1973 in Canada
See also: 1972 in Canada, other events of 1973, 1974 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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Incumbents
- Premier of Alberta – Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia – David Barrett
- Premier of Manitoba – Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick – Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland – Frank Moores
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Gerald Regan
- Premier of Ontario – Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec – Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Allan Blakeney
Events
- January 25 – The Irish Stardust runs aground north of Vancouver Island causing a large oil spill.
- February 1 – Gerald Bouey succeedes Louis Rasminsky as Governor of the Bank of Canada.
- February 5 – Work begins on the contruction of the CN Tower
- February 13 – The Gendron Report is issued, it recommends making French Quebec's only official language
- February 15 – The Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific is established in Victoria, British Columbia
- April 2 – Montreal announces Canada's first lottery to help pay for the 1976 Summer Olympics
- April 20 – Anik A-2 is launched
- October 17 – OPEC dramatically raises the price of oil. This is a boon to Alberta but hurts central Canada.
- November 1 – Waterloo Lutheran University is renamed Wilfrid Laurier University
- November 13 – A jury refuses to convict Henry Morgentaler for performing abortions
- December 7 – Canada sells is first CANDU Reactor to South Korea
- First Air is founded
Arts and Literature
- New Works
- Farley Mowat – Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages
- Donald Jack – That's Me in the Middle
- John Newlove – The Fat Man: Selected Poems (1962–1972)
- Robert Kroetsch – Gone Indian
- Awards
- See 1973 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Bell, Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Christie Harris
- Radio
- The Royal Canadian Air Farce is formed
- Television
- Alex Trebek moves to the United States to host The Wizard of Odds.
Births
- January 11 – Sarah Forbes, field hockey goalkeeper
- February 4 – Manny Legace, hockey goalie
- February 28 – Eric Lindros, ice hockey star
- March 24 – Philippe Boucher, hockey player
- March 31 – Ian Goldberg, cryptographer
- April 23 – Derek Armstrong, hockey player
- May 4 – John Madden, hockey player
- May 4 – Matthew Barnaby, hockey player
- June 8 – Lexa Doig, actor
- July 3 – Adrian Aucoin, hockey player
- July 13 – Gavin Hassett, Olympic rower
- July 19 – Scott Walker, hockey player
- July 22 – Rufus Wainwright, musician
- August 24 – Andrew Brunette, hockey player
- August 29 – Jessica Holmes, actor
- August 31 – Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player
- October 3 – Neve Campbell, actress
- October 30 – Adam Copeland, professional wrestler
- November 10 – Iain Brambell, Olympic rower
- December 14 – Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- December 25 – Alexandre Trudeau, Prime Minister's son
Deaths
- July 18 – Christine Demeter, murder victim
- July 25 – Louis St. Laurent, former Prime Minister
- December – Alfred Fuller, businessman
- Tim Buck, communist
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