1947 in Canada
See also: 1946 in Canada, other events of 1947, 1948 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Events
- January 1: Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect
- January 27 – The cabinet order deporting Japanese-Canadians to Japan is repealed after widespread protests
- February 13 – Oil is discovered near Leduc, Alberta
- June 15 – The laws limiting Asian immigration to Canada are repealed, Canadians of Asian decent are allowed to vote in federal elections
- July 22 – Two new nucelar reactors go online at the Chalk River research facility
- December 29: Byron Johnson becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing John Hart
Arts and Culture
- Literary Awards
- See 1947 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Harry L. Symons, Ojibway Melody
- New Books
- Fearful Symmetry – Northrop Frye
- Who Has Seen the Wind? – W.O. Mitchell
Births
- January 14 – Bill Werbeniuk, snooker player
- January 15 – Andrea Martin, comedian
- January 15 – Veronica Tennant, ballet dancer
- January 23 – Clayton Manness, Manitoba politician
- January 24 – Steve McCaffery, poet
- February 10 – Louise Arbour, jurist
- February 11 – Abigail Hoffman, athlete
- February 20 – Joy Smith, politician
- March 1 – Alan Thicke, musician and actor
- March 10 – Chris Axworthy, politician
- March 10 – Kim Campbell, Prime Minister
- March 13 – Judith Marcuse, dancer
- March 24 – Louise Lanctôt, FLQ terrorist
- May 3 – Doug Henning, magician
- May 4 – John William Bosley, politician
- May 25 – Doug Martindale, Manitoba politician
- May 28 – Lynn Johnston, cartoonist
- June 10 – Michel Bastarache, jurist
- June 14 – Vanessa Harwood, ballet dancer
- June 19 – John Ralston Saul, writer
- July 18 – Steven W. Mahoney, politician
- July 22 – Gilles Duceppe, politician
- July 22 – Bill Matthews, politician
- August 8 – Ken Dryden, hockey goalie and politician
- August 24 – Linda Hutcheon, critic
- August 30 – Allan Rock, politician
- October 13 – Jon Gerrard, Manitoba politician
- November 17 – Inky Mark, politician
- November 22 – Jacques Saada, politician
- November 28 – Bonnie Mitchelson, Manitoba politician
- December 27 – Mickey Redmond, hockey player and commentator
- December 31 – Burton Cummings, musician
Deaths
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