- 1966 in Canada
"See also:"
1965 in Canada ,
other events of 1966,1967 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Incumbents
*Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General:Georges Vanier
*Prime Minister:Lester B. Pearson
*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 :John Robarts
*Premier of Prince Edward Island :Walter Shaw thenAlex B. Campbell
*Premier of Quebec :Jean Lesage thenDaniel Johnson, Sr.
*Premier of Saskatchewan :W. Ross Thatcher Events
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January 1 : TheCanada Pension Plan and theQuebec Pension Plan both begin operation
*February 25 :Toronto Transit Commission inaugurates the Bloor-Danforth Subway line.
*March 4 : TheMunsinger Affair is Canada's first major politicalsex scandal
*March 12 :Bobby Hull sets the record for the most goals in an NHL season
*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 underDaniel Johnson, Sr. is elected in Quebec.
*June 16 :Daniel Johnson, Sr. , becomes premier ofQuebec , replacingJean Lesage
*July 28 :Alexander B. Campbell becomes premier ofPrince Edward Island , replacingWalter Shaw
*September 1 : The CBC becomes the first Canadiantelevision network to broadcast in colour, followed within days by the private-sectorCTV Television Network .
*October 14 :Montreal inaugurates its metro system (seeMontreal Metro ).
*October 17 : TheMontreal Metro opens
* November 4: Bill C-243, The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act, is introduced in Parliament.
*December 31 : TheCentennial Flame in front ofParliament Hill is lit
* The "Revolutionary Strategy and the Role of the Avant-Garde" outlining the strategy of theFLQ is written.
*Grey Cup :Saskatchewan Roughriders win 29–14 over theOttawa Rough Riders
*Vanier Cup :St. Francis Xavier X-Men win 40–14 over theWaterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
*Stanley Cup :Montreal Canadiens win 4–2 over theDetroit Red Wings Arts and literature
:New works
* "Cold Mountain. Singing Hands Series 3" byB. P. Nichol
* "The Circle Game" byMargaret Atwood
* "Expeditions" byMargaret Atwood
* "Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein" byMargaret Atwood :Awards
* See1966 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
*March 3 : CanadianNeil Young , joinsStephen Stills andRichie Furay to formBuffalo Springfield .:Television
* "" premieres starring Montreal actorWilliam Shatner Births
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January 23 :Bernadette Bowyer , field hockey player
*January 24 :Michael Forgeron , rower
*January 30 : Doug Wood, pole vaulter
*February 27 :Donal Logue , actor
*March 1 :Susan Auch , speed skater
*March 20 :Chris Gifford , field hockey striker
*March 25 :Jeff Healey , musician
*March 29 :Pamela Rai , freestyle swimmer
*March 31 :Nathalie Gosselin , judoka
*April 24 :David Usher , musician
*May 2 :Belinda Stronach , politician
*May 11 :Michelle MacPherson , backstroke and butterfly swimmer
*May 12 :Anne Ottenbrite , breaststroke swimmer
*May 23 : Gary Roberts, ice hockey player
*June 12 :Michael Redhill , novelist and poet
*June 18 :Kurt Browning , figure skater
*June 24 :Debbie Fuller , diver
*June 26 :Kirk McLean , ice hockey player
*June 29 :John Part , darts player
*July 18 :Lila Feng , weather presenter
*August 27 :Gianni Vignaduzzi , track cyclist
*September 10 :Joe Nieuwendyk , ice hockey player
*September 21 :Wilhelm Schroeder , musician
*September 27 : Gerry Byrne, politician
*October 17 :Peter Milkovich , field hockey midfielder
*October 24 :Conrad Pla , actor
*October 25 :Wendel Clark , ice hockey player
*November 9 :Lisa Faust , field hockey midfielder
*November 21 :Christopher Bowie , freestyle swimmer
*December 1 :Larry Walker , baseball player
*December 5 :Deb Whitten , field hockey player
*December 21 :Kiefer Sutherland , actor
*Stéphane Demers , actorDeaths
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July 11 :Andrew McNaughton , army officer and politician
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