1962 in Canada (original) (raw)
See also: 1961 in Canada, other events of 1962, 1963 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
- March 21 - The birth defect causing thalidomide is banned
- May 2 - The Canadian dollar is pegged to the US currency
- June 15 - Canada is the third power to reach space with the launch of scientific satellite
- June 18 - In the 1962 Federal election John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives are reduced to a minority government
- July 1 - First medicare plan is launched in Saskatchewan to great protest by doctors
- July 30 - Trans-Canada Highway opens
- August 6 - A Premiers Conference is held in Victoria, British Columbia
- September 1 - Place Ville Marie opens in Montreal
- September 29 - Alouette I the wrold's first communications satellite is launched
- October 25 - The Bedford Institute of Oceanography opens in Nova Scotia
- October 25-November 12 - The Cuban Missile Crisis occur. An indecisive Diefenbaker refuses to put Canadian forces on alert, anfering the Americans.
- December 1-December 2 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers win the Grey Cup in the famous fog bowl
- December 11 - The last three hangings in Canada take place.
- The Globe and Mail adds the Report on Business section
Arts and Literature
New Books
- Max Aitken - The decline and fall of Lloyd George
- W.O. Mitchell - The Kite
- Marshall McLuhan - The Gutenberg Galaxy
- George Woodcock - Anarchism
- Farley Mowat - The Black Joke
- Thomas B. Costain - The Last Plantagenets
Awards
- See 1962 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: W. O. Mitchell, Jake and the Kid
Television
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premieres on CBC
Theater
- The first Shaw Festival opens
Births
- January 17 - Jim Carrey, comedian and actor
- March 27 - Jann Arden, musician
- July 1 - Michelle Wight, singer
- October 30 - Rex Harrington, ballet dancer