1974 in Canada

"See also:"
1973 in Canada,
other events of 1974,
1975 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

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Incumbents

*Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
*Governor General - Roland Michener then Jules Léger
*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
*Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
*Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett
*Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer
*Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
*Premier of Newfoundland - Frank Moores
*Premier of Nova Scotia - Gerald Regan
*Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
*Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
*Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
*Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney

Events

* January 1 - The Canadian Stock Exchange merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange
* January 7 - Bora Laskin sworn in as Chief Justice of Canada
* January 14 - Jules Léger is sworn in as Governor General
* January 26 - The Global Television network begins broadcasting
* May 23 - New Brunswick becomes the first province to be officially bilingual
* June 29 - Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto

* July 2 - Ralph Steinhauer becomes the first Aboriginal person to be a Canadian Lieutenant Governor when he is appointed to that role in Alberta
* July 3 - Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 nautical miles (370.4 km)
* vote of no-confidence in parliament forces election
* July 8 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority
* July 31 - Bill 22 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec
* August 1 - The Elections Act is passed limiting campaign contributions
* August 9 - Nine Canadians are killed when their plane is shot down by Syria
* September 17 - The RCMP decides to allow female members for the first time
* November 29 - An aircraft is hijacked over Saskatchewan. It is recovered in Saskatoon
* Paul Martin made president of Canada Steamship Lines
* The Waffle disbands
* The report of the Le Dain Commission argues marijuana should be decriminalized
* Robert Cliche chairs a Royal Commission investigating corruption in Quebec's construction industry. Brian Mulroney, later to become Prime Minister, first comes to national attention as a panelist on the commission.

Arts and literature

:New Works
*Bill Bissett - "Living with the vishyun"
*Irving Layton - "The Pole-Vaulter"
*Margaret Atwood - "You Are Happy"
*Alice Munro - "Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You"
*Margaret Laurence - "The Diviners":Awards
* See 1974 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
*Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, "That's Me in the Middle"
*Vicky Metcalf Award: Jean Little

Births

* January 7 — Deborah Cox, singer
* January 14 — Hugues Legault, freestyle swimmer
* January 23 — Joel Bouchard, ice hockey player
* February 6 — Layne Roland, ice hockey player
* February 7 — Steve Nash, NBA player
* April 1 — Rob Anders, politician
* April 11 — Tricia Helfer, model and actress
* April 26 — Jacinthe Pineau, butterfly swimmer
* May 9 — Jackie Lance, Olympic softballer
* May 10 — Jon Beare, Olympic rower
* May 18 — Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
* May 21 — Fairuza Balk, actor
* June 1 — Alanis Morissette, singer and songwriter
* June 6 — Anson Carter, ice hockey player
* July 6 — Steve Sullivan, ice hockey player
* July 7 — Patrick Lalime, ice hockey goaltender
* August 15 — Natasha Henstridge, actress and model
* September 8 — Mara Jones, Olympic rower
* September 8 — Becky Price, field hockey forward
* September 18 — Nicole Haynes, heptathlete
* October 11 — Chris Pronger, ice hockey player
* October 11 — Jason Arnott, ice hockey player
* October 16 — Paul Kariya, ice hockey player
* October 22 — Paul Duerden, volleyball player
* November 4 — Amy MacFarlane, field hockey forward
* November 21 — Casey Patton, Olympic boxer
* November 25 — David Cadieux, boxer

Deaths

* January 12- Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught, the daughter of former Governor General of Canada, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
* February 21 - Tim Horton, NHL player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops
* April 5 - A. Y. Jackson, painter, one of the Group of Seven