See also: 1944 in Canada, other events of 1945, 1946 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
Births
- January 15: Bonnie Burnard, novelist
- January 21: Len Derkach, Manitoba politician
- January 23: Mike Harris, premier of Ontario
- January 27: Harold Cardinal, Native leader
- January 27: Joe Ghiz, Premier of PEI
- February 2: Pauline Vaillancourt, singer
- February 5: Nancy McCredie, track and field athlete
- February 19: Bill Casey, politician
- February 20: Donald McPherson, figure skater
- March 4: Patrick Boyer, politician
- March 26: Diane McGifford, Manitoba politician
- March 17: Dave Bailey, track and field athlete
- May 27: Bruce Cockburn, singer/songwriter
- June 11: Robert Munsch, children's writer
- June 16: Lucienne Robillard, cabinet minister
- June 20: Anne Murray, singer
- August 4: Ben Sveinson, Manitoba politician
- August 12: Mary Stewart, freestyle swimmer
- August 15: Rosann Wowchuk, Manitoba politician
- September 3: Brian Linehan, television host
- September 21: Bjarni Tryggvason, astronaut
- October 15: John Murrell, playwright
- November 5: Jacques Lanctôt, FLQ member
- November 11: Norman E. Doyle, politician
- November 12: Neil Young, singer and songwriter
- December 4 : Roberta Bondar, astronaut and scientist
Deaths
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