1951 in Canada
See also: 1950 in Canada, other events of 1951, 1952 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia – Byron Johnson
- Premier of Manitoba – Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick – John McNair
- Premier of Newfoundland – Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario – Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones
- Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Tommy Douglas
Events
- April 22-25 – Korean War: In the Battle of Kapyong the Canadians hold off the Chinese.
- June 1 – The Massey Report into Canadian culture is released
- July 10 – A formal peace agreement between Canada and Germany is signed
- October 27 – The Cobalt Bomb Cancer therapy is first tested in London, Ontario
- November 12 – The National Ballet of Canada gives its first ever performance
- November 22 – Ontario election: Leslie Frost's PCs win a third consecutive majority
- December 12 – The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established
- Canada's immigration rate rises. Population is 14 009 429.
- The Indian Act of Canada is revised to limit coverage of Aboriginal people, excluding Aboriginal women who married non-Aboriginal men.
- The first Canadian troops arrive to take part in the Korean War.
- Louis St. Laurent moves into 24 Sussex Drive, the new official residence of the Prime Minister
- Labatt Blue is introduced
Arts and Culture
- New Books
- Morley Callaghan – The Loved and the Lost
- Harold Innis – The Bias of Communication
- Literary Awards
- See 1951 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, The Roving I
Births
- January 3 – Claude Bachand, politician
- January 17 – Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer
- January 21 – W. Yvon Dumont, Manitoba politician
- February 22 – Elaine Tanner, swimmer
- March 25 – Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Native politician
- March 28 – Karen Kain, dancer
- March 31 – Lawrence O'Brien, politician
- April 5 – Guy Vanderhaeghe, author
- April 18 – Pierre Pettigrew, politician
- May 7 – Janina Fialkowska, pianist
- May 9 – Christopher Dewdney, author
- June 2 – Larry Robinson, hockey player
- June 19 – Bill Blaikie, politician
- July 27 – Shawn Murphy, politician
- August 3 – Marcel Dionne, hockey player
- August 10 – Judy Wasylycia-Leis, politician
- August 17 – Robert Joy, author
- September 19 – Daniel Lanois, musician
- September 20 – Guy Lafleur, hockey player
- October 9 – Joseph Tascona, Ontario politician
- October 11 – Jim Carr, Manitoba politician
- October 31 – Doug Bennett, politician
- November 10 – Marlene Jennings, politician
- December 6 – Tomson Highway, author
- December 22 – Charles de Lint, author
- Robert Hilles, poet
- Lesley Choyce, author
- Keith Moreau, writer and illustrator
- Susan Musgrave, poet
- Robert Priest, poet
Deaths
- April 4 – Al Christie, film director
- Edna Brower, wife of John Diefenbaker
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