The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1971. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| February 22 | Juno Awards of 1971. | |
| July 30 | Animation company Nelvana is founded. It specializes in making cartoons in film and TV for both children and adults. | |
| September 12 | TVA goes on the air with 3 affiliates. | |
| October 1 | 23rd Canadian Film Awards. |
| Show | Station | Premiere Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | CHCH-TV | unknown | |
| This Is the Law | CBC Television | June 21 | |
| All About Faces | CTV | August 30 | |
| Anything You Can Do | September 13 | ||
| Dr. Simon Locke | |||
| Alphabet Soup | CBC Television | October 5 | |
| Polka Dot Door | TVOntario | March 30 |
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| Adventures in Rainbow Country | CBC Television | March 28 |
| The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour | Unknown | |
| Zut! | ||
| The Trouble with Tracy | CTV |
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 3 | CTV | Originally a rebroadcaster of CKSO-TV in Sudbury until 1980.[1] | ||
| October 17 | 11 | CBC Television (O&O) | Semi-satellite of CBKT/Regina;[2] Shut down July 31, 2012 | ||
| Unknown | Edmonton, Alberta | 10 (cable-only) | Independent/Community channel | ||
| 10 | [3] | ||||