See also: 1975 in Canada, other events of 1976, 1977 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
• Governor General - Jules Léger

• Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
• Premier of British Columbia - W.R. Bennett
• 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 then René Lévesque
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney

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Events

• January 14 - The Eaton's catalogue is discontinued.
• January 28 - The government of Saskatchewan takes over the provinces potash industry.
• February 4 - The Supreme Court rules provinces cannot censor movies.
• February 7 - Toronto Maple Leafs star Darryl Sittler scores ten points in one game.
• February 7 - Joe Clark is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada replacing Robert Stanfield.
• April 1 - The CRTC is given the power to regulate Canadian television and radio.
• April 15 - Dome Petroleum is given approval to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea.
• May 2 - Time Magazine's Canadian edition is discontinued.
• June 25 - The CN Tower opens in Toronto.
• June 30 - Parliament votes to abolish the death penalty.
• July 17 - The 1976 Summer Olympics open in Montreal.
• October 14 - Over a million workers stage a one day strike to protest wage and price controls.
• November 15 - In the Quebec election, René Lévesque's Parti Québécois wins a majority, defeating Robert Bourassa's Parti libéral du Québec.
• November 25 - René Lévesque becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa.
• The Timbit is introduced.
• News media: L'Express de Toronto created

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Arts and Literature

New Works

• Marian Engel - Bear
• Hugh Hood - Dark Glasses
• Joy Fielding - The Transformation
• Farley Mowat - Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal

Awards

• See 1976 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Harry J. Boyle, The Luck of the Irish
• Vicky Metcalf Award: Suzanne Martel

Film

• The Man Who Skied Down Everest becomes the first Canadian film to win an Academy Award

Television

• Second City Television premiers

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Births

• January 7 - Eric Gagne, baseball player
• January 25 - Mia Kirshner, actor
• February 19 - Brian Price, Olympic rower
• February 23 - Jeff O'Neill, hockey player
• March 9 - Ben Mulroney, television personality
• March 23 - Nolan Baumgartner, hockey player
• May 10 - Kristen French, murder victim
• May 13 - Jeff Powell, Olympic rower
• May 19 - Jason Botterill, hockey player
• June 10 - James Moore, politician
• June 26 - Ed Jovanovski, hockey player
• July 1 - Leslie Mahaffy, murder victim
• July 3 - Wade Belak, hovkey player
• July 12 - Dan Boyle, hockey player
• July 13 - Sheldon Souray, ice hockey player
• August 5 - Jeff Friesen, hockey player
• August 17 - Eric Boulton, hockey player
• August 27 - Sarah Chalke, actor
• September 13 - Jose Theodore, hockey goaltender
• September 17 - Zac Bierk, hockey goalie
• October 1 - Denis Gauthier, hockey player
• October 7 - Rachel McAdams, actor
• October 10 - Shane Doan, hockey player
• November 20 - Laura Harris, actor
• December 26 - Jake Wetzel, Olympic rower
• Big Ben, race horse

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Nolan Baumgartner (born March 23, 1976 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey defenceman. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Kristen Dawn French (May 10, 1976 – April 16, 1992) was a Canadian schoolgirl who was murdered by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Jeff Powell (born May 13, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian rower. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Jason Botterill (b. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... James Moore (b. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Ed Jovanovski (born June 26, 1976 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who plays for the National Hockey Leagues Vancouver Canucks. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Leslie Erin Mahaffy (July 1, 1976 – June 14, 1991) was a Canadian girl who was murdered by serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Wade Belak (born July 3, 1976 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional hockey forward/defenceman. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Dan Boyle (b. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Sheldon Souray (b. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Jeff Friesen (b. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eric Boulton (born August 17, 1976) is a Canadian professional hockey leftwinger. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Sarah Chalke (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian television and movie actress best known for playing Dr Elliot Reid in NBC sitcom Scrubs and Rebecca Becky Conner Healy in ABCs Roseanne. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... José Théodore (born September 13, 1976 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently starting goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Zac J. Bierk (b. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Denis Gauthier (born 1 October 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams (born October 7, 1976) is a Canadian actress. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Shane Doan (born October 10, 1976, in Halkirk, Alberta) is a professional Ice Hockey Right Wing in the NHL, playing for the Phoenix Coyotes. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Laura Harris as Daisy Adair Dead Like Me Laura Harris (born November 20, 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as grim reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me and as terrorist Marie Warner in the spy drama 24. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Jake Wetzel (born December 26, 1976 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian rower. ... The Clock Tower, sometimes incorrectly reffered to as Big Ben Big Ben is an informal name for the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster and an incorrect colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster...

Deaths

• Roy Thomson, newspaper publisher
• Olive Palmer, wife of John Diefenbaker
• Réal Caouette, longtime leader of the créditistes, the Quebec branch of the Social Credit Party