1982 in Canada

See also: 1981 in Canada, other events of 1982, 1983 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Table of contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
4 Births
5 Deaths

Incumbents

Events

The year sees a severe recession in the economy
January 15 - Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work
February - First reported cases of AIDS in Canada
February 14 - 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platofrm capsizes
March 8 - The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons
April 17 - Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's newly repatriated constitution in Ottawa and the new Constitution and 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 8 - Grant Devine becomes Premier of Saskatchewan after defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP
May 9 - Gilles Villeneuve killed at the Belgian Grand Prix
May 23 - Brother André Beatified by the Pope
June 28 - Access to Information Act passed
July 15 - Anik 1, Canada's first communications satellite, is retired after ten years service.
August 16 - Communications satellite Anik D launched
October 5 - Laurie Skreslet becomes the first Canadian to have climbed 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 limit is officially recognized
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 theater

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

Births

Deaths

May 9 - Gilles Villeneuve, race car driver
October 4 - Glenn Gould, pianist
October 18 - John Robarts, former Premier of Ontario
November 29 - Percy Williams, athlete
Igor Gouzenko