1975 in Canada

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See also: 1974 in Canada, other events of 1975, 1976 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Table of contents

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

Incumbents

Events

January 1 - Product labeling 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 becoms 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 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 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 11 - John Napier Turner resigns from government for reasons that are still not known to this day
September 18 - Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win a minority
October 4 - Mirabel Airport opens
October 14 - Federal government introduces wage and price controls to limit inflation
November 10 - The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, based in Sault Ste. Marie sinks
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
Izzy Asper acquires Winnipeg television station CKND, the beginning of what would become a nationa media empire.
Rohinton Mistry immigrates to Canada

Arts and literature

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 dÃÂÃÂ©lices - 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

Televison

Saturday Night Live produced by Canadian Lorne Michaels and also featuring Paul Shaffer and Dan Aykroyd premieres.

Births

February 2 - Todd Bertuzzi, hockey player
April 4 - Kevin Weekes, hockey goaltender
April 22 - Greg Moore, race car driver
May 24 - Marc Gagnon, Olympic gold medalist
June 18 - Martin St. Louis, hockey player
August 13 - Marty Turco, hockey player

Deaths

January 25 - Charlotte Whitton - famed mayor of Ottawa