- 1961 in Canada
"See also:"
1960 in Canada ,
other events of 1961,1962 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 :Louis Robichaud
*Premier of Newfoundland :Joey Smallwood
*Premier of Nova Scotia :Robert Stanfield
*Premier of Ontario :Leslie Frost thenJohn Robarts
*Premier of Prince Edward Island :Walter Shaw
*Premier of Quebec :Jean Lesage
*Premier of Saskatchewan :Tommy Douglas thenWoodrow Lloyd Events
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February 3 : TheCanadian Bank of Commerce and theImperial Bank of Canada merge to formCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
*June 1 : The 1961 Canadiancensus finds Canada has a population of 18 238 247
*June 6 :CUSO is formed
*June 13 : The NCC study ofOttawa 's newGreen Belt is completed
*June 14 :James Elliott Coyne , the Governor of theBank of Canada resigns due to disagreements with the federal government's fiscal policies
*August 3 :Tommy Douglas is elected leader of the newly formedNew Democratic Party
*August 14 –15: The Premiers meet inCharlottetown
*October 1 : CTV, Canada's second majortelevision network , begins broadcasting
*November 7 :Woodrow Lloyd becomes premier ofSaskatchewan , replacingTommy Douglas
*November 8 :John Robarts becomes premier ofOntario , replacingLeslie Frost
*November 17 :Saskatchewan passes a bill creating Canada's first government run health system
*December 28 : Canada's firstBOMARC Missile squadron is formed
* TheCo-operative Commonwealth Federation becomes theNew Democratic Party
* TheMassey Lectures are created
* The new home for theHockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
* Thetransatlantic telephone system is officially launched with a call fromQueen Elizabeth II toPrime Minister John Diefenbaker .Arts and literature
: New books
*Morley Callaghan : "A Passion in Rome"
*Max Aitken : "Courage"
*Margaret Atwood : "Double Persephone"
*Farley Mowat : "Owls in the Family": Awards
* See1961 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
*Stephen Leacock Award :Norman Ward , "Mice in the Beer"Births
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January 11 –Graham Welbourn , swimmer
*January 18 –Mark Messier , ice hockey player
*January 26 –Wayne Gretzky , ice hockey player
*January 27 –Tony Clement , politician
*February 10 –Steve Pagendam , boxer
*February 21 –Paul Edwards , Manitoba politician
*February 23 –Sylvie Ruegger , long-distance runner
*March 16 –Todd McFarlane , comic book artist
*March 24 –Pat Turner , rower
*April 6 –Gene Eugene , actor and musician
*April 10 –Barb Tarbox , activist
*May 1 –Clint Malarchuk , ice hockey goalie
*May 8 –Greg Thomey , comedian
*May 9 –Darren Praznik , Manitoba politician
*May 27 –Northern Dancer , race horse
*May 31 –Corey Hart , singer
*June 1 –Paul Coffey , ice hockey player
*June 9 –Michael J. Fox , actor
*July 1 –Michelle Wright , singer
*July 12 –Camilla Scott , actor
*July 17 –Blair Horn , rower
*July 24 –Brian McMahon , coxswain
*July 26 –Alan Lowe , politician
*August 12 –Peter Szmidt , swimmer
*August 20 –Lizanne Bussieres , long-distance runner
*August 25 –Marie Saint Pierre , fashion designer
* August 25 –Dave Tippett , ice hockey player and coach
*September 12 –Mylène Farmer , musician
*September 18 –Denis Lambert , boxer
*September 24 –Nancy Garapick , swimmer
*September 27 –Randy Vancourt , songwriter and actor
*September 30 –Erica Ehm , VJ and TV actor
*October 25 –Alison Webb , judoka
*November 2 –k.d. lang , singer-songwriter
*December 8 – André Bachand, politician
*December 10 –Mark McKoy , hurdler
*December 13 –Ranza Clark , middle distance runner
*December 18 –Brian Orser , figure skater
*December 30 – Ben Johnson, sprinter
*December 31 –Douglas Coupland , writerDeaths
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May 28 –Frank Boyes , politician
*September 12 –Joseph-Arthur Bradette , politician
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