1984 in Canada

See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

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