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Incumbents

Main article: 1991 Canadian incumbents

Crown

Monarch – Elizabeth II^[1]

Federal government

Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Helen Hunley (until March 11) then Gordon Towers
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – David Lam
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – George Johnson
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Gilbert Finn
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – James McGrath (until November 5) then Frederick Russell
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Lloyd Crouse
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Lincoln Alexander (until December 11) then Hal Jackman
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Marion Reid
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Martial Asselin
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Sylvia Fedoruk

Premiers

Premier of Alberta – Don Getty
Premier of British Columbia – Bill Vander Zalm (until April 2) then Rita Johnston (April 2 to November 5) then Mike Harcourt
Premier of Manitoba – Gary Filmon
Premier of New Brunswick – Frank McKenna
Premier of Newfoundland – Clyde Wells
Premier of Nova Scotia – Roger Bacon (until February 26) then Donald Cameron
Premier of Ontario – Bob Rae
Premier of Prince Edward Island – Joe Ghiz
Premier of Quebec – Robert Bourassa
Premier of Saskatchewan – Grant Devine (until November 1) then Roy Romanow

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Premiers

Premier of the Northwest Territories – Dennis Patterson (until November 14) then Nellie Cournoyea
Premier of Yukon – Tony Penikett

Events

January to June

January 1 – The Goods and Services Tax comes into effect.
January 15 – Canadian Forces begin their participation in the Persian Gulf War.
January 29 – The Allaire Committee releases its report on Canada's constitution: it recommends the transfer of many powers from the federal government to the provinces.
January 30 – Gulf War: A Canadian CF-18 Hornet attacks and causes irreparable damage to an Iraqi warship.
February 26 – Donald Cameron becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Roger Bacon.
February 27 – Gulf War: Iraq agrees to a cease-fire ending the conflict.
April 2 – Rita Johnston becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Bill Vander Zalm. She is the first woman premier in Canada.
April 22 – Joe Clark is appointed Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs.
May – George Erasmus, leader of the Assembly of First Nations, resigns and is succeeded by Ovide Mercredi.
May 14 – MP John Nunziata alleges the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) know who bombed the Air-India flight 182 but did not have evidence needed for prosecution.
June 11 – The Quebec sovereigntist party Bloc Québécois is founded by Lucien Bouchard.
June 15 – Paul Bernardo kidnaps, rapes, and murders Leslie Mahaffy.
June 19 – The Dobbie-Castonguay Commission is created to look into changes to the constitution.

July to December

July 3 – The process leading to the privatization of Petro-Canada is started.
July 27 – Greg Welch (AUS) and Sue Schlatter (CAN) win the 1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup race (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) in Vancouver.
August 4 – Brad Beven (AUS) and Karen Smyers (USA) win the 1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup race (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) in Toronto.
September 24 – Dobbie-Castonguay Commission recommends an elected Senate and recognizing Quebec as a distinct society.
October 21 – The Saskatchewan election: Roy Romanow's NDP win a majority, defeating Grant Devine's PCs.
November 1 – Roy Romanow becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Grant Devine.
November 5 – Michael Harcourt becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Rita Johnston.
November 14 – Nellie Cournoyea becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing Dennis Patterson, the first woman to do so, first female premier of a Canadian territory and the second female premier in Canadian history after Rita Johnston of British Columbia.
November 24 – At the 79th Grey Cup the Toronto Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg.
December 7 – A Bunch of Munsch premieres on CTV, based on the children's books by Robert Munsch.

Full date unknown

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the President of Haiti, visits Canada and is warmly welcomed by the large Haitian community in Montreal, where he had studied at the Université de Montréal.
Julius Alexander Isaac is named Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada. He becomes the first Black Chief Justice in Canada.
David Schindler of the University of Alberta wins the first international Stockholm Water Prize for environmental research.
Ferguson Jenkins becomes the first Canadian elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Canadian peacekeepers begin a five-year deployment to El Salvador.
Canadian observers are sent to Western Sahara.
News media: eye weekly created in Toronto.

Arts and literature

New works

Rohinton Mistry: Such a Long Journey
Douglas Coupland: Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Margaret Atwood: Wilderness Tips
Dave Duncan: Faery Lands Forlorn
Hume Cronyn: A Terrible Liar
Spider Robinson: Starseed

Awards

See 1991 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Books in Canada First Novel Award: Nino Ricci, Lives of the Saints
Gerald Lampert Award: Diana Brebner, Radiant Life Forms
Geoffrey Bilson Award: Marianne Brandis, The Sign of the Scales
Marian Engel Award: Joan Clark
Pat Lowther Award: Karen Connelly, The Small Words in My Body
Stephen Leacock Award: Howard White, Waiting in the Rain
Trillium Book Award: Margaret Atwood, Wilderness Tips
Vicky Metcalf Award: Brian Doyle

Film

Atom Egoyan's The Adjuster is released
James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day is released. It is the year's highest-grossing film

Music

Trevor Pinnock becomes director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra

Sport

May 19 – Spokane Chiefs win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs 5 to 1. The final game was played at Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec
May 25 – Montreal, Quebec's Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
November 24 – Toronto Argonauts win their twelfth Grey Cup by defeating the Calgary Stampeders in the 79th Grey Cup played at Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg. Toronto's Dave Sapunjis was awarded the game's Most Valuable Canadian in a losing effort
November 30 – Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Mount Allison Mounties 25 to 18 in the 27th Vanier Cup

Births

January 13 – Kyle Clifford, ice hockey player
January 16 – Matt Duchene, hockey player
January 18 – Britt McKillip, actress and musician
January 21 – Brittany Tiplady, actress
January 25 – Jared Cowen, ice hockey player
February 12
- Tanaya Beatty, actress
- Ryan Kavanagh, ice hockey defenceman
March 10 – Landon Liboiron, actor
March 13 – Tristan Thompson, basketball player^[2]
March 14
- Rhiannon Fish, actress
- Greta Onieogou, actress^[3]
April 7 – Michelle Monkhouse, fashion model (died 2011)
April 19 – Kelly Olynyk, basketball player
April 22 – Aqsa Parvez, murder victim (died 2007)
May 8 – Ethan Gage, soccer player
May 10 – Jordan Francis, singer, dancer, actor, and choreographer
May 11 – Johnathon Robert Madden, murder victim (died 2003)
May 17 - Abigail Raye, field hockey player^[4]
May 29 – Jesse Camacho, actor
May 31 – Pierre-Luc Dusseault, politician
June 19 – Hilary Bell, swimmer
June 29 – Tajja Isen, actress
July 13 – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, ski jumper
July 20 – Andrew Shaw, ice hockey player
July 24 – Emily Bett Rickards, actress
August 6 – Kacey Rohl, actress
August 18 – Richard Harmon, actor
August 22 – Brayden Schenn, ice hockey player
August 23 – Jennifer Abel, diver
September 2 – Emma Lunder, biathlete
September 8 – Nicole Dollanganger, singer-songwriter
September 16 – Alexandra Paul, ice dancer (died 2023)
October 30 – Aliza Vellani, television actress
October 31 – Patricia Obee, rower
November 10 – Genevieve Buechner, actress
November 13 – Devon Bostick, actor
November 14
- Miriam Brouwer, cyclist^[5]
- Taylor Hall, ice hockey player
November 25 – Disguised Toast, Taiwanese-Canadian video game streamer, YouTuber, and Internet personality^[6]
November 28 – Ian Beharry, pair skater
December 12 – Daniel Magder, actor
December 17 – Léo Bureau-Blouin, politician

Deaths

January to June

January 1 – Larry Condon, politician (born 1936)
January 23 – Northrop Frye, literary critic and literary theorist (born 1912)
February 7 – Jean-Paul Mousseau, artist (born 1927)
February 11 – Pete Parker, radio announcer (born 1895)
February 20 – Eugene Forsey, politician and constitutional expert (born 1904)
April 26 – Richard Hatfield, politician and 26th Premier of New Brunswick (born 1931)
May 9 – Loran Ellis Baker, politician (born 1905)
June 11 – David Croll, politician (born 1900)
June 16 – Leslie Mahaffy, murder victim (born 1976)

July to December

July 8 – Gordon Stewart Anderson, writer (born 1958)
July 10 – Grace MacInnis, politician and feminist (born 1905)
August 6 – Roland Michener, lawyer, politician diplomat and Governor-General of Canada (born 1900)
August 22 – Colleen Dewhurst, actress (born 1924)
August 31 – Cliff Lumsdon, world champion marathon swimmer (born 1931)
September 12 – Albert Bruce Matthews, commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during the Second World War (born 1909)
September 25 – Stanley Waters, Senator (born 1920)
October 2 – Hazen Argue, politician (born 1921)
October 26 – Sherry Hawco, artistic gymnast (born 1964)^[7]

November 13 – Paul-Émile Léger, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (born 1904)
December 17 – Armand Frappier, physician and microbiologist (born 1904)

References

^ "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
^ "Happy Birthday Greta". Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "Abigail Raye". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Miriam Brouwer". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ OfflineTV (November 25, 2018). "Happy birthday @DisguisedToast. We love and appreciate you very much despite choosing this picture to post of all pics". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
^ "Sherry (Hawco) Delanty". Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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Crown

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Events

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July to December

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Arts and literature

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Awards

Film

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Births

Deaths

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See also

References