2017 in Canada explained

Events from the year 2017 in Canada.

Incumbents

The Crown

• Monarch – Elizabeth II^[1]

Federal government

• • Governor General – David Johnston^[2] (until October 2), then Julie Payette Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau^[3]
• Parliament – 42nd

Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Mitchell^[4]
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Judith Guichon^[5]
• Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Janice Filmon^[6]
• Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau^[7]
• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Frank Fagan^[8]
• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John James Grant (until June 28), then Arthur LeBlanc^{[9] [10]}
• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Elizabeth Dowdeswell^[11]
• Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Lewis^[12] (until October 20), then Antoinette Perry
• Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – J. Michel Doyon^[13]
• Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Vaughn Solomon Schofield^[14]

Premiers

• Premier of Alberta – Rachel Notley^[15]
• Premier of British Columbia – Christy Clark^[16] (until July 18), then John Horgan^[17]
• Premier of Manitoba – Brian Pallister^[18]
• Premier of New Brunswick – Brian Gallant^[19]
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Dwight Ball^[20]
• Premier of Nova Scotia – Stephen McNeil^[21]
• Premier of Ontario – Kathleen Wynne^[22]
• Premier of Prince Edward Island – Wade MacLauchlan^[23]
• Premier of Quebec – Philippe Couillard^[24]
• Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall^[25]

Territorial governments

Commissioners

• Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips^[26]
• Commissioner of Northwest Territories – vacant (until June 26; Gerald W. Kisoun [acting]), then Margaret Thom^{[27] [28] [29]}
• Commissioner of Nunavut – Nellie Kusugak^[30]

Premiers

• Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod^[31]
• Premier of Nunavut – Peter Taptuna^[32] (until November 21), then Paul Quassa
• Premier of Yukon – Sandy Silver^[33]

Events

January

• January 26 – A farmer's market in Calgary was destroyed in a fire. 32 vendors were affected.^[34]
• January 29 – A Quebec City mosque was the subject of a mass shooting. There were six deaths and numerous others injured.^[35]

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.^[36] A number of schools were shut down for the first time in thirty years.^[37] 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.^[38]

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.^[39] Montreal declared a state of emergency.^[40]
• 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.^[41]

May

• May 9 – The British Columbia general election^[42] resulted in no single party winning a majority.
• May 27 – The Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was won by Andrew Scheer, replacing interim leader Rona Ambrose.^[43]
• 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.^[44]
• May 30 – The Nova Scotia general election resulted in a majority government and re-election for the Liberal Party, led by Premier Stephen McNeil.^[45]

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.^[46]
• June 19 – An amendment is made to the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to add a prohibition against discrimination of transgendered individuals.

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.^{[47] [48]}
• July 18 – Ratification of the Agreement on the Cree Nation Governance between the Cree people of Eeyou Istchee and the government of Canada.^[49]
• 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.^[50]
• July 28 – Opening ceremony of the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.^[51]

August

• August 10 – Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall, announces his pending retirement from politics.^[52]
• August 21 A partial solar eclipse takes place 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.^[53] Five people are injured and the suspect is taken into police custody.^[54]

October

• October 1 – Jagmeet Singh wins the 2017 NDP leadership election, becoming the first visible minority and first Sikh to lead a major federal political party in Canada.^[55]

November

• November 6 – Abbotsford Police Department officer John Davidson is shot and killed while responding to a stolen car incident.^[56]
• October 16 to November 20 – Ontario college strike

December

• December 17 – an extension to Line 1 Yonge–University on the Toronto subway opens
• Late December – January 2018 – A cold wave brings record low temperatures to much of the country.^[57]

Arts, literature and sports

Film

See main article: List of Canadian films of 2017.

Music

See main article: 2017 in Canadian music.

Television

See main article: 2017 in Canadian television.

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.^[58]
• 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.^[59]
• 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.^[60] (see also: 2017 Toronto FC season)

Deaths

January

• • January 1 –
  • Yvon Dupuis, politician^[61]
  • Stuart Hamilton, musician and broadcaster (b. 1929)^[62]
  • Bill Marshall, film producer, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto political campaign manager (b. 1939)^[63]
• January 2 – Tom Harpur, classicist, theologian, priest, and journalist^[64]
• January 3 –
  • Mike Buchanan, ice hockey player^[65]
  • Peter Pollen, mayor of Victoria, British Columbia (1971–1975, 1981–1985)^[66]
• January 25 – Marcel Prud'homme, MP (1964–1993) and Senator (1993–2009)^[67]
• January 26 – Raynald Guay, former MP (1963–1980)^[68]
• January 28 – Sang Chul Lee, Moderator of the United Church of Canada (1988–1990)^[69]
• January 31 – Rob Stewart, film director and conservationist^[70]

• February 19 – Bob White, trade unionist^[71]
• February 22 –
  • Gordon Gray Currie, politician and sports coach^[72]
  • John McCormack, ice hockey player^[73]
• February 23 –
  • Don Cousens, politician^[74]
  • Bernie Custis, football player and coach^[75]
• February 28 – Pierre Pascau, journalist and radio host^[76]

March

• March 3 – Aquinas Ryan, politician and educator^[77]
• March 4 –
  • Bonnie Burnard, short story writer and novelist^[78]
  • Edna Rose Ritchings, symbolic maintainer of the International Peace Mission movement^[79]
• March 8 – Margaret Mitchell, politician^[80]
• March 11 – Richard Wagamese, writer^[81]
• March 12 – Harvey Smith, politician^[82]
• March 13 – Ed Whitlock, long-distance runner^[83]
• March 14 – Arleene Johnson, baseball player^[84]
• March 15 – Laurent Laplante, journalist, essayist and detective writer^[85]
• March 19 –
  • Bob Robertson, comedian (Double Exposure)^[86]
  • Len Mitzel, politician^[87]
• March 20 –
  • Betty Kennedy, broadcaster, journalist, author, and Senator^[88]
  • Terence Finlay, Anglican bishop^[89]
• March 21 – Bill Rompkey, politician^[90]
• March 23 – Denis McGrath, screenwriter and producer^[91]
• March 25 – Gary Doak, ice hockey player^[92]
• March 27 – Beau Dick, Northwest coast artist^[93]
• March 28 – Janine Sutto, actress and comedian^[94]

April

• April 2 – André Drouin, Hérouxville city councillor and author of the Hérouxville Standards^[95]
• April 6 – Peter Savaryn, lawyer and former Chancellor of the University of Alberta^[96]
• April 9 – Bill Sutherland, ice hockey player^[97]
• April 11 – Mark Wainberg, HIV/AIDS researcher and activist^[98]
• April 18 – Ron Moeser, Toronto city councillor^[99]
• April 20 – Paul Hébert, actor and director^[100]
• April 23 – Charles Foster, writer^[101]
• April 25 – Sasha Lakovic, ice hockey player^[102]
• April 27 – Peter George, 6th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University^[103]

May

• May 2 –
  • Paul MacEwan, politician^[104]
  • Gerry Martiniuk, politician^[105]
• May 3 – Georgie Collins, film, stage, and television actress^[106]
• May 8 – John David Molson, businessman and former president of the Montreal Canadiens^[107]
• May 9 – Ron Atkey, lawyer, law professor and politician^[108]
• May 10 – Ted Hibberd, ice hockey player^[109]
• May 13 – Marcel Pelletier, ice hockey player and management official^[110]
• May 15 – Stan Kaluznick, football player^[111]
• May 17 – Michael Bliss, historian and author^[112]
• May 20 – Roger Tassé, lawyer and civil servant^[113]
• May 21  - Bill White, ice hockey player.^[114]
• May 24  - Grace McCarthy, politician^[115]
• May 25 – Saucy Sylvia, comedian, pianist, singer and radio personality^[116]
• May 31  - Diane Torr, dancer and performing artist^[117]

June

• June 4 – Avie Bennett, businessman and philanthropist^[118]
• June 5 – Marilyn Hall, television and theatre producer^[119]
• June 8 – Sam Panopoulos, cook and businessman^[120]
• June 14 – Don Matthews, football player and coach^[121]
• June 18 – Tim Hauge, mixed martial artist and boxer^[122]
• June 22  - Hervé Filion, harness racing driver^[123]
• June 27  - Ric Suggitt, rugby union player and coach^[124]
• June 29  - Dave Semenko, ice hockey player.^[125]

July

• July 2 – Smith Hart, professional wrestler^[126]
• July 5 – John Rodriguez, former Member of parliament and mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario^[127]
• July 12 – Tod Sloan, ice hockey player^[128]
• July 16 – George A. Romero, American-born horror film director^[129]
• July 17 – Harvey Atkin, actor and voice actor^[130]
• July 28 – Maurice Filion, ice hockey coach and general manager^[131]

• August 12 – Bryan Murray, ice hockey executive and coach^[132]
• August 21 – Boris Spremo, photojournalist and Order of Canada recipient^[133]
• August 30 – Skip Prokop, drummer and band leader for rock bands The Paupers and Lighthouse^[134]

• September 9 – Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player^[135]
• September 12 – Allan MacEachen, politician and first Deputy Prime Minister of Canada^[136]
• September 14 – Arnold Chan, lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament^[137]
• September 30 – Monty Hall, game show host, producer and philanthropist^[138]

• October 16 – John Dunsworth, actor best known for his role in Trailer Park Boys^[139]
• October 17 – Gord Downie, lead singer of rock band The Tragically Hip^[140]
• October 29 – Richard Hambleton, artist known for his street art^[141]

December

• December 5 – August Ames, pornographic actress^[142]
• December 13 – Barry Sherman, businessman and philanthropist^[143]

See also

• 2017 in Canadian television
• List of Canadian films of 2017

Notes and References

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34. News: 'Just devastating': Fire destroys Symons Valley Ranch market. Cole. Yolande. January 26, 2017. January 31, 2017. en. Calgary Herald.
35. News: Only 1 suspect in deadly Quebec mosque shooting, police say. January 29, 2017. January 30, 2017. en. CBC News.
36. News: 'High impact' winter storm headed for Saskatchewan Monday. CBC News. 2017-03-09. en.
37. Web site: Storm so bad, The Pas closes schools for first time in 30 years. Prest. Ashley. March 7, 2017. Winnipeg Free Press. March 9, 2017.
38. Web site: Jason Kenney picked as new leader of Alberta Progressive Conservatives Toronto Star. 2017-03-19. thestar.com. 2017-03-22.
39. Web site: Quebec hardest hit as battle against floods continues in communities across Canada. May 8, 2017. National Post. 2017-05-08.
40. Web site: Montreal declares state of emergency as flooding continues. 2017-05-07. Giuseppe Valiante. The Toronto Star. 2017-05-08.
41. Web site: Attackers threaten to kill victim in video linked to Serena McKay homicide - CBC News.
42. Web site: Key Dates Elections BC. elections.bc.ca. 2017-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170415012823/http://elections.bc.ca/2017-general-election/key-dates/. 2017-04-15. dead.
43. News: Scheer surprise: Ex-House Speaker wins Conservative leadership race. Harris. Kathleen. 2017-05-27. CBC News. 2017-05-31. en-CA.
44. Web site: B.C. election could be over as NDP and Greens announce 'difficult' deal to form government. Shaw. Rob. 2017-05-29. www.nationalpost.com. 2017-05-29.
45. News: Nova Scotia election: Liberals re-elected with slim majority. Dehaas. Josh. 2017-05-30. CTVNews. 2017-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531175739/http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nova-scotia-election-liberals-re-elected-with-slim-majority-1.3435131. 2017-05-31. dead. en-CA.
46. News: Calgary man arrested in CanadaCreep Twitter case had years worth of surreptitious photos on his devices. 2017-06-14. CBC News. 2017-06-14. en-CA.
47. News: Canada wildfires: almost 40,000 evacuated in British Columbia amid state of emergency. July 18, 2017. The Guardian. October 7, 2017. en-GB. 0261-3077.
48. Web site: Current Statistics. bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca. en-CA. October 7, 2017.
49. News: 'Reconciliation in action': Quebec Cree leaders sign governance, funding agreement with Ottawa. Wapachee. Celina. July 18, 2017. CBC News. December 1, 2017. Bell. Susan. en-CA.
50. News: Ex-nurse given life term over murders. BBC News . 26 June 2017.
51. News: Winnipeg 2017. July 29, 2015. 2017 Canada Games. December 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114212248/http://www.2017canadagames.ca/en/content/winnipeg-2017. November 14, 2016.
52. News: Premier Brad Wall has announced he is stepping down and retiring from politics. August 10, 2017. Regina Leader-Post. August 10, 2017. en.
53. News: Edmonton police investigate 'acts of terrorism' after officer stabbed, pedestrians run down. Zabjek. Alexandra. October 1, 2017. CBC News. October 1, 2017. en-CA.
54. News: Trudeau calls cop stabbing and van hitting pedestrians in Edmonton a 'terrorist attack'. Drinkwater. Rob. October 1, 2017. The Toronto Star. October 1, 2017. Purdy. Chris. en-CA. 0319-0781. Cotter. John.
55. News: A 'game-changer': Jagmeet Singh 'kicks the door open' and wins NDP leadership. National Post . 2 October 2017. Forrest . Maura .
56. News: Alberta man charged with murder of 'hero' Abbotsford Const. John Davidson. Saltman. Jennifer. November 7, 2017. Calgary Herald. November 7, 2017. en-CA.
57. News: Environment Canada issues extreme cold weather warnings for much of the country. December 26, 2017. CTVNews. January 6, 2017. en-CA.
58. News: Canada's under-19 basketball team returns home to cheers after World Cup win. Couto. Melissa. July 10, 2017. The Globe and Mail. January 6, 2018.
59. News: GSP wins UFC middleweight belt after four-year layoff. Gelston. Dan. November 5, 2017. The Toronto Star. January 6, 2017. en-CA. 0319-0781.
60. News: Toronto FC win first domestic treble in MLS history. Rodriguez. Alicia. 2017-12-09. MLSsoccer.com. 2018-01-06. en.
61. News: Former federal cabinet minister Yvon Dupuis dead at 90. Montreal. en-CA. 2017-02-04.
62. News: Opera community mourns loss of Canadian vocal coach Stuart Hamilton. CBC News. 2017-01-03.
63. Web site: TIFF co-founder Bill Marshall, 77, remembered as pioneer of Canadian film. Toronto Star. January 2017 . 2017-01-03.
64. Web site: Former Star religion editor and columnist Tom Harpur dead at 87 Toronto Star. thestar.com. 6 January 2017 . 2017-02-04.
65. News: Mike Buchanan, Canadian ice hockey player, Died at 84. 2017-01-13. Dead Obituary. en-US. 2017-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100037/https://deadobituary.com/mike-buchanan-canadian-ice-hockey-player-died-at-84/. 2017-02-05. dead.
66. News: Former four-term Victoria mayor Peter Pollen dies peacefully at home. Vancouver Island. en-CA. 2017-02-04.
67. News: Former senator and Quebec MP Marcel Prud'homme dead at 82. The Globe and Mail. en-ca. 2017-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206021904/https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-senator-and-quebec-mp-marcel-prudhomme-dead-at-82/article33766579/. 2017-02-06. dead.
68. Web site: Raynald Guay's Obituary on Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa Citizen. 2017-02-04.
69. Web site: In Memoriam: Sang Chul Lee. www.vicu.utoronto.ca. en. 2017-02-04.
70. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-stewart-found-dead-1.3965360 "Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart reportedly found dead, U.S. Coast Guard says"
71. News: Bob White, 'trailblazing' labour leader who led founding of CAW, dead at 81. Thomson. Chris. February 21, 2017. Windsor Star. July 17, 2017. en.
72. News: Gordon Currie, namesake of Currie Field, dead at 93. Vanstone. Rob. February 23, 2017. Regina Leader-Post. July 17, 2017.
73. Web site: Honouring John McCormack. Ferriman. Mike. February 23, 2017. MapleLeafs.com. en. July 17, 2017.
74. News: Former Markham mayor, Ontario cabinet minister Don Cousens dies. Joseph. Simone. February 24, 2017. YorkRegion.com. July 16, 2017. en-CA.
75. Web site: Trailblazing black quarterback Bernie Custis dead at 88. Ralph. Dan. February 23, 2017. Toronto Star. July 16, 2017.
76. Web site: Un grand de la radio s'éteint à l'âge de 78 ans. Lapointe. Bruno. February 28, 2017. Le Journal de Montréal. fr-CA. July 16, 2017.
77. News: Aquinas Ryan remembered as man heavily involved in P.E.I. community. Stewart. Dave. March 9, 2017. The Guardian. July 16, 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309181124/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/3/9/aquinas-ryan-remembered-as-man-heavily-involved-in-p-e-i--commun.html. March 9, 2017. dead.
78. News: Bonnie Burnard. Boyd. Colin. April 2, 2008. The Canadian Encyclopedia. July 16, 2017. March 6, 2017. en. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828190230/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/bonnie-burnard/. live.
79. News: Mother Divine, leader of the International Peace Mission, dies at 92. Whelan. Aubrey. March 6, 2017. Philly.com. July 16, 2017.
80. Web site: NDP stalwart, social activist Margaret Mitchell dies in Vancouver at 92. 2017-03-09. NEWS 1130. 2017-03-12.
81. News: Award-winning Ojibway author Richard Wagamese dies at age 61. Karstens-Smith. Gemma. 2017-03-11. CTVNews. 2017-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311210948/http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/award-winning-ojibway-author-richard-wagamese-dies-at-age-61-1.3320999. 2017-03-11. dead. en-CA.
82. Web site: Advisory: Former City Councillor Harvey Smith Passes Away. March 12, 2017. CUPE Manitoba. July 16, 2017.
83. News: Canadian running icon Ed Whitlock dies at 86. Huebsch. Tim. March 13, 2017. Canadian Running Magazine. July 15, 2017. en. March 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308185326/https://runningmagazine.ca/ed-whitlock-dies-at-86/. dead.
84. Web site: Star infielder Arleene Noga shone bright during wartime. Hawthorn. Tom. April 9, 2017. The Globe and Mail. en. July 15, 2017.
85. News: Décès du journaliste et essayiste Laurent Laplante. March 16, 2017. La Presse. July 15, 2017. fr-CA.
86. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bob-robertson-dead-1.4033337 Veteran Canadian comedian Bob Robertson dead at 71
87. News: Former MLA Len Mitzel passes away. Lefebvre. Charles. March 20, 2017. CHAT News Today!. July 15, 2017. en.
88. News: UPDATE: Betty Kennedy, one of Milton's first Walk of Fame inductees, dies. March 21, 2017. InsideHalton.com. July 15, 2017. en-CA.
89. Web site: Terence Finlay, 79, 'joyful…and deeply faithful'. Folkins. Tali. March 20, 2017. Anglican Journal. July 15, 2017.
90. Web site: VOCM - Former Senator and MP, Bill Rompkey Passes Away at 80. 2017-03-22. VOCM. en-CA. 2017-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327083517/http://vocm.com/news/former-senator-and-mp-bill-rompkey-passes-away-at-80/. 2017-03-27. dead.
91. News: The legacy of Denis McGrath. Wild. Diane. March 24, 2017. TV, eh?. July 15, 2017. en.
92. Web site: Former Bruins defenseman Gary Doak dead at age 71. Conroy. Steve. March 25, 2017. Boston Herald. July 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805013426/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins/bruins_insider/2017/03/former_bruins_defenseman_gary_doak_dead_at_age_71. August 5, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
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