1975 in Canada

Events from the year 1975 in Canada.

Crown

 * Monarch – Elizabeth II

Federal government

 * Governor General – Jules Léger
 * Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau
 * Chief Justice – Bora Laskin (Ontario)
 * Parliament – 30th

Lieutenant governors

 * Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Ralph Steinhauer
 * Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Walter Stewart Owen
 * Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – William John McKeag
 * Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hédard Robichaud
 * Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Gordon Arnaud Winter
 * Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Clarence Gosse
 * Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Pauline Mills McGibbon
 * Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Gordon Lockhart Bennett
 * Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Hugues Lapointe
 * Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Stephen Worobetz

Premiers

 * Premier of Alberta – Peter Lougheed
 * Premier of British Columbia – Dave Barrett (until December 22) then Bill 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
 * Premier of Saskatchewan – Allan Blakeney

Commissioners

 * Commissioner of Yukon – James Smith
 * Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Stuart Milton Hodgson

January to June

 * January 1 - Product labelling using the metric system is introduced
 * February 18 - Sylvia Ostry is appointed Canada's first female Deputy Minister.
 * March 4 - Television cameras are allowed to film in Parliament
 * March 24 - The beaver becomes an official symbol of Canada
 * March 26 - Alberta election: Peter Lougheed's PCs win a second consecutive majority
 * April 1 - Environment Canada switches to degrees Celsius
 * April 2 - The CN Tower is completed in Toronto
 * May 28 - Centennial Secondary School shooting
 * May 30 - The Yukon and the Northwest Territories are given seats in the Senate
 * June 11 - Saskatchewan election: Allan Blakeney's NDP win a second consecutive majority
 * June 18 - Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces the creation of the Foreign Investment Review Agency

July to December

 * July 7 - David Lewis is replaced by Ed Broadbent as leader of the NDP
 * July 23 - The Soviet Atlantic fishing fleet is banned from entering Canadian ports due to overfishing
 * July 30 - Petro-Canada, the government-owned oil and gas company, is formed.
 * September - Ontario schools begin to teach exclusively using the metric system
 * September 1 - CKND, Winnipeg's newest television station, begins broadcasting
 * September 11 - John Turner resigns from government to protest the implementation of wage and price controls.
 * September 18 - Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win a minority
 * October 2 – A blast at an explosives factory kills six in Beloeil, Quebec, Canada.
 * October 4 - Mirabel Airport opens
 * October 14 - Federal government introduces wage and price controls to limit inflation
 * October 27 - St. Pius X High School shooting: Robert Poulin kills one person and wounds five at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, before shooting himself.
 * November 3 - CBC-FM rebranded as CBC Stereo
 * November 10 - The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, based in Sault Ste. Marie sinks
 * November 14 - Canada's first community-based campus radio station, CKCU-FM in Ottawa, hits the airwaves
 * November 18 - The wearing of seatbelts is made mandatory in Ontario
 * November 28 - Canadair nationalized
 * December 22 - William R. Bennett sworn in as Premier of British Columbia, replacing David Barrett.

Full date unknown

 * Izzy Asper acquires Winnipeg television station CKND, the beginning of what would become a national media empire.
 * Rohinton Mistry emigrates to Canada
 * First Canadian Place opens in Toronto
 * Colin Thatcher, who would later become famous for his involvement in the murder of his ex-wife, is elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
 * In June, 1975 Ovivo, a water and wastewater treatment and purification company, is founded in Quebec as Laperrière & Verreault Inc. (rebranded in 2010).

New books

 * World of Wonders - Robertson Davies
 * A Fine and Private Place - Morley Callaghan
 * The Unwavering Eye: Selected Poems, 1969-1975 - Irving Layton
 * It's Me Again - Donald Jack
 * The Island Means Minago - Milton Acorn
 * Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang - Mordecai Richler
 * Un jardin au bout du monde - Gabrielle Roy
 * Jardin des délices - Roch Carrier

Awards

 * See 1975 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
 * Stephen Leacock Award: Morley Torgov, A Good Place to Come From
 * Vicky Metcalf Award: Lyn Harrington

Music

 * March 1 - Anne Murray and Oscar Peterson each win a Grammy Award.
 * Paul Anka - Times of Your Life is released
 * Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Television

 * Saturday Night Live, produced by Canadian Lorne Michaels and also featuring Paul Shaffer and Dan Aykroyd, premieres in the United States.

Sport

 * March 16 - Alberta Golden Bears won their Third University Cup by defeating the Toronto Varsity Blues 2 games to 1. All the games were played at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton
 * May 11 - Toronto Marlboros won their Seventh (and Final) Memorial Cup by defeating the New Westminster Bruins 7–3. The Final game was played at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
 * May 12 - Houston Aeros won their Second (and Final) Avco Cup by defeating the Quebec Nordiques 4 games to 0. The deciding game was played at the Colisée de Québec
 * May 27 - Montreal, Quebec's Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers is awarded his Second Conn Smythe Trophy
 * November 21 - Ottawa Gee-Gees won their First Vanier Cup by defeating the Calgary Dinos by a score of 14–9 in the 11th Vanier Cup played at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto
 * November 23 - Edmonton Eskimos won their Fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Montreal Alouettes 9 to 8 in the 63rd Grey Cup played at McMahon Stadium in Calgary

January to March

 * January 1 - Tammy Homolka, murder victim (d. 1990)
 * January 20 - Mark Allan Robinson, political activist
 * January 22 - Shean Donovan, ice hockey player
 * January 25 - Mia Kirshner, actress
 * February 2 - Todd Bertuzzi, ice hockey player
 * February 7 - Alexandre Daigle, ice hockey player
 * February 15 - Serge Aubin, ice hockey player
 * February 16 - Rebecca Shoichet, voice actress and singer
 * February 17 - Todd Harvey, ice hockey player and coach
 * February 24 - Ashley MacIsaac, fiddler
 * February 25 - Hercules Kyvelos, boxer
 * March 13 - Ollie Heald, former professional soccer player
 * March 17 - Andrew Martin, wrestler (d. 2009)

April to June

 * April 4 - Kevin Weekes, ice hockey player
 * April 7 - Owen Von Richter, swimmer
 * April 13 - Jasey-Jay Anderson, snowboarder
 * April 22 - Greg Moore, racecar driver (d. 1999)
 * May 13 - Jamie Allison, ice hockey player
 * May 16 - Simon Whitfield, triathlete
 * May 20 - Tahmoh Penikett, actor
 * May 24 - Marc Gagnon, short track speed skater, triple Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion
 * May 26 - Craig Hutchison, swimmer
 * May 27 - Stella Umeh, artistic gymnast
 * May 29 - Jason Allison, ice hockey player
 * June 9 - Carolyne Lepage, judoka
 * June 16 - Graham Ryding, squash player
 * June 18 - Martin St. Louis, ice hockey player
 * June 27 - Carlton Chambers, sprint athlete and Olympic gold medallist
 * June 28 - Jeff Geddis, film and television actor

July to September

 * July 2 - Éric Dazé, ice hockey player
 * July 5 - Patrick Hivon, actor
 * July 17 - Troy Amos-Ross, boxer
 * July 24 - Marnie Baizley, squash player
 * August 13 - Marty Turco, ice hockey player
 * August 14 - Dustin Hersee, swimmer
 * August 15 - Brendan Morrison, ice hockey player
 * September 1 - Scott Speedman, actor
 * September 9 - Michael Bublé, singer and actor
 * September 22 - Ethan Moreau, hockey player

October to December

 * October 2 - Michel Trudeau, student and brother of Justin Trudeau (d. 1998)
 * October 21 - Madchild, rapper
 * October 23 - Holly McNarland, musician, singer and songwriter
 * October 30 - Ian D'sa, guitarist
 * October 31 - Director X, music video director
 * November 1 - Éric Perrin, ice hockey player
 * November 4 - Éric Fichaud, ice hockey player
 * November 7 - Mike Mintenko, swimmer
 * November 12 - Kiara Bisaro, mountain biker
 * November 15 - Yannick Tremblay, ice hockey player
 * November 21 - Aaron Solowoniuk, drummer
 * December 2 - Brett Lindros, ice hockey player
 * December 9 - Damhnait Doyle, pop singer
 * December 16 – Ben Kowalewicz, vocalist
 * December 17 - Nick Farrell, boxer
 * December 18 - Trish Stratus, pro wrestler
 * December 20 - Andrew Hoskins, rower

January to June

 * January 25 - Charlotte Whitton, feminist, politician and mayor of Ottawa (b. 1896)
 * February 15 – Charles Basil Price, soldier and politician (b. 1890)
 * March 18 - Alain Grandbois, poet (b. 1900)
 * April 11 - Thomas Crerar, politician and minister (b. 1876)
 * May 28 - Michael Slobodian, murderer responsible for the Centennial Secondary School shooting (b. 1959)
 * June 13 - Merrill Denison, playwright (b. 1893)

July to December

 * August 27 - Jack Dennett, radio and television announcer (b. 1916)
 * September - Pat Lowther, poet (b. 1935)
 * October 27 - St. Pius X High School shooting
 * Kim Rabot (b. 1958), victim
 * Robert Poulin (b. 1957), murderer
 * December 4 - Graham Towers, first Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1897)
 * December 12 - Roy Kellock, jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (b. 1893)