1996 in Canada explained
Events from the year 1996 in Canada.
Incumbents
See main article: 1996 Canadian incumbents.
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Premiers
Events
January to March
- January 1 – Fort Norman, Northwest Territories, is renamed to Tulita.
- January 14 – A free trade agreement with Israel is announced.
- January 15 – The Corel Centre opens in Ottawa.
- January 25 – Jean Chrétien launches a major cabinet shuffle. Pierre Pettigrew and Stéphane Dion are brought in, despite not having seats in Parliament.
- January 26 – Brian Tobin becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Clyde Wells.
- January 29 – Lucien Bouchard becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Jacques Parizeau.
- February 7 – Bob Rae, former premier of Ontario leaves politics.
- February 14 – Mr. Dressup does his last show.
- February 15 – At a ceremony marking the first National Flag of Canada Day, Chrétien throttles a protester in Hull, Quebec, launching a small controversy over the "Shawinigan Handshake".
- February 17 – Michel Gauthier is elected new leader of the Bloc Québécois.
- February 22 – Glen Clark becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Michael Harcourt.
- February 22 – Brian Tobin leads the Newfoundland Liberal Party to victory in the 1996 Newfoundland election.
March to June
July to September
October to December
Full date unknown
Arts and literature
New books
The Unconscious Civilization
Slow Emergencies
Farewell to the Twentieth Century
Let Me Be the One
Self
You Went Away
Dancing Naked: Narrative Strategies for Writing Across Centuries
Polaroids from the Dead
The Englishman's Boy
Awards
Keath Fraser, Popular Anatomy
Marianne Brandis, Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada
Maureen Hynes, Rough Skin
Barbara Gowdy
Lorna Crozier, Everything Arrives at the Light
Marsha Boulton, Letters from the Country
Margaret Buffie
New music
Born on a Pirate Ship
The Charity of Night
Trouble at the Henhouse
One Chord to Another
Sport
- January 15 – The Corel Centre opens in Ottawa
- February 1 – With the exception of the Baltimore Stallions, all the U.S.-based CFL teams (San Antonio Texans, Las Vegas Posse, Shreveport Pirates, Birmingham Barracudas and the Memphis Mad Dogs) fold. The Stallions are relocated from Baltimore, Maryland, to Montreal, Quebec, and become the Montreal Allouettes
- February 27 – The Los Angeles Kings trade Wayne Gretzky to the St. Louis Blues.
- March 11 – The Montreal Canadiens play their final game at the Montreal Forum by defeating the Dallas Stars 4 to 1.
- March 16 – The Montreal Canadiens play their first game at the Molson Centre against the New York Rangers.
- May 19 – The Granby Prédateurs win their only Memorial Cup by defeating the Peterborough Petes 4 to 0. The entire tournament was played at Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario.
- July 1 – The Winnipeg Jets relocate from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Phoenix, Arizona, to become the Phoenix Coyotes.
- July 19 – The Atlanta Olympics open. Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey wins the 100-metre dash.
- July 26 – Gretzky signs with the New York Rangers.
- November 24 – The Toronto Argonauts win their 13th Grey Cup by defeating the Edmonton Eskimos in the 84th Grey Cup played at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. Mike Vanderjagt is named the game's Most Valuable Canadian
- November 30 – Saskatchewan Huskies win their second Vanier Cup by defeating the St. Francis Xavier X-Men 31–12 in the 32nd Vanier Cup played at SkyDome in Toronto
Births
January to June
- January 18 – Brittany Jones, pair skater
- January 20 – Roland McKeown, ice hockey defenceman
- January 22 – Joshua Ho-Sang, ice hockey player
- January 31 – Ana Golja, actress and singer
- February 5 – Megan McKinnon, actress
- February 7 – Aaron Ekblad, hockey player
- March 22 – Gig Morton, actor
- March 26 – Alaine Chartrand, figure skater
- April 26 – Jennifer Gillis, actress, dancer and singer
- May 1 – William Nylander, ice hockey player
- May 10 – Pressa, rapper
- May 14 – Pokimane, online personality
- May 19 – Sarah Grey, actress
- June 12 – Mitchell Gordon, figure skater
- June 14 – Madeline Edwards, ice dancer
- June 20
- June 28 – Larissa Werbicki, rower[2]
July to December
- July 1 – KallMeKris, online personality
- July 6 – Robert Naylor, actor
- July 11 – Alessia Cara, singer/songwriter
- August 7 – Liam James, actor
- August 12 – Torri Webster, actress
- August 29 – Linden Porco, actor
- September 1 – Alexandra Kamieniecki, Polish figure skater
- September 5 – Helaina Cyr, basketball player
- September 26 – Cesar Corrales, Mexico-born actor and dancer
- October 28
- November 5 – Victoria Moors, gymnast
- November 7 – Julianne Séguin, figure skater
- November 18 – Smoke Dawg, rapper (d. 2018)
- November 27 – Amanda Todd, cyberbullying victim (d. 2012)
- December 10 – Jérémy Gabriel, singer and actor
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to March
April to June
July to September
- July 1 – Harold Greenberg, film producer (born 1930)
- July 3 – Rebecca Jane Middleton, murder victim (born 1979)
- July 5 – Fred Davis, broadcaster and moderator of Front Page Challenge (born 1921)
- July 18 – Robert Needham, journalist
- July 22 – Carl Goldenberg, lawyer, arbitrator, mediator and Senator (born 1907)
- August 10 – Walter MacNutt, organist (born 1910)
- September 22 – Ludmilla Chiriaeff, ballet dancer, choreographer and director (born 1924)
- September 23 – Joe Borowski, politician and activist (born 1933)
October to December
- October 2 – Robert Bourassa, politician and 22nd Premier of Quebec (born 1933)
- October 9 – Colleen Peterson, singer (born 1950)
- October 11
- October 14 – Marcel Bourbonnais, politician (born 1918)
- October 17 – Laura Sabia, social activist and feminist (born 1916)
- October 19 – James Bourque, First Nations activist (born 1935)
- October 23
- October 27 – Arthur Tremblay, politician and Senator (born 1917)
- October 28 – Reuben Baetz, politician (born 1923)
- November 9 – Joe Ghiz, politician and 29th Premier of Prince Edward Island (born 1945)
- November 18 – John Josiah Robinette, lawyer (born 1906)
- December 1 – Peter Bronfman, businessman (born 1928)
- December 5 – Wilf Carter, country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and yodeller (born 1904)
- December 21 – Clarence Gosse, physician and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (born 1912)
- December 24 – Al Adair, politician, radio broadcaster and author (born 1929)
- December 29 – Dorothy Livesay, poet (born 1909)
Full date unknown
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Queen Elizabeth II The Canadian Encyclopedia . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 4 December 2022.
- Web site: Larissa WERBICKI - Olympic Rowing Canada . International Olympic Committee . 28 May 2020 . en . 27 June 2016.