1974 in Canada

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

January 1 - The Canadian Stock Excahnge merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange
January 7 - Bora Laskin sworn in a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
January 14 - Jules L�ger is sworn in as Governor General
January 26 - The Global Television network begins broacasting
May 23 - New Brunswick becomes the first province to be officially bilingual
June 12 - The Social Credit Party under W.R.C. Bennett wins a minority government in British Columbia
June 29 - Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto
July 2 - Ralph Steinhauer becomes the first Native American to be a Canadian Lieutenant Governor when he is appointed to that role in Alberta
July 3 - Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 miles
July 8 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority
July 30 - Bill 33 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec
August 1 - The Elections Act is passed limiting campaign contributions
August 9 - Nine Canadians are killed when their plan is shot down by Syria
September 17 - The RCMP decides to allowfemale members for the firt time
November 29 - An aircraft is hijecked over Saskatchewan it is recovered in Saskatoon
Paul Martin made president of Canada Steamship Lines
The Waffle disbands

Awards

See 1974 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, That's Me in the Middle
Vicky Metcalf Award: Jean Little

February 21 - Tim Horton, NHL player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops