2021 in Canada
Incumbents
The Crown
Federal government
- Governor General – Julie Payette (until January 21), vacant (January 21–23), then Richard Wagner (acting)
- Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau
- Parliament – 43rd
Lieutenant Governors
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Salma Lakhani
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Janet Austin
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Janice Filmon
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Brenda Murphy
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Judy Foote
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Arthur LeBlanc
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Elizabeth Dowdeswell
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Antoinette Perry
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – J. Michel Doyon
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Russell Mirasty
Premiers
- Premier of Alberta – Jason Kenney
- Premier of British Columbia – John Horgan
- Premier of Manitoba – Brian Pallister
- Premier of New Brunswick – Blaine Higgs
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Andrew Furey
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Stephen McNeil
- Premier of Ontario – Doug Ford
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Dennis King
- Premier of Quebec – François Legault
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Scott Moe
Commissioners
- Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Margaret Thom
- Commissioner of Nunavut – Rebekah Williams (acting) (until January 12), vacant (January 12–14), then Eva Aariak
- Commissioner of Yukon – Angélique Bernard
Events
January
- December 25, 2020 - January 5, 2021 – 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.
- January 12 – 2021 Canadian cabinet reshuffle.
- January 21 – Julie Payette resigns as Governor General.
February
- February 6 – 2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
- February 13 – 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
April
November
- November 21 – the 108th Grey Cup will be contested at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario
Unspecified date
Events cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
- 2021 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship at St. Francis Xavier University in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- The 2021 Toronto International Boat Show
- The Toronto St Patrick's Day Parade
Deaths
- January 1
- Paul Delorey, curler and politician (b. 1949)
- Thomas Symons, professor and writer (b. 1929)
- January 2 – Rob Flockhart, ice hockey player (b. 1956)
- January 4
- Laurent Mailhot, historian and writer (b. 1931)
- John Muckler, NHL executive and coach (b. 1934)[1]
- January 6 – Gord Renwick, ice hockey administrator (b. 1935)
- January 8 – Michael Fonfara, keyboardist (b. 1946)
- January 9
- Margaret Morrison, philosopher (b. 1954)
- George Robertson, ice hockey player (b. 1927)
- Philip Seeman, neuropharmacologist (b. 1934)
- Kathy Shaidle, writer (b. 1964)
- January 11 – Kathleen Heddle, Olympic rower (b. 1965)
- January 12
- Bruce Bennett, gridiron football player (b. 1944)
- Shingoose, folk musician (b. 1946)
- January 13
- Michel Gravel, photographer (b. 1936)
- Norman MacLeod, businessman and politician (b. 1927)
- January 16
- Vincent Davy, actor (b. 1940)
- Steve Molnar, gridiron football player (b. 1947)
- January 17 – Camille Cléroux, serial killer (b. 1954)
- January 20 – Wayne Roberts, food analyst (b. 1944)
- January 24 – George Armstrong, ice hockey player (b. 1930)
- January 26 – Constance Isherwood, lawyer (b. 1920)
- January 29 – Christian Daigle, ice hockey agent (b. 1978)
- January 31 – Pierre-Paul Savoie, choreographer and dancer (b. 1955)
- February 1
- Charlotte L'Écuyer, politician (b. 1943)
- Jacqueline Shumiatcher, philanthropist (b. 1923)
- February 2 – Charan Gill, social activist (b. 1936)
- February 4
- Robert Dean, politician and unionist (b. 1927)
- Robert Labine, politician (b. 1940)
- Régine Robin, historian and novelist (b. 1939)
- February 5 – Christopher Plummer, actor (died in the United States) (b. 1929)
References
- Romero, Diego (2021-01-04). "John Muckler, former Oilers head coach, dead at 86". CTV News Edmonton. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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