
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – George Pearkes
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Richard Spink Bowles
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – John B. McNair
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Fabian O'Dea
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Henry Poole MacKeen
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – William Earl Rowe
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Willibald Joseph MacDonald
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Paul Comtois (until February 22) then Hugues Lapointe
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Robert Hanbidge



Premiers

Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning
Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C. Bennett
Premier of Manitoba – Dufferin 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 (until July 28) then Alexander B. Campbell
Premier of Quebec – Jean Lesage (until June 16) then Daniel Johnson, Sr.
Premier of Saskatchewan – Ross Thatcher




= Territorial governments

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Commissioners

Commissioner of Yukon – Gordon Robertson Cameron (until November 7) then James Smith
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Bent Gestur Sivertz




Events


January 1: The Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension Plan both begin operation
February 25: Toronto Transit Commission inaugurates the Bloor-Danforth Subway line.
March 4: The Munsinger Affair is Canada's first major political sex scandal
May 1: Army camps, RCAF stations, and the RCN's land-based installations become Canadian Forces bases. Training schools and the pay system are unified.
May 18: Paul Joseph Chartier is killed when a bomb he is carrying goes off on Parliament Hill
June 5: The Union Nationale under Daniel Johnson, Sr. is elected in Quebec.

June 16: Daniel Johnson, Sr., becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Jean Lesage
July 28: Alexander B. Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Shaw
September 1: The CBC becomes the first Canadian television network to broadcast in colour, followed within days by the private-sector CTV Television Network.
October 14: Montreal inaugurates its metro system (see Montreal Metro).
October 17: The Montreal Metro opens
November 4: Bill C-243, The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act, is introduced in Parliament.
December 31: The Centennial Flame in front of Parliament Hill is lit
The Revolutionary Strategy and the Role of the Avant-Garde outlining the strategy of the FLQ is written.
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program is established.
The Medical Care Act is passed, helping set up the Medicare system




= Unknown

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The first Brazilian Carnival Ball is held in Toronto.
The Glenbow Museum opens in Calgary.




Arts and literature






= New works

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Cold Mountain. Singing Hands Series 3 by B. P. Nichol
The Circle Game by Margaret Atwood
Expeditions by Margaret Atwood
Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein by Margaret Atwood
Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen




= Awards

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See 1966 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: George Bain, Nursery Rhymes to Be Read Aloud by Young Parents with Old Children
Vicky Metcalf Award: Fred Savage




= Music

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March 3: Canadian Neil Young, joins Stephen Stills and Richie Furay to form Buffalo Springfield.




= Television

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Star Trek premieres starring Montreal actor William Shatner




Sports


January 7 – Gene Kiniski wins his first (and only) NWA World Heavyweight Championship title by defeating Lou Thesz. Kiniski becomes the third Canadian to win the NWA title
March 5 – The Toronto Varsity Blues win their first University Cup by defeating the Alberta Golden Bears 8–1, The final game was played at Sudbury Community Arena
March 12 – Bobby Hull sets the record for the most goals in a National Hockey League (NHL) season.
May 5 – The Montreal Canadiens win their 14th Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 2. Bracebridge, Ontario's Roger Crozier won the Conn Smythe Trophy in a losing effort.
May 15 – The Central Alberta Hockey League's Edmonton Oil Kings win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Ontario Hockey Association's Oshawa Generals 4 games 2. All games were played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto
November 19 – The St. Francis Xavier X-Men win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 40–14 in the 2nd Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto
November 26 – The Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Grey Cup by defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 29–14 in the 54th Grey Cup played at Empire Stadium in Vancouver




Births






= January to March

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January 2 – James Cantor, clinical psychologist and sexologist
January 14 – Rene Simpson, tennis player (d. 2013)
January 23 – Bernadette Bowyer, field hockey player
January 24 – Michael Forgeron, rower and Olympic gold medallist
January 30 – Doug Wood, pole vaulter
February 17 – Luc Robitaille, ice hockey player
February 20 – Louis Ferreira, actor
February 27 – Donal Logue, actor
March 1 – Susan Auch, speed skater and double Olympic silver medallist
March 16 – Chrissy Redden, cyclist
March 20 – Chris Gifford, field hockey player
March 25 – Jeff Healey, jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist (d. 2008)
March 25 – David Hohl, wrestler
March 29 – Pamela Rai, Olympic swimmer
March 31 – Nathalie Gosselin, judoka




= April to June

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April 14 – André Boisclair, politician
April 15 – Beverly Thomson, television personality, journalist, and correspondent for CTV Television Network
April 19 – David La Haye, actor
April 20 – Vincent Riendeau, ice hockey player and coach
April 24 – David Usher, rock singer-songwriter
May 2 – Belinda Stronach, politician and Minister, businessperson and philanthropist
May 11 – Michelle MacPherson, swimmer and Olympic bronze medallist
May 12 – Anne Ottenbrite, swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
May 23 – Gary Roberts, ice hockey player
June 5 – Dwayne Hill, voice actor
June 12 – Michael Redhill, poet, playwright and novelist
June 18 – Kurt Browning, figure skater and four-time World Champion, choreographer
June 24 – Debbie Fuller, diver
June 26 – Kirk McLean, ice hockey player
June 29 – John Part, darts player
June 30 – Peter Outerbridge, actor




= July to September

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August 3 – Brent Butt, comedian and TV producer
August 27 – Gianni Vignaduzzi, track cyclist
September 10 – Joe Nieuwendyk, ice hockey player and manager
September 27 – Gerry Byrne, politician




= October to December

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October 17 – Peter Milkovich, field hockey player and coach
October 24 – Conrad Pla, kickboxer and actor
October 25 – Wendel Clark, ice hockey player
November 8 – Michael Soles, footballer (d. 2021)
November 9 – Lisa Faust, field hockey player
November 11 – Peaches, musician
November 14 – André Gingras, dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
November 16 – Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor
November 21 – Christopher Bowie, swimmer
December 1 – Larry Walker, baseball player
December 5 – Deb Whitten, field hockey player
December 8 – Tyler Mane, actor and wrestler
December 10 – Dana Murzyn, ice hockey player
December 14 – Bill Ranford, ice hockey player
December 19 – Darren Dutchyshen, sportscaster (d. 2024)
December 21 – Kiefer Sutherland, actor




= Full date unknown

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Stéphane Demers, actor




Deaths


January 22 – Morris Gray, politician (b.1889)
February 6 - R.T.M. Scott, author
April 8 – Robert Methven Petrie, astronomer (b.1906)
July 11 – Andrew McNaughton, army officer, politician and diplomat (b.1887)
September 5 – William Murdoch Buchanan, politician (b.1897)
September 10 – Blodwen Davies, writer (b.1897)
September 15 – Leonard Brockington, lawyer, civil servant and first head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (b.1888)
October 18 – Elizabeth Arden, businesswoman (b.1884)
November 23 - Jean Baptiste Paul, Canadian First Nations wrestler (b.1896)
December 2 - Ralph Allen, author and journalist (b.1913)




See also


1966 in Canadian television
List of Canadian films




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