1982 in Canada

none April 2026 December 2009 1982 Events from the year 1982 in Canada. Incumbents 1982 Canadian incumbents Crown Monarch – Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/queen-elizabeth-ii www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 4 December 2022 Federal government Governor General – Edward SchreyerLentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 4 February 2014 Routledge 978-1-134-26490-2 144 https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA144 en Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau Chief Justice – Bora Laskin (Ontario) Parliament – 32nd Provincial governments Lieutenant governors Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Francis Charles Lynch-Staunton Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Henry Pybus Bell-Irving Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Pearl McGonigal Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – George Stanley Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – William Anthony Paddon Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John Elvin Shaffner Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – John Black Aird Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Joseph Aubin Doiron Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Jean-Pierre Côté Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Irwin McIntosh Premiers Premier of Alberta – Peter Lougheed Premier of British Columbia – Bill Bennett Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley Premier of New Brunswick – Richard Hatfield Premier of Newfoundland – Brian Peckford Premier of Nova Scotia – John Buchanan Premier of Ontario – Bill Davis Premier of Prince Edward Island – James Lee Premier of Quebec – René Lévesque Premier of Saskatchewan – Allan Blakeney (Until May 8) then Grant Devine Territorial governments Commissioners Commissioner of Yukon – Douglas Bell Commissioner of Northwest Territories – John Havelock Parker Premiers Premier of the Northwest Territories – George Braden Premier of Yukon – Chris Pearson Events January to June January 11 – CBC's The National moves to 10 p.m. and The Journal debuts at 10:22 p.m. January 15 – Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work. February – First reported cases of AIDS in Canada. February 15 – 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platform capsizes. March 4 – Bertha Wilson is appointed Canada's first female Supreme Court justice. March 8 – The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons. April 14 – 1982 Northwest Territories division plebiscite April 17 – In an outdoor ceremony in Ottawa, Queen Elizabeth II signs a royal proclamation that completes patriation of the constitution, and the Constitution Act, 1982, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, comes into effect. April 26 – Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a landslide majority, defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP. May 5 – Peru requests Canadian intervention in the ongoing Falklands War.http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/peacekeeping/clips/3816/ Peru requests Canadian backing for Falklands peace effort CBC News 1982-05-06 2011-01-27 May 8 – Grant Devine becomes Premier of Saskatchewan after defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP. May 23 – André Besette beatified by the Pope. June 12 – The first drawing of Lotto 6/49 occurs with a jackpot of 500000 1982 -5. Winning numbers are 03, 11, 12, 14, 41, 43, bonus 13. June 28 – Access to Information Act passed.https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/access-to-information-act Access to Information Act July to December July 15 – Anik 1, Canada's first communications satellite, is retired after ten years' service. July 26 – Karen Baldwin is crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru, becoming the first Canadian to win this award. August 16 – Communications satellite Anik D launched. August 23 – Turkish military attaché to Canada, Colonel Atilla Altıkat, is assassinated by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide in Ottawa. October 5 – Laurie Skreslet becomes the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest. October 27 – Dominion Day renamed Canada Day. October 31 – Marguerite Bourgeoys becomes Canada's first female saint. November 2 – Alberta election: Peter Lougheed's PCs win a fourth consecutive majority. December 10 – Canada's 200 nautical mile (370 km) limit is officially recognized. Full date unknown The year sees a severe recession in the economy. In a case concerning the development of the Hibernia Oil Field the Supreme Court rules that the continental shelf falls under federal jurisdiction. Ed Mirvish purchases London's Old Vic theatre. Colin Thatcher is elected to his third term in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, where he is appointed Minister of Energy and Mines. Arts and literature New books Dig up My Heart: Milton Acorn Awards See 1982 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Books in Canada First Novel Award: Joy Kogawa, Obasan Gerald Lampert Award: Abraham Boyarsky, Schielber and Edna Alford, A Sleep Full of Dreams Pat Lowther Award: Rona Murray, Journey Stephen Leacock Award: Mervyn J. Huston, Gophers Don't Pay Taxes Tree Vicky Metcalf Award: Janet Lunn Film 'E' released Dance Arnold Spohr wins the Dancemagazine Award Sports March 14 – The Moncton Aigles Bleus win their second (consecutive) University Cup be defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 3 to 2. The final game was played in the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick May 9 – Gilles Villeneuve is killed at the Belgian Grand Prix. May 15 – The Kitchener Rangers win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Sherbrooke Castors 7 to 4. The final game was played at Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec May 16 – The New York Islanders win their third (consecutive) Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4 games to 0. The deciding Game 4 was played at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Montreal's Mike Bossy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy November 20 – The UBC Thunderbirds win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Western Ontario Mustangs by a score of 39–14 in the 18th Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto November 28 – The Edmonton Eskimos win their ninth (fifth consecutive) Grey Cup by defeating the Toronto Argonauts in the 70th Grey Cup played at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto Births thumb|150px|right|Derek Boogaard, hockey player January 5 – Tiiu Nurmberg, skier January 12 – Shawn Desman, pop musician January 31 – Jay Malinowski musician March 10 – Kathleen Stoody, swimmer March 18 – Matthew Lombardi, ice hockey player March 30 – A-Trak, DJ and turntablist April 3 – Cobie Smulders, actress and model April 9 – Jay Baruchel, actor and comedian April 14 – Lise Leveille, gymnast April 15 – Seth Rogen, actor, comedian, and filmmaker April 16 – Aaron Feltham, water polo player April 24 – Shayna Nackoney, synchronized swimmer May 6 – Kyle Shewfelt, gymnast May 10 – Adam Sioui, swimmer May 11 – Cory Monteith, actor (d. 2013) May 12 – Rhian Wilkinson, soccer player May 16 – Melissa Altro, actress May 23 – Linda Consolante, soccer player May 27 – Natalya Neidhart, pro wrestler June 9 – Rachel Schill, softball player June 16 – Kathy Tremblay, triathlete June 23 – Derek Boogaard, hockey player (d. 2011) June 24 – Jarret Stoll, ice hockey player July 6 – Kelly Stefanyshyn, swimmer July 8 – Ariel Helwani, combat sports commentator July 9 – Viola Yanik, wrestler July 17 – Jessi Cruickshank, television host August 20 – Meghan Ory, actress August 21 – Omar Sachedina, journalist and news anchor September 1 – Jeffrey Buttle, figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist and World Champion September 2 – Kelly Haxton, soccer player September 9 – Niki Ashton, politician September 21 – Cindy Eadie, softball player September 23 – Shyla Stylez, porn actress (d. 2017) October 29 – Chelan Simmons, actress October 31 – Justin Chatwin, actor November 26 – Alison Braden, water polo player November 29 – Elizabeth Collins, swimmer December 22 – Brooke Nevin, actress December 29 – Brian Hill, Paralympic swimmer December 30 – Kristin Kreuk, actress Full date unknown July – Gregory Despres, murderer Ryan Riordon, politician Deaths January to June January 5 – Elizabeth Bagshaw, doctor (b.1881) March 28 – William Giauque, chemist and Nobel laureate (b.1895) May 8 – Gilles Villeneuve, motor racing driver (b.1950). June 10 – Elizabeth Goudie, writer (b.1902). June 28 – Igor Gouzenko, Russian defector (b.1919) July to December July 25 – Hal Foster, cartoonist (b.1892) October 4 – Glenn Gould, pianist (b.1932) October 16 – Hugh John Flemming, politician and 24th Premier of New Brunswick (b.1899) October 16 – Hans Selye, endocrinologist (b.1907) October 18 – John Robarts, lawyer, politician and 17th Premier of Ontario (b.1917) November 2 – J. Dewey Soper, Arctic explorer, zoologist, ornithologist and author (b.1893) November 19 – Erving Goffman, sociologist and writer (b.1922) November 29 – Percy Williams, athlete and double Olympic gold medallist (b.1908) December 2 – Honore Brenot, professional ice hockey player (b. 1899)Hockey deaths - December 1982 December 7 – Harry Jerome, track and field runner (b.1940) December 19 – George Isaac Smith, lawyer, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia (b.1909) See also 1982 in Canadian television List of Canadian films of 1982 References 1982 Canada Canada Category:1980s in Canada Category:Years of the 20th century in Canada