- 1972 in Canada
"See also:"
1971 in Canada ,
other events of 1972,1973 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Incumbents
* Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
* Governor General:Roland Michener
* Prime Minister:Pierre Trudeau
*Premier of Alberta :Peter Lougheed
*Premier of British Columbia :W.A.C. Bennett thenDavid Barrett
*Premier of Manitoba :Edward Schreyer
*Premier of New Brunswick :Richard Hatfield
*Premier of Newfoundland :Joey Smallwood thenFrank 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 Events
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January 1 : Winnipeg is merged into a megacity
*January 1 : Canada's ban on cigarette advertisements on film, radio, and television goes into effect
*January 1 : Canada'sCapital Gains Tax comes into effect
*January 18 :Frank Moores becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacingJoey Smallwood , who had governed for 23 years
*February 25 : ThePickering Nuclear Power Plant opens
*April 15 : Canada and theUnited States sign theGreat Lakes Water Quality Agreement
*May 31 : The "member" level of theOrder of Canada is created
*June 16 : TheChurchill Falls hydro-electric facility opens
*July 14 :Donald Macdonald of theCanadian Labour Congress becomes the first non-European head of theInternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions
*July 21 :Global Television begins broadcasting inOntario
*August 30 :Frank Calder becomes the first NativeCabinet minister in Canadian history when he is appointed to theCabinet of British Columbia
*September 1 : Anarson attack on theBlue Bird Bar inMontreal kills 37
*September 12 :Heritage Canada is established
*September 15 :David Barrett becomes premier ofBritish Columbia , replacingW.A.C. Bennett , who had governed for 20 years
*September 27 : The sale offire cracker s is banned in Canada
*September 28 :Paul Henderson scores the "goal of the century" to give Canada the win in theSummit Series , the first-ever top-level hockey showdown between Canada and theSoviet Union .
*October 30 : Federal election:Pierre Trudeau 's Liberals win a minority
*November 9 : "Anik I ", the world's first non-military communications satellite is launched.
* Governmentpension s are indexed to cost of living
* TheArt Bank is established
* TheWorld Hockey Association begins operations
*CityTV founded inToronto
* The government'sParliamentary Flag Program beginsArts and literature
: New works
*Robertson Davies : "The Manticore "
*Margaret Atwood : "Survival"
*Mordecai Richler : "Shovelling Trouble"
*John Newlove : "Lies"
*Milton Acorn : "More Poems for People"
*Donald Jack : "Exit Muttering"
*Leona Gom : "Kindling"
*Joy Fielding : "The Best of Friends"
*Farley Mowat : "A Whale for the Killing"
*Marshall McLuhan : "Culture Is Our Business": Awards
* See1972 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
*Stephen Leacock Award :Max Braithwaite , "The Night They Stole the Mounties' Car"
*Vicky Metcalf Award :William Toye Births
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January 1 —Shaun Majumder , actor
*January 3 —Drake Berehowsky , ice hockey player
*January 10 —Jonathan Ohayon , archer
*January 25 —Katrina Von Sass , volleyball player
*February 12 —Owen Nolan , ice hockey player
*March 13 —Sherri Field , field hockey player
*March 17 —Melissa Auf der Maur , musician
*March 22 —Elvis Stojko , figure skater
*April 2 —Graham Hood , middle-distance runner
*April 24 —Nicolas Gill , judoka
*May 5 —Devin Townsend , musician
*May 5 —Brad Bombardir , ice hockey player
*May 6 —Martin Brodeur , ice hockey goaltender
*May 30 —Lisa Michelle Merrithew , public relations consultant
*June 15 —Krista Thompson , field hockey goalkeeper
*June 17 —Steven Fletcher , politician
*June 26 — Garou, singer
*July 4 —Mike Knuble , ice hockey player
*August 1 —Tanya Reid , actor
*August 29 —Amanda Marshall , singer
*September 20 —Sergio Di Zio , actor
*September 27 —Clara Hughes , cyclist
*October 11 —Brigitte Soucy , volleyball player
*October 17 —Cameron Baerg , Olympic rower
*November 26 —Chris Osgood , ice hockey goaltender
*December 19 —Charles Lefrançois , high jumperDeaths
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December 27 :Lester B. Pearson , Prime Minister
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