1984 in Canada
See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau then John Turner then Brian Mulroney
- Governor General – Edward Schreyer then Jeanne Sauvé
- Premier of Alberta – Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia – Bill Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley
- Premier of New Brunswick – Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland – Brian Peckford
- Premier of Nova Scotia – John Buchanan
- Premier of Ontario – Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – James Lee
- Premier of Quebec – René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Grant Devine
Events
- January 12 – Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden
- February 29 – Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader
- May 8 – Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing 3 and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.
- May 19 – The NHL's Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5–2 at Edmonton and ending the Islanders dynasty. The first in Oilers club history and of a new dynasty.
- June 30 – John Turner becomes Canada's seventeenth prime minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau.
- August 12 – At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries.
- September 4 – 1984 Canadian election Turner's Liberals are routed as Brian Mulroney wins the largest majority in Canadian history.
- September 9-20 – Pope John Paul II tours Canada.
- September 17 – Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada's eighteenth prime minister.
- October 5 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (41–6).
- November 6 – Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher is convicted of the murder of his ex-wife JoAnn.
- Richard Nerysoo becomes premier of the Northwest Territories. The territory recognizes aboriginal languages as official languages.
- Labatt introduces the first twist-off cap on a reusable beer bottle.
- Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 47–17 over the Hamilton Tiger Cats
- Vanier Cup – Guelph Gryphons won 22–13 over the Mount Allison Mounties
Arts and literature
- New books
- Neuromancer – William Gibson
- La Détresse et l'enchantement – Gabrielle Roy
- Dinner Along the Amazon – Timothy Findley
- The Summer Tree – Guy Gavriel Kay
- Awards
- See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Heather Robertson, Willie
- Gerald Lampert Award: Sandra Birdsell, Night Travellers and Jean McKay, Gone to Grass
- Pat Lowther Award: Bronwen Wallace, Signs of the Former Tenant
- Stephen Leacock Award: Gary Lautens, No Sex Please...We're Married
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Bill Freeman
- Film
- James Cameron's The Terminator propels the Canadian director to international fame
- Television
- Jeopardy! is relaunched with Canadian Alex Trebek as host
- Second City Television ends its run on Canadian television
Births
- April 27 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard, hockey player
- June 16 – Rick Nash, hockey player
- September 27 – Avril Lavigne, singer/songwriter
- November 28 – Marc-Andre Fleury, goalie
Deaths
- Gaëtan Dugas – early AIDS victim
- Gordon Sinclair – newspaper columnist
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