- 1959 in Canada
"See also:"
1958 in Canada ,
other events of 1959,1960 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .Incumbents
* Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
* Governor General:Georges Vanier
* Prime Minister:John Diefenbaker
*Premier of Alberta :Ernest Manning
*Premier of British Columbia :W.A.C. Bennett
*Premier of Manitoba :Duff Roblin
*Premier of New Brunswick :Hugh John Flemming
*Premier of Newfoundland :Joey Smallwood
*Premier of Nova Scotia :Robert Stanfield
*Premier of Ontario :Leslie Frost
*Premier of Prince Edward Island :Alex Matheson thenWalter Shaw
*Premier of Quebec :Maurice Duplessis thenPaul Sauvé
*Premier of Saskatchewan :Tommy Douglas Events
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February 20 :Avro Arrow project is terminated
*April 1 : TheSt. Lawrence Seaway opens
*June 11 :Ontario general election, 1959 :Leslie Frost 's PCs win a fifth consecutive majority
*June 18 :Alberta general election, 1959 :Ernest Manning 's Social Credit Party wins a seventh consecutive majority
*June 20 : TheEscuminac Disaster results in 35 fishermen drowned or missing and 22 fishing boats sunk.
*September 7 :Maurice Duplessis ,Premier of Quebec , dies in office
*September 11 :Paul Sauvé becomes premier of Quebec
*September 15 :Georges Vanier is sworn in as Governor General replacingVincent Massey . He is the firstFrench Canadian Governor General.
*September 16 :Walter Shaw becomes premier ofPrince Edward Island , replacingAlex Matheson
*November 1 :Jacques Plante becomes the first goalie to wear a protective face mask
*November 18 :Canadian content rules are introduced for television
*December 2 :York University is founded
*National Energy Board of Canada is created
* Farm Credit Corporation establishedArts and literature
: New books
*Mordecai Richler : "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz"
*Hugh MacLennan : "The Watch That Ends the Night"
*Farley Mowat : "Grey Seas Under"
*Max Aitken : "Friends"
*Gordon R. Dickson : "Dorsai!": Awards
* See1959 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.Births
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January 1 —Sharon Bayes , field hockey goalkeeper
*January 3 —Dwight Duncan , politician
*January 8 —Bill Sawchuk , swimmer
*January 11 —Rob Ramage , ice hockey player
*April 6 —Jim Rondeau , politician
*April 13 —Genevieve Brunet , Canadian female cyclist
*April 15 —Kevin Lowe , ice hockey player
*April 20 —Stephen Harper , politician
*April 22 —Ryan Stiles , comedian
*April 30 —Paul Gross , actor
*May 14 —Rick Vaive , ice hockey player
*May 17 —David Andres , politician
*May 26 —Brian Peaker , rower
*June 4 —Rex Barnes , politician
*June 12 —Scott Thompson , comedian
*June 28 —Brad Fraser , playwright
*July 16 —Joanna MacGregor , politician
*August 29 —Chris Hadfield , astronaut
*September 29 —Robert Thibault , politician
*October 14 —Dominic Agostino , politician
*November 5 —Bryan Adams , singer
*November 17 —Guy André , politician
*November 22 —Geoff Regan , politicianDeaths
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January 26 :Barbara Hanley , Canada's first femalemayor
*February 11 :Harry James Barber , politician
*June 3 :Filip Konowal , WWI Victoria Cross recipient
*September 7 :Maurice Duplessis , Premier of Quebec
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