1948 in Canada

See also: 1947 in Canada, other events of 1948, 1949 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Events

• June 7 – Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority
• June 24 – Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a second consecutive majority
• November 7 – Douglas Campbell becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Stuart Garson
• November 15 – Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King
• August 17 – Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority
• October 19 – Thomas Kennedy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew

Arts and Culture

Literary Awards

• See 1948 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Hiebert, Sarah Binks

Births

• January 13 – Pat O'Brien, politician
• January 15 – Andy Jones, comedian
• January 16 – Cliff Thorburn, snooker player
• January 19 – Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick
• January 25 – Sarkis Assadourian, politician
• February 11 – Shaughnessy Cohen, politician
• February 21 – Chuck Cadman, politician
• March 14 – Maria Minna, politician
• March 17 – William Gibson, novelist
• March 20 – Bobby Orr, hockey player
• March 31 – Gary Doer, Manitoba politician
• April 16 – Reg Alcock, politician
• May 11 – Ross Y. Archibald, photographer
• May 11 – John Plohman, Manitoba politician
• May 16 – Clif Evans, Manitoba politician
• May 24 – Lorna Crozier, poet
• June 4 – Sandra Post, golfer
• June 7 – Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
• July 4 – Katherine Govier, author
• July 8 – Raffi, children's entertainer
• August 2 – Bob Rae, premier of Ontario
• August 5 – Don Scott, Manitoba politician
• September 8 – Stephen Owen, politician
• September 10 – Margaret Trudeau
• September 19 – James McCrae, Manitoba politician
• September 24 – Phil Hartman, comedian
• October 8 – Pat Binns, PEI politician
• October 17 – Margot Kidder, actress
• November 24 – Spider Robinson, author
• December 30 – Rick Casson, politician
• December 30 – Pierre Blais, politician and jurist

Deaths

• May 21 – James Ralston, Minister of National Defence