1976 in Canada
See also: 1975 in Canada, other events of 1976, 1977 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - W.R. Bennett
- 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 then René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
Events
- January 14 - The Eaton's catalogue is discontinued.
- January 28 - The government of Saskatchewan takes over the provinces potash industry.
- February 4 - The Supreme Court rules provinces cannot censor movies.
- February 7 - Toronto Maple Leafs star Darryl Sittler scores ten points in one game.
- February 7 - Joe Clark is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party replacing Robert Stanfield.
- April 1 - The CRTC is given the power to regulate Canadian television and radio.
- April 15 - Dome Petroleum is given approval to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea.
- May 2 - Time Magazine's Canadian edition is discontinued.
- June 25 - The CN Tower opens in Toronto.
- June 30 - Parliament votes to abolish the death penalty.
- July 17 - The 1976 Summer Olympics open in Montreal.
- October 14 - Over a million workers stage a one day strike to protest wage and price controls.
- November 15 - In the Quebec election, René Lévesque's Parti Québécois wins a majority, defeating Robert Bourassa's Parti libéral du Québec.
- November 25 - René Lévesque becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa.
- The Timbit is introduced.
- News media: L'Express de Toronto created
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Marian Engel - Bear
- Hugh Hood - Dark Glasses
- Joy Fielding - The Transformation
- Farley Mowat - Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal
- Awards
- See 1976 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Harry J. Boyle, The Luck of the Irish
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Suzanne Martel
- Film
- The Man Who Skied Down Everest becomes the first Canadian film to win an Academy Award
- Television
- Second City Television premiers
Births
- January 7 - Eric Gagne, baseball player
- January 25 - Mia Kirshner, actor
- February 19 - Brian Price, Olympic rower
- February 23 - Jeff O'Neill, hockey player
- March 9 - Ben Mulroney, television personality
- March 23 - Nolan Baumgartner, hockey player
- May 10 - Kristen French, murder victim
- May 13 - Jeff Powell, Olympic rower
- May 19 - Jason Botterill, hockey player
- June 10 - James Moore, politician
- June 26 - Ed Jovanovski, hockey player
- July 1 - Leslie Mahaffy, murder victim
- July 3 - Wade Belak, hovkey player
- July 12 - Dan Boyle, hockey player
- July 13 - Sheldon Souray, ice hockey player
- August 5 - Jeff Friesen, hockey player
- August 17 - Eric Boulton, hockey player
- August 27 - Sarah Chalke, actor
- September 13 - Jose Theodore, hockey goaltender
- September 17 - Zac Bierk, hockey goalie
- October 1 - Denis Gauthier, hockey player
- October 7 - Rachel McAdams, actor
- October 10 - Shane Doan, hockey player
- November 20 - Laura Harris, actor
- December 26 - Jake Wetzel, Olympic rower
- Big Ben, race horse
Deaths
- Roy Thomson, newspaper baron
- Olive Palmer, wife of John Diefenbaker