1969 in Canada
See also: 1968 in Canada, other events of 1969, 1970 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta – Harry Strom
- Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba – Walter Weir then Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick – Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland – Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia – George Smith
- Premier of Ontario – John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec – Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Premier of Saskatchewan – W. Ross Thatcher
Events
- January 29-February 11 – The George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
- February 13 – FLQ terrorists bomb the Stock Exchange in Montreal, Quebec
- February 19 – An 18 month long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end
- March 7 – Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
- April 14 – The Montreal Expos baseball team plays their first home game
- May 2 – Telesat Canada formed
- June 2 – The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens
- July 7 – The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government
- July 15 – Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
- August 24 – The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Margaret Atwood – The Edible Woman
- Timothy Findley – The Butterfly Plague
- Robert Kroetsch – The Stud Horse Man
- Mordecai Richler – The Street
- Milton Acorn – I've Tasted My Blood
- Farley Mowat – The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
- Gilles Archambault – Le tendre matin
- Marshall McLuhan – Counterblast
- Awards
- See 1969 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Stuart Trueman, You're Only as Old as You Act
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Audrey McKim
- Music
- Karel Ancerl replaces Seiji Ozawa as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Births
- January 29 – Brendan Shanahan, hockey player
- April 3 – Lance Evers, wrestler
- June 12 – Kelvin Goertzen, politician
- July 7 – Joe Sakic, hockey player
- July 7 – Cree Summer, actor
- July 23 – Andrew Cassels, hockey player
- July 24 – Rick Fox, basketball player
- August 15 – Mark Heese, Olympic athlete
- August 19 – Matthew Perry, actor
- August 28 – Pierre Turgeon, hockey player
- September 23 – Donald Audette, hockey player
- October 8 – Dylan Neal, actor
- October 17 – Rick Mercer, comedian
- November 1 – Tie Domi, hockey player
- December 10 – Rob Blake, hockey player
- December 15 – Chantal Petitclerc, wheelchair athlete
- December 22 – Myriam Bédard, Olympian
Deaths
- March 18 – John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba, Tory leader
- November 14 – Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, track-and-field athlete
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