1951 in Canada

none April 2026 January 2021 1951 Events from the year 1951 in Canada. Incumbents Crown Monarch – George VIKing George VI The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-george-vi www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – the Viscount Alexander of TunisLentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 4 February 2014 Routledge 978-1-134-26490-2 142 https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA142 en Prime Minister – Louis St. Laurent Chief Justice – Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) Parliament – 21st Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John J. Bowlen Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Clarence Wallace Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – David Laurence MacLaren Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Leonard Outerbridge Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Ray Lawson Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Thomas William Lemuel Prowse Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Gaspard Fauteux Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – John Michael Uhrich (until June 15) then William John Patterson (from June 25) Premiers Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning Premier of British Columbia – Byron Johnson Premier of Manitoba – Douglas 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 – J. Walter Jones Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis Premier of Saskatchewan – Tommy Douglas Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Andrew Harold Gibson (until October 15) then Frederick Fraser Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Hugh Andrew Young 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 September 30 - Charlotte Whitton becomes mayor of Ottawa and Canada's first woman mayor of a major city. October 27: The cobalt bomb cancer therapy is first tested in London, Ontario The Duke of Edinburgh, and The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), attend an Edmonton Eskimos home game. In the western semi-final, Edmonton beat Winnipeg 4–1 November 22 – 1951 Ontario general election: Leslie Frost's PCs win a third consecutive majority December 12 – The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is established. Full date unknown 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. Louis St. Laurent moves into 24 Sussex Drive, the new official residence of the Prime Minister Labatt Blue is introduced The Wartime Prices and Trade Board is abolished. Thérèse Casgrain, the first woman to lead a provincial political party in Canada, becomes leader of the Quebec CCF. Arts and literature November 12 – The National Ballet of Canada gives its first performance in Eaton Auditorium, Toronto. New books Morley Callaghan – The Loved and the Lost Harold Innis – The Bias of Communication 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 Sport April 21 - The Toronto Maple Leafs win their ninth Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto May 8 - The Ontario Hockey Association's Barrie Flyers win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Winnipeg Monarchs 4 game to 0. All games were played at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg November 24 - The Ottawa Rough Riders win their fourth Grey Cup by defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 to 14 in the 39th Grey Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto Births thumb|right|150px|Greg Selinger in 2010 January to March January 3 – Claude Bachand, politician January 17 – Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer January 21 – Yvon Dumont, politician January 25 - Bob McDonald, science journalist February 16 – Greg Selinger, 21st premier of Manitoba February 22 – Elaine Tanner, swimmer March 12 – Susan Musgrave, poet and children's writer March 16 – Kate Nelligan, actress March 21 – Lesley Choyce, novelist, poet and children's writer March 25 – Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician March 28 – Karen Kain, ballet dancer March 31 – Lawrence D. O'Brien, politician (d. 2004) April to June thumb|right|150px|Ed Stelmach in 2009 April 5 Joe Bowen, hockey broadcaster Guy Vanderhaeghe, author April 15 – Paul Snider, killer of Dorothy Stratten (d. 1980) April 18 – Pierre Pettigrew, politician May 2 – Andrew Barron, ice speed skater May 3 – Dianne Whalen, MHA for Conception Bay East – Bell Island (2003–2010) (d. 2010) May 7 – Janina Fialkowska, pianist May 9 – Christopher Dewdney, poet, author and professor May 11 Chuck McMann, football player and coach (d. 2021) Ed Stelmach, farmer, 13th premier of Alberta May 20 – Christie Blatchford, newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (d. 2020)http://www.rrj.ca/m3556/ Blatchford Behind the Byline :: Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism Rrj.ca 1951-05-20 2012-04-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120327070747/http://www.rrj.ca/m3556/ 2012-03-27 June 2 Larry Robinson, ice hockey player and coach Frank C. Turner, actor June 7 – Terry O'Reilly, ice hockey player and coach June 19 – Bill Blaikie, politician (d. 2022) July to September July 2 – Elisabeth Brooks, actress (d. 1997) July 4 – Beverly Boys, diver July 5 – Penny Werthner, track and field athlete July 20 – Paulette Bourgeois, children's writer July 26 – Rick Martin, ice hockey player (d. 2011) July 27 – Shawn Murphy, politician August 3 – Marcel Dionne, ice hockey player August 10 – Judy Wasylycia-Leis, politician August 17 – Robert Joy, actor September 9 – Jerry Doucette, guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 2022) September 14 – Elizabeth Carruthers, diver September 19 – Daniel Lanois, record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter September 20 – Guy Lafleur, ice hockey player (d. 2022) September 28 – Rick Gibson, artist October to December October 8 – Bruce McArthur, serial killer October 9 – Joe Tascona, lawyer and politician October 11 – Jim Carr, politician (d. 2022) October 16 – Brenda Eisler, long jumper October 26 – Willie P. Bennett, folk music singer-songwriter (d. 2008) October 27 – Roger Fortin, boxer October 29 Camille Huard, boxer Kelly Sutherland, rodeo competitor October 31 – Doug Bennett, singer, musician and music video director (d. 2004) November 10 – Marlene Jennings, politician November 13 – Robert Hilles, poet and novelist December 6 – Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist and children's author December 7 - Richard Darbois, actor December 22 – Charles de Lint, fantasy author and Celtic folk musician Full date unknown Robert Priest, poet and children's author Deaths January to June January 1 – Frank Scott Hogg, astrophysicist (b. 1904) January 3 – Richard Langton Baker, politician (b. 1870) January 16 – Seymour Farmer, politician (b. 1878) February 7 – Edna Diefenbaker, first wife of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (b. 1899) February 27 – Leland Payson Bancroft, politician (b. 1880) April 14 – Al Christie, film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1881) July to December August 26 – Bill Barilko, ice hockey player (b. 1927) September 1 – Nellie McClung, feminist, politician and social activist (b. 1873) September 14 – James Langstaff Bowman, politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (b. 1879) September 20 – William Henry Wright, prospector and newspaper owner (b. 1876) September 28 – P. L. Robertson, inventor (b. 1879) October 8 – Charles William Jefferys, artist and historian (b. 1869) November 20 – Lou Skuce, cartoonist (b. 1886) Full date unknown Harry Cassidy, academic, social reformer and civil servant (b. 1900) See also List of Canadian films References 1951 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada Canada Category:1951 in North America