1957 in Canada

Incumbents

January 1 – The first Canadian peackeepers arrive in Egypt after the Suez Crisis
January 17 – The HMCS Bonaventure, Canada's only aircraft carrier, is commissioned
March 6 – Quebec's Padlock Law is ruled unconstitutional
March 20 – The seven month long Murdochville Strike begins
March 28 – The Canada Council is established
June 10 – Federal election: John Diefenbaker's PCs win a minority, defeating Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals
June 21 – John Diefenbaker becomes prime minister, replacing Louis Saint Laurent
July 31 – The DEW Line begins operation
September 12 – Canada and the United States sign the NORAD agreement
October 4 – The first prototype Avro Arrow is presented to the media
October 12 – Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Suez Crisis
October 14 – Queen Elizabeth II opens the Canadian parliament, the first monarch to do so
November 22 – The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
Thanksgiving is moved to its current date

New Works

Awards

See 1957 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Robert Thomas Allen The Grass Is Never Greener

Television