1951 in Canada

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See also: 1950 in Canada, other events of 1951, 1952 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Table of contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and Culture
4 Births
5 Deaths

Incumbents

Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent
Governor General - Earl Alexander of Tunis
Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
Premier of British Columbia - Byron Johnson
Premier of Manitoba - D.L. Campbell
Premier of New Brunswick - John McNair
Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald
Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Jones
Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

Events

April 22-25 - Korean War: In the Battle of Kapyong the Canadians hold off the Chinese.
June 1 - The Massey Report into Canadian culture is released
July 10 - A formal peace agreement between Canada and Germany is signed
October 27 - The Cobalt Bomb Cancer therapy is first tested in London, Ontario
November 12 - The National Ballet of Canada gives its first ever performance
November 22 - Ontario election: Leslie Frost's PCs win a third consecutive majority
December 12 - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established
Canada's immigration rate rises. Population is 14 009 429.
The Indian Act of Canada is revised to limit coverage of Aboriginal people, excluding Aboriginal women who married non-Aboriginal men.
The first Canadian troops arrive to take part in the Korean War.
Louis St. Laurent moves into 24 Sussex Drive, the new official residence of the Prime Minister
Labatt Blue is introduced

Arts and Culture

Morley Callaghan - The Loved and the Lost
Harold Innis - The Bias of Communication

Literary Awards

See 1951 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Eric Nicol, The Roving I

Births

January 17 - Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer
February 22 - Elaine Tanner, swimmer
March 16 - Kate Nelligan, actor
March 24 - Ethel Blondin-Andrews, Native politician
March 28 - Karen Kain, dancer
May 7 - Janina Fialkowska, pianist
May 9 - Christopher Dewdney, author
June 20 - Larry Robinson, hockey player
September 20 - Guy Lafleur, hockey player
November 10 - Marlene Jennings, politician
December 6 - Tomson Highway, author
Robert Hilles, poet
Keith Moreau, author
Leslie Choyce, author
Linda Aksomitis, author
Keith Moreau, writer and illustrator
Guy Vanderhaeghe, author
Susan Musgrave, poet
Robert Priest, poet
Pierre Pettigrew, politician

Deaths

April 4 - Al Christie, film director
Edna Brower, wife of John Diefenbaker