• Source: 1985 in Canada

Events from the year 1985 in Canada.




Incumbents






= Crown

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Monarch – Elizabeth II




= Federal government

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Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé
Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney
Chief Justice – Brian Dickson (Manitoba)
Parliament – 33rd




= Provincial governments

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Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Francis Charles Lynch-Staunton (until January 22) then Helen Hunley
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Robert Gordon Rogers
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Pearl McGonigal
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – George Stanley
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – William Anthony Paddon
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Alan Abraham
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Black Aird (until September 20) then Lincoln Alexander
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Joseph Aubin Doiron (until August 1) then Lloyd MacPhail
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Gilles Lamontagne
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Frederick Johnson



Premiers

Premier of Alberta – Peter Lougheed (until November 1) then Don Getty
Premier of British Columbia – Bill Bennett
Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley
Premier of New Brunswick – Richard Hatfield
Premier of Newfoundland – Brian Peckford
Premier of Nova Scotia – John Buchanan
Premier of Ontario – Bill Davis (until February 8) then Frank Miller (February 8 to June 26) then David Peterson
Premier of Prince Edward Island – James Lee
Premier of Quebec – René Lévesque (until October 3) then Pierre-Marc Johnson (October 3 to December 12) then Robert Bourassa
Premier of Saskatchewan – Grant Devine




= 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 – Richard Nerysoo (until November 5) then Nick Sibbeston
Premier of Yukon – Chris Pearson (until March 23) then Willard Phelps (March 23 to May 29) then Tony Penikett




Events






= January to March

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January 26 – Frank Miller elected leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party replacing Bill Davis.
January 30 – The federal government relaxes laws requiring businesses to use the metric system.
February 8 – Frank Miller becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Bill Davis after the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election.
February 11 – The federal and Newfoundland governments sign the Atlantic Accord paving the way for joint development of Newfoundland's offshore oil and gas reserves.
February 12 – Minister of National Defence Robert Coates resigns after it is revealed that he visited a strip-club while on government business in Germany.
February 13 – Denis Lortie is found guilty of murder for his attack at the Quebec Parliament Building that killed three.
February 28 – Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel is found guilty of publishing false news and fomenting racial intolerance.
March – Willard Phelps becomes premier of Yukon, replacing Chris Pearson.
March – At the so-called Shamrock Summit between Prime Minister Mulroney and US President Ronald Reagan the two agree on cooperation on missile defence and free trade.
March 12 – Heavily armed Armenian militants storm the Turkish embassy in Ottawa. They kill a security guard and hold a dozen people hostage for four hours.
March 21 – Rick Hansen launches his Man in Motion world tour to raise money for spinal cord research.
March 29 – 10 are killed after two military planes collide near CFB Edmonton.




= April to June

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April 24 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules the Lord's Day Act violates Canadians' freedom of religion.
May - Tony Penikett becomes government leader of Yukon, replacing Willard Phelps.
May 2 - Ontario election: Frank Miller's PCs win a minority, but David Peterson's Liberals will form a coalition with the NDP, forcing Miller to resign.
May 9 - The Supreme Court rules that orders in council are subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
May 31 - A tornado in Barrie, Ontario, kills twelve as part of the 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak.
June 20 – René Lévesque announces his intention to resign as premier of Quebec.
June 23 - Air India Flight 182 explodes en route from Montreal to London; Sikh terrorists are blamed.
June 26 - David Peterson becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Frank Miller.




= July to December

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July 1 - The first cell phone call is made in Canada, between Toronto mayor Art Eggleton and Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau.
September 1 - The wreck of the RMS Titanic is found off the coast of Newfoundland.
September 6 - The Canadian Encyclopedia is launched.
September 17 - The Tunagate scandal erupts.
September 20 - Lincoln Alexander becomes the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, the first Black person to hold a vice-regal position in Canada.
September 25 - The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology opens in Drumheller, Alberta.
October 3 - Pierre-Marc Johnson becomes premier of Quebec, replacing René Lévesque.
November 1 - Don Getty becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Peter Lougheed.
November 5 - Nick Sibbeston becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing Richard Nerysoo.
December 2 - In the Quebec election, Robert Bourassa's Liberals gain a majority, defeating the Parti Québécois.
December 12 - Robert Bourassa becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Pierre-Marc Johnson.
December 12 - The worst airplane accident in Canadian history occurs when Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashes on take-off from Gander International Airport; 256 people are killed.
December 23 - Nahanni earthquake, largest of a number earthquakes occurs in Nahanni region of NWT.
Corel is founded in Ottawa.




= Unknown

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The Mulroney government establishes the Court Challenges Program.




Arts and literature






= New books

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Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale
Colin Thatcher: Backrooms: A Story of Politics
Brian Moore: Black Robe
Erín Moure: Domestic Fuel
Farley Mowat: My Discovery of America




= Awards

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See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Books in Canada First Novel Award: G. Ursell, Perdue, or How the West Was Lost
Gerald Lampert Award: Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation
Pat Lowther Award: Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation
Stephen Leacock Award: Ted Allan, Love Is a Long Shot
Vicky Metcalf Award: Edith Fowke




= Television

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The last episode of The Friendly Giant on CBC Television
The first episode of the children's series The Raccoons on CBC Television




= Music

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February 10 - A supergroup of Canadian musicians, Northern Lights, gathers to record the charity single Tears Are Not Enough for famine relief in Ethiopia.




Sport


May 18 – Prince Albert Raiders win their only Memorial Cup by defeating the Shawinigan Cataractes 6 to 2. The final game was played at the Cataractes' Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium in Shawinigan, Quebec.
May 30 – Edmonton Oilers win their second (consecutive) Stanley Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. Brantford, Ontario's Wayne Gretzky is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
November 24 – BC Lions win their second (and first since 1964) Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37 to 24 in the 73rd Grey Cup played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal
November 30 – Calgary Dinos win their second (consecutive) Vanier Cup by defeating the Western Ontario Mustangs 25 to 6 in the 21st Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto




Births


January 1 – Jeff Carter, ice hockey player
January 3 – Leah Gibson, film actress
January 4
Danielle Campo, swimmer
Robbie Dixon, skier
January 6 – Nathan McIver, ice hockey player
January 14 – Katie Thorlakson, soccer player
January 27 – Eric Radford, pair skater
January 30 – Torrey Mitchell, ice hockey player
February 7 – Tegan Moss, actress
February 11 – Mike Richards, ice hockey player
February 18 – Chelsea Hobbs, actress and singer
February 19 – Raymond Sawada, ice hockey player (d. 2023)
February 27 – Braydon Coburn, ice hockey player
February 28 – Fefe Dobson, singer and songwriter
March 9 – Brent Burns, ice hockey player
March 11 – Paul Bissonnette, ice hockey player
March 25 – Carmen Rasmusen, singer
April 6
Clarke MacArthur, ice hockey player
Al Mukadam, actor, director, and producer
April 9 – Brian Elliott, ice hockey goaltender
April 10
Christie Laing, actress
Dion Phaneuf, NHL hockey player
April 14 – Grant Clitsome, ice hockey player
April 19 – Sabrina Jalees, comedian, dancer, actress, presenter, and writer
April 22 – Kristin Fairlie, actress
April 23 – Rachel Skarsten, actress
May 6 – Lewis Hilsenteger, youtuber
May 15 – Tyrone Savage, actor
May 22 – Marc-Antoine Pouliot, ice hockey player
May 27 – Andrew Francis, voice actor and actor
June 10 – Kreesha Turner, singer-songwriter and dancer
June 13 – Danny Syvret, ice hockey player
June 22 – Douglas Smith, actor
June 23 – Holly Lincoln, football (soccer) player
June 24 – Isabelle Rampling, synchronized swimmer
July 1 – Nineteen85, hip-hop producer
July 5 – Michael Cuccione, child actor and activist (d. 2001)
July 6 – Diamond Rings, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
July 12
Adam Gregory, singer
Theo Tams, singer-songwriter, pianist & keyboardist
July 16
Matthew Santoro, youtuber
Vanessa Meloche, artistic gymnast
July 20 – Harley Morenstein, actor and internet personality
July 21 – Vanessa Lengies, actress, dancer, and singer
July 23 – Tessa Bonhomme, hockey player
August 7 – Rick Genest, artist, actor, and fashion model (d. 2018)
July 28 – Dustin Milligan, actor
August 26 – Sean Denison, basketball player
September 2 – Yani Gellman, Canadian/Australian film and television actor
September 8 – Justin Bradley, actor
September 10 – Elyse Levesque, actress
September 19 – Renee Young, journalist
September 22 – Tatiana Maslany, actress
September 24 – Jessica Lucas, actress and singer
September 27 – Massimo Bertocchi, decathlete
October 1 – Leah Renee Cudmore, actress and singer
October 8 – Magda Apanowicz, actress
October 22 – Mitch MacDonald, singer & guitarist
November 11 – Kalan Porter, singer-songwriter
November 21 – Carly Rae Jepsen, singer and songwriter
December 8 – Meagan Duhamel, pair skater




Deaths






= January to June

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January 30 – F. R. Scott, poet, intellectual and constitutional expert (b. 1899)
February 2 – Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux, musician and composer (b. 1938)
February 5 – Georges-Émile Lapalme, politician (b. 1907)
February 16 – Marian Engel, novelist (b. 1933)
March 17 – Athole Shearer, actress (b. 1900)
April 17 – Walter Weir, politician and 15th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1929)
April 21 – Foster Hewitt, radio pioneer (b. 1902)
April 22 – Jacques Ferron, physician and author, founder of the Parti Rhinocéros (b. 1921)




= July to December

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July 3 – Frank J. Selke, ice hockey manager (b. 1893)
August 20 – Donald O. Hebb, psychologist (b. 1904)
September 6 – Isabel Meighen, wife of Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1883)
October 28 – Eric Coy, discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1914)




= Full date unknown

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June – Kenneth Zeller, teacher and librarian (b. 1945)




See also


1985 in Canadian television
List of Canadian films of 1985




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