2017 in Canada

Events from the year 2017 in Canada.

Incumbents

The Crown

Monarch – Elizabeth II

Federal government

Governor General – David Johnston , then Julie Payette
Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau
Parliament – 42nd

Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

Premiers

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – vacant, then Margaret Thom
Commissioner of Nunavut – Nellie Kusugak

Premiers

Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod
Premier of Nunavut – Peter Taptuna, then Paul Quassa
Premier of Yukon – Sandy Silver

Events

January

January 26 – A farmer's market in Calgary was destroyed in a fire. 32 vendors were affected.
January 29 – A Quebec City mosque was the subject of a mass shooting. There were six deaths and numerous others injured.

February

February 6 – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Canada

March

March 5 – Marked the start of a major blizzard that affected most of western and northern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. A number of schools were shut down for the first time in thirty years. It was caused by a cyclone-intense Colorado Low.
March 12 – Daylight saving time goes into effect.
March 18 – Jason Kenney is elected as leader of the Alberta PC Party.

April

April 5 – end of May – Floods hit Eastern Canada, with Quebec the hardest hit. Two people are killed and 2,720 are forced from their homes. Montreal declared a state of emergency.
April 22 – 19 year old Serena McKay is beaten to death by two female classmates in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. The case provoked outrage, with the videos of the murder being posted online.

May

May 9 – The British Columbia general election resulted in no single party winning a majority.
May 27 – The 2017 [Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|Conservative Party of Canada leadership election] was won by Andrew Scheer, replacing interim leader Rona Ambrose.
May 29 – The Green Party of British Columbia announced that they would support the British Columbia New Democratic Party in the Legislative Assembly. This would result in a minority government and NDP leader John Horgan becoming the 36th Premier of British Columbia.
May 30 – The Nova Scotia general election resulted in a majority government and re-election for the Liberal Party, led by Premier Stephen McNeil.

June

June 13 – A Twitter account known as "CanadaCreep" is reported to police. The account was shut down, dozens of terabytes of data were seized by police and a Calgary man faced voyeurism charges.
June 19 – An amendment is made to the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to add a prohibition against discrimination of transgender individuals.
June 29 - July 1 - As part of the Canada 150 celebrations, Prince Charles and the Dutchess of Cornwall, Camilla made an appearance in Nunavut, Trenton and Ottawa.

July

July 1 – Canada celebrates the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
July 6 – September 20 – Wildfires in British Columbia result in the evacuation of 39,000 people, the burning of 1,212,336 hectares and the destruction of at least 305 buildings.
July 18 – Ratification of the Agreement on the Cree Nation Governance between the Cree people of Eeyou Istchee and the government of Canada.
July 18 – Former nurse and serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer is sentenced to eight concurrent life terms in prison, after pleading guilty to eight murders and four counts of attempted murder. All her victims had been elderly patients under her care, whom she had injected with large doses of insulin.
July 28 – Opening ceremony of the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

August

August 10 – Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall, announces his pending retirement from politics.
August 21 - A partial solar eclipse takes place across Canada. Viewing parties were hosted all across Canada.
August 31 - Ontario teachers and education workers contracts expires and the new contracts take effect.

September

September 30 – 2017 [Edmonton attack]; A suspected terrorist vehicle ramming attack occurs in Edmonton. Five people are injured and the suspect is taken into police custody.

October

October 1 – Jagmeet Singh wins the 2017 [New Democratic Party leadership election|2017 NDP leadership election], becoming the first visible minority and first Sikh to lead a major federal political party in Canada.
October 16 to November 20 - In Ontario, over 12,000 OPSEU college faculty members went on strike, demanding better job security, increased academic freedom and higher wages.

November

November 6 – Abbotsford Police Department officer John Davidson is shot and killed while responding to a stolen car incident.

December

December 16 - The NHL 100 Classic to celebrate the National Hockey League's 100th anniversary is held at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park in Canada.
December 17 – an extension to Line 1 Yonge–University on the Toronto subway opens, marks first time TTC stretches outside Toronto, to Vaughan.
Late December – January 2018 – A cold wave brings record low temperatures to much of the country.

Arts, literature and sports

Sports

July 9 – The Canada men's national under-19 basketball team wins the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time.
September 23 to September 30 – The 2017 Invictus Games are held in Toronto
November 4 – Georges St-Pierre becomes 1st Canadian UFC Middleweight Champion by defeating Michael Bisping at UFC 217.
File:Tfcorig.jpg|thumb|Toronto FC celebrates winning the Eastern Conference on November 29 at BMO Field in Toronto.December 9 – Toronto FC becomes the first team in Major League Soccer history to win the domestic treble and the first Canadian team to win MLS Cup.

Deaths

January">Deaths in January 2017">January

January 1 –
*Yvon Dupuis, politician
* Stuart Hamilton, musician and broadcaster
* Bill Marshall, film producer, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto political campaign manager
January 2 – Tom Harpur, classicist, theologian, priest, and journalist
January 3 –
*Mike Buchanan, ice hockey player
*Peter Pollen, mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
January 25 – Marcel Prud'homme, MP and Senator
January 26 – Raynald Guay, former MP
January 28 – Sang Chul Lee, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
January 31 – Rob Stewart, film director and conservationist

February">Deaths in February 2017">February

February 19 – Bob White, trade unionist
February 22 –
* Gordon Gray Currie, politician and sports coach
* John McCormack, ice hockey player
February 23 –
* Don Cousens, politician
* Bernie Custis, football player and coach
February 28 – Pierre Pascau, journalist and radio host

March">Deaths in March 2017">March

March 3 – Aquinas Ryan, politician and educator
March 4 –
*Bonnie Burnard, short story writer and novelist
*Edna Rose Ritchings, symbolic maintainer of the International Peace Mission movement
March 8 – Margaret Mitchell, politician
March 11 – Richard Wagamese, writer
March 12 – Harvey Smith, politician
March 13 – Ed Whitlock, long-distance runner
March 14 – Arleene Johnson, baseball player
March 15 – Laurent Laplante, journalist, essayist and detective writer
March 19 –
*Bob Robertson, comedian
*Len Mitzel, politician
March 20 –
*Betty Kennedy, broadcaster, journalist, author, and Senator
*Terence Finlay, Anglican bishop
March 21 – Bill Rompkey, politician
March 23 – Denis McGrath, screenwriter and producer
March 25 – Gary Doak, ice hockey player
March 27 – Beau Dick, Northwest coast artist
March 28 – Janine Sutto, actress and comedian

April">Deaths in April 2017">April

April 2 – André Drouin, Hérouxville city councillor and author of the Hérouxville Standards
April 6 – Peter Savaryn, lawyer and former Chancellor of the University of Alberta
April 9 – Bill Sutherland, ice hockey player
April 11 – Mark Wainberg, HIV/AIDS researcher and activist
April 18 – Ron Moeser, Toronto city councillor
April 20 – Paul Hébert, actor and director
April 23 – Charles Foster, writer
April 25 – Sasha Lakovic, ice hockey player
April 27 – Peter George, 6th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University

May">Deaths in May 2017">May

May 2 –
*Paul MacEwan, politician
*Gerry Martiniuk, politician
May 3 – Georgie Collins, film, stage, and television actress
May 8 – John David Molson, businessman and former president of the Montreal Canadiens
May 9 – Ron Atkey, lawyer, law professor and politician
May 10 – Ted Hibberd, ice hockey player
May 13 – Marcel Pelletier, ice hockey player and management official
May 15 – Stan Kaluznick, football player
May 17 – Michael Bliss, historian and author
May 20 – Roger Tassé, lawyer and civil servant
May 21 - Bill White, ice hockey player.
May 24 - Grace McCarthy, politician
May 25 – Saucy Sylvia, comedian, pianist, singer and radio personality
May 31 - Diane Torr, dancer and performing artist

June">Deaths in June 2017">June

June 4 – Avie Bennett, businessman and philanthropist
June 5 – Marilyn Hall, television and theatre producer
June 8 – Sam Panopoulos, cook and businessman
June 14 – Don Matthews, football player and coach
June 18 – Tim Hauge, mixed martial artist and boxer
June 22 - Hervé Filion, harness racing driver
June 27 - Ric Suggitt, rugby union player and coach
June 29 - Dave Semenko, ice hockey player.

July">Deaths in July 2017">July

July 2 – Smith Hart, professional wrestler
July 5 – John Rodriguez, former Member of parliament and mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario
July 12 – Tod Sloan, ice hockey player
July 16 – George A. Romero, American-born horror film director
July 17 – Harvey Atkin, actor and voice actor
July 28 – Maurice Filion, ice hockey coach and general manager

August">Deaths in August 2017">August

August 12 – Bryan Murray, ice hockey executive and coach
August 21 – Boris Spremo, photojournalist and Order of Canada recipient
August 30 – Skip Prokop, drummer and band leader for rock bands The Paupers and Lighthouse

September">Deaths in September 2017">September

September 9 – Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player
September 12 – Allan MacEachen, politician and first Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada
September 14 – Arnold Chan, lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament
September 30 – Monty Hall, game show host, producer and philanthropist

October">Deaths in October 2017">October

October 16 – John Dunsworth, actor best known for his role in Trailer Park Boys
October 17 – Gord Downie, lead singer of rock band The Tragically Hip
October 29 – Richard Hambleton, artist known for his street art

December">Deaths in December 2017">December

December 5 – August Ames, pornographic actress
December 13 – Barry Sherman, businessman and philanthropist