• Source: 1980 in Canada

Events from the year 1980 in Canada.




Incumbents






= Crown

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Monarch – Elizabeth II




= Federal government

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Governor General – Edward Schreyer
Prime Minister – Joe Clark (until March 3) then Pierre Trudeau
Chief Justice – Bora Laskin (Ontario)
Parliament – 32nd (from April 14)




= Provincial governments

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Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Francis Charles Lynch-Staunton
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Henry Pybus Bell-Irving
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Francis Lawrence Jobin
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hédard Robichaud
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Gordon Arnaud Winter
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John Elvin Shaffner
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Pauline Mills McGibbon (until September 15) then John Black Aird
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Gordon Lockhart Bennett (until January 14) then Joseph Aubin Doiron
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Jean-Pierre Côté
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Irwin McIntosh



Premiers

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




= Territorial governments

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Commissioners

Commissioner of Yukon – Douglas Bell
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – John Havelock Parker



Premiers

Premier of the Northwest Territories – George Braden (from June 16)
Premier of Yukon – Chris Pearson




Events






= January to June

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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 5 – Fort Chimo, Quebec, is renamed to Kuujjuaq.
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 Marathon of Hope run across Canada in support of cancer research
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 to December

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July 1 – "O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
July 30 – Elizabeth II augments the coat of arms of Alberta with a crest and supporters
August 14 – Dorothy Stratten, an actress, is raped and killed in Los Angeles by Paul Snider before he commits suicide.
August 16 to August 23 – First Session of the Youth Parliament of Canada/Parlement jeunesse du Canada held in the Senate chambers of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
August 27 – The Winnipeg Tribune and the Ottawa Journal, two Canadian broadsheet newspapers, owned by Southam and Thomson newspapers are closed.
September 1 – Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run
September 1 – Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events
October 6 – The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.
October 6 – Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian constitution unilaterally
October 28 – The National Energy Program is introduced
November 17 – Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim




Arts and literature






= New Works

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Mordecai Richler – Joshua Then and Now
Robert Munsch – The Paper Bag Princess




= Awards

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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 Bandy, You Cissie
Vicky Metcalf Award: John Craig




= Television

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The Royal Canadian Air Farce makes it first television special




= Film

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April 14 – The National Film Board wins an Oscar for its animated films.




Sport


March 16 – The Alberta Golden Bears win their University Cup by defeating the Regina Cougars 7 to 3. The final game was played at the Regina Agridome
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 retires
May 11 – The Cornwall Royals win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Peterborough Petes 3 to 2. The final game was played at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba
May 21 – The Atlanta Flames relocate to Calgary, to become the 8th Canadian team in the NHL as the Calgary Flames
May 24 – Val Marie, Saskatchewan's Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders is awarded the Conn Smythe trophy
October 10 – Wayne Gretzky plays in his first NHL game when his Edmonton Oilers are defeated by the Chicago Black Hawks
November 8 – Quebec City's Rick Martel wins his first World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship (with Tony Garea) by defeating the Wild Samoans in Allentown, Pennsylvania
November 23 – The Edmonton Eskimos win their seventh (and third consecutive) Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 48 to 10 in the 68th Grey Cup played at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto
November 29 – The Alberta Golden Bears win their third (and last to date) Vanier Cup by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees 40–21 in the 16th Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto




= Full date unknown

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Walter Wolf Racing, first Canadian Formula One constructor, closes, its assets sold to Emerson Fittipaldi.




Births


January 1 – Mark Nichols, curler
January 19 – Luke Macfarlane, actor and musician
January 20 – Philippe Gagnon, Paralympic swimmer
January 21 – Kevin McKenna, footballer
January 22 – Amy Cotton, judoka
February 6 – Kim Poirier, actress
February 9
Liam Cormier, musician
Michelle Currie, skater
February 10 – Mike Ribeiro, ice hockey player
February 14 – Michelle Rempel, Conservative MP
February 16 – Blair Betts, ice hockey player
February 17 – Zachary Bennett, actor and musician
February 21
Brad Fast, ice hockey player
Yannick Lupien, swimmer
February 23 – Yvonne Tousek, artistic gymnast
February 29 – Simon Gagné, ice hockey player
March 1 – Manmeet Bhullar, lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
March 2 – Julia Chantrey, actress
March 10 – Stephen Peat, ice hockey player (d. 2024)
March 13 – Malindi Elmore, middle-distance athlete
March 14 – Jessica Mulroney, fashion stylist
March 21 – Deryck Whibley, guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and producer
March 24 – Ramzi Abid, ice hockey player
March 31 – Michael Ryder, ice hockey player
April 6 – Bardish Chagger, politician
April 10 – Sean Avery, ice hockey player
April 17 – Alaina Huffman, film and television actress
April 19
Mayko Nguyen, actress
Robyn Regehr, ice hockey player
April 21 – Vincent Lecavalier, ice hockey player
April 29 – Mathieu Biron, ice hockey player
May 1 – Robin Randall, water polo player
May 4 – Andrew Raycroft, ice hockey player
May 5 – Noah Miller, water polo player
May 8 – Benny Yau, entertainer
May 22 – Angela Whyte, hurdler
May 26 – Richard Green, soldier killed in Afghanistan (d. 2002)
May 29 – Valérie Hould-Marchand, synchronized swimmer
June 5 – Mike Fisher, ice hockey player
June 24 – Liane Balaban, actress
July 2 – Thomas Marks, water polo player
July 11 – Tyson Kidd, wrestler
July 15 – Jonathan Cheechoo, ice hockey player
July 16 – Matt Peck, field hockey player
July 21 – Scott Frandsen, rower and Olympic silver medallist
July 27 – Paul Larmand, basketball player
August 3 – Dominic Moore, ice hockey player
August 5 – Mark Bell, ice hockey player
August 9 – Charlie David, actor
August 21 – Jon Lajoie, comedian
August 24 – Tanya Hunks, swimmer
August 28 – Carly Pope, actress
August 29 – Perdita Felicien, hurdler
September 2 – Dany Sabourin, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender and coach
September 5 – Kevin Simm, singer (Liberty X)
September 9 – Félix Brillant, soccer player
September 17 – Brent McMahon, triathlete
September 19 – Adrian Cann, soccer player
September 26 – Kerry DuWors, violinist, chamber musician and educator
September 29 – Dallas Green, singer-songwriter
October 3 – Daniel DeSanto, film, television and voice actor
October 13 – Marc-André Bergeron, ice hockey player
October 14 – Mike Munday, volleyball player
October 21 – Mike Danton, ice hockey player
November 4 – Erin Cumpstone, softball player
November 9
Dominique Maltais, snowboarder and Olympic bronze medallist
Ben Rutledge, rower, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
November 12 – Ryan Gosling, actor, musician, and producer
November 16 – Carol Huynh, freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medallist
November 18
Dustin Kensrue, singer
Emanuel Sandhu, figure skater
November 23 – Tracy Latimer, murder victim (d. 1993)
December 1 – Joel A. Sutherland, author
December 2 – Adam Kreek, rower, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
December 9 – Ryder Hesjedal, cyclist




= Full date unknown

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Kent Abbott, rock musician (Grade) (d. 2013)




Deaths






= January to July

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January 1 – Ernest Cormier, engineer and architect (b. 1885)
March 5 – Jay Silverheels, actor (b. 1912)
May 17 – Harold Connolly, journalist, newspaper editor, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1901)
July 23 – Sarto Fournier, politician and mayor of Montreal (b. 1903)




= August to December

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August 14
Dorothy Stratten, model, actress and murder victim (b. 1960)
Paul Snider, murder (b. 1951)
September 25 – Antonio Talbot, politician (b. 1900)

October 17 – Richard Gavin Reid, politician and 7th Premier of Alberta (b. 1879)
October 27 – Judy LaMarsh, politician and Minister, lawyer, author and broadcaster (b. 1924)
November 4 – Elsie MacGill, the world's first female aircraft designer (b. 1905)
November 18 – Conn Smythe, ice hockey manager and owner (b. 1895)
November 21 – A. J. M. Smith, poet (b. 1902)
November 22 – Jules Léger, diplomat and Governor General of Canada (b. 1913)
December 7 – W. L. Morton, historian (b. 1908)
December 9 – Dorise Nielsen, politician (b. 1902)
December 12 – Jean Lesage, lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
December 22 – Ethel Wilson, novelist and short story writer (b. 1888)
December 31 – Marshall McLuhan, educator, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1911)




= Full date unknown

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Ray Lawson, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b. 1886)




See also


1980 in Canadian television
List of Canadian films of 1980




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