2021 in Canada

February 6 – 2021 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election is held. Iain Rankin is elected on second ballot.^[3]
February 17 – Canadian Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron was arrested by the RCMP and charged with wilful promotion of hate in connection to the complaint.^[4]^[5]^[6]

March[edit]

March 25 – 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election is held, resulting in a majority government for the Liberals.
March 27 – A man stabbed multiple people in North Vancouver, British Columbia. One was killed. The man was arrested.^[7]

April[edit]

April 12 – 2021 Yukon general election is held, resulting in a minority government for the Liberals, who are given support in the legislature (from April 28), by the New Democrats.
April 17 – 2021 Conservative Party of Quebec leadership election is held. Eric Duhaime is elected on the first and only ballot.

May[edit]

May 11 – 2021 Canadian Census.
May 12 – The CAQ Quebec government of François Legault announces Bill 96, which will strengthen Bill 101, the French language in Quebec.^[8]^[9]^[10]
May 15 – Demonstrations are held across Canada amid the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.^[11]^[12]^[13]
May 28 – 2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries: Graves containing the remains of 215 indigenous children is discovered in the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[14]
May 31 – The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 7 of their first round series to complete the comeback from a 3-1 series deficit. An average of 7.31 million Canadians watched the game, making it the second most watched NHL game in the nation's history and the 18th most watched broadcast all-time.^[15]^[16]

June[edit]

June 6
- Juno Awards of 2021.
- A man intentionally rammed his vehicle into a family of five Muslims in London, Ontario. Four were killed and one was severely injured. The man was arrested.^[17]
June 7 – The Montreal Canadiens advance to the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2014 after Tyler Toffoli scored the overtime winner to sweep the Winnipeg Jets.
June 21 – The Government of Canada announces the first phase to easing the COVID-19 border measures for travellers,^[18] thus lifting quarantine requirements for fully immunised travellers starting on July 5,^[19] at 11:59 p.m. EDT.^[18] The quarantine exemption is only available to fully vaccinated people, who had gotten a combination of either of the following vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Janssen, at least two weeks prior to entering the Canadian border.^[18]^[20]^[21]
June 24
- 2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries: 751 unmarked bodies of indigenous people are found in the site of Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.^[22]
- The Montreal Canadiens advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1993 after Artturi Lehkonen scored the overtime winner to eliminate the Vegas Golden Knights in six games. The Canadiens became the first Canadian based team to advance to the Finals since the Vancouver Canucks ten years ago, and their 1993 win was the last time a Canadian based team won the cup. The Canadiens also won the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the first time in their history.^[23]
June 29 – Lytton, British Columbia breaks the all-time record high temperature in Canada, recording a high of 49.6 °C (121.3 °F), after previously breaking the national record the prior two days as well.^[24]
June 30
- 2021 Western North America heat wave: Dozens of people have died amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records.^[25]
- 2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries: 182 unmarked bodies of indigenous people are found in the site of Kootenay Indian Residential School near Cranbrook, British Columbia.^[26]
- A wildfire sweeps through Lytton, British Columbia, destroying approximately 90% of the village and leaving at least two dead.^[27]

July[edit]

July 1 – 2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries: Canada Day marked by lots across the nation as a day of reflection and mourning for Indigenous communities following the discovery of 1000+ unmarked graves at former residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan over the past month.
July 7 – The Montreal Canadiens lose the Stanley Cup to the defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning following a 1–0 loss in Game five of the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals.
July 12 – A crane collapse in Kelowna, British Columbia kills five people.^[28]
July 17 – Toronto FC plays their first home game against Orlando City SC at BMO Field, marking the first MLS game played in Canada during the 2021 season.
July 20 – British Columbia declares a state of emergency in response to the 2021 British Columbia wildfires.^[29]
July 26 – Mary May Simon is sworn in as Canada's 30th Governor General. She is the first Indigenous person to hold the office.^[30]
July 30 – The Toronto Blue Jays played their first home game at the Rogers Centre since 2019. They played against the Kansas City Royals. This was the first MLB game played in Canada during the 2021 season after travel restrictions along the United States-Canada border were lifted. The Jays won the game.
July 31 – Swimmer Penny Oleksiak becomes the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all-time after she wins her seventh overall Olympic medal - a bronze in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

August[edit]

August 5
- The White Rock Lake fire destroys much of Monte Lake, British Columbia.^[31]
- Little Canada, a tourist attraction containing miniature models, opens in downtown Toronto.
August 17 – 2021 Nova Scotia general election is held, resulting in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives.

September[edit]

September 7 – A Radio-Canada article reveals that 5,000 books were burned and buried from 30 French-language school libraries of Southwestern Ontario in a "flame purification" ceremony of 2019 held by the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence over depicting racist stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of the Americas.^[32] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts to the book burning, stating that he disagrees with it on a personal level and that it is not up to non-Indigenous people to tell Indigenous people how to feel or act on advancing active reconciliation.^[33] Quebec Premier François Legault called the act atrocious.^[34]
September 9–18 – 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
September 20 – 2021 Canadian federal election is held, with the Liberal Party forming another minority government.
September 25
- Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig arrive in Canada after being detained in China for nearly three years. They were released when the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou was dropped on September 24.^[35]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs played the Montreal Canadiens at home in the Scotiabank Arena with fans for the first time in over a year, a preseason game. The Leafs won.
September 27 – The Green Party leader, Annamie Paul, announces her intention to resign as the leader of the Green Party, after the disappointing election results and leadership problems.^[36]
September 30 – A new national holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is held to remember lives lost at residential schools.

October[edit]

October 4 – The Toronto Raptors played their first home game at the Scotiabank Arena in over a year against the Philadelphia 76ers, a preseason game. The Raptors won.
October 18 – 2021 Alberta municipal elections are held.

Predicted and scheduled events[edit]

October[edit]

October 25 – 2021 Nunavut general election to be held.

November[edit]

November 13 – 2021 Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership election to be held.

December[edit]

December 12 – The 108th Grey Cup will be contested at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.

Events cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

2021 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
2021 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship at St. Francis Xavier University in Halifax, Nova Scotia
2021 Toronto International Boat Show
Toronto St Patrick's Day Parade
All national championships in five-pin bowling including C5PBA, Youth Bowl Canada and the Master Bowlers.
March break in Ontario
2021 Saskatchewan Summer Games
All Country Thunder events
Canadian National Exhibition and the air show^[37]
Honda Indy Toronto^[38]
The 2021 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair^[39]

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

January 1
- Paul Delorey, curler and politician (b. 1949)
- Thomas Symons, professor and writer (b. 1929)
January 2 – Rob Flockhart, ice hockey player (b. 1956)
January 4
- Laurent Mailhot, historian and writer (b. 1931)
- John Muckler, NHL executive and coach (b. 1934)^[40]
January 6
- James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) (b. 1921)
- Gord Renwick, ice hockey administrator (b. 1935)
January 8 – Michael Fonfara, keyboardist (b. 1946)
January 9
- Margaret Morrison, philosopher (b. 1954)
- George Robertson, ice hockey player (b. 1927)
- Philip Seeman, neuropharmacologist (b. 1934)
- Kathy Shaidle, writer (b. 1964)
January 10 – Louis-Pierre Bougie, painter and printmaker (b. 1946)
January 11 – Kathleen Heddle, Olympic rower (b. 1965)
January 12
- Bruce Bennett, gridiron football player (b. 1944)
- Shingoose, folk musician (b. 1946)
January 13
- Michel Gravel, photographer (b. 1936)
- Norman MacLeod, businessman and politician (b. 1927)
January 16 – Steve Molnar, gridiron football player (b. 1947)
January 17 – Camille Cléroux, serial killer (b. 1954)
January 20 – Wayne Roberts, food analyst (b. 1944)
January 24
- George Armstrong, ice hockey player (b. 1930)
- Barbara Sullivan, politician (b. 1943)
January 26 – Constance Isherwood, lawyer (b. 1920)
January 28 – Rod Boll, Olympic sports shooter (b. 1952)
January 29 – Christian Daigle, ice hockey agent (b. 1978)
January 31 – Pierre-Paul Savoie, choreographer and dancer (b. 1955)

February[edit]

February 1
- Umberto Bruni, artist (b. 1914)
- Rachna Gilmore, children's writer (b. 1953)
- Mark Jensen, luger (b. 1960)
- Charlotte L'Écuyer, politician (b. 1943)
- Jacqueline Shumiatcher, philanthropist (b. 1923)
February 2 – Charan Gill, social activist (b. 1936)
February 3
- Art Jones, ice hockey player (b. 1935)
- Barry Pashak, politician (b. 1937)
- Régine Robin, historian and novelist (b. 1939)
February 4
- Robert Dean, politician and unionist (b. 1927)
- Robert Labine, politician (b. 1940)
February 5
- Jules Bélanger, professor (b. 1929)
- Christopher Plummer, actor (b. 1929)
February 6 – James Eayrs, historian (b. 1926)
February 7
- Ralph Backstrom, ice hockey player (b. 1937)
- John Mullally, politician (b. 1930)
- Clayton Pachal, ice hockey player (b. 1956)
- Jackie Vautour, fisherman and activist (b. 1930)
February 8 – Roland Berthiaume, caricaturist (b. 1927)
February 12 – Marcia Diamond, actress (b. 1925)
February 13 – Frank Orr, sports journalist (b. 1936)
February 15
- Andreas Apostolopoulos, real estate developer (b. 1952)
- Raymond Lévesque, singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1928)
- Eva Maria Pracht, Olympic equestrian (b. 1937)^[41]
February 16
- Don Dietrich, ice hockey player (b. 1961)
- Wayne Giardino, gridiron football player (b. 1943)
February 18 – Jack Vivian, ice hockey coach (b. 1941)
February 19 – Jocelyn Hardy, ice hockey player (b. 1945)
February 20 – Charlotte Fielden, writer and actress (b. 1932)
February 21 – Geoffrey Ursell, writer (b. 1943)
February 22 – Jack Whyte, writer (b. 1940)
February 23
- Gary Inness, ice hockey player (b. 1949)
- Yves Martin, sociologist (b. 1929)
- Gord Miller, politician (b. 1924)
February 25 – Maurice Tanguay, businessman (b. 1933)
February 26
- Ronald Gillespie, chemist (b. 1924)
- Irving Grundman, ice hockey general manager (b. 1928)
- Janice Sarich, provincial politician from Alberta (b. 1958)
February 28 – Ty Lund, politician (b. 1938)

March[edit]

March 1
- Jahmil French, actor (b. 1991)
- David Searle, politician (b. 1936)
March 2 – Jim Hodder, politician (b. 1940)
March 4
- Walter Gretzky, ice hockey coach (b. 1938)
- Donald Kinney, politician (b. 1957)
- Chris Schultz, gridiron football player (b. 1960)
March 7 – Paul Devlin, curler (b. 1946)
March 8 – Rhéal Cormier, baseball player (b. 1967)
March 11 – Archie Lang, politician (b. 1948)
March 13 – Bob McPhee, arts administrator (b. 1956)
March 14 – Ray Cullen, ice hockey player (b. 1941)
March 15 – Ian Waddell, politician (b. 1942)
March 19
- Ludwig Heimrath Sr., race car driver (b. 1934)
- Budge Wilson, writer (b. 1927)
March 21 – Bob McKnight, ice hockey player (b. 1938)
March 22 – Swede Knox, ice hockey referee (b. 1948)
March 23 – John Ridpath, intellectual historian (b. 1936)
March 24 – Bob Plager, ice hockey player (b. 1943)
March 26 – Carole Lavallée, politician (b. 1954)
March 27
- Todd Kabel, jockey (b. 1965)
- Keith MacDonald, politician (b. 1927)
- Michelle Ross, drag queen (b. 1954)
March 28
- Marisa Ferretti Barth, politician (b. 1931)
- Neil Merryweather, musician (b. 1945)
- Bobby Schmautz, ice hockey player (b. 1945)
- Neil Windsor, engineer and politician (b. 1945)
March 30 – Guy Lelièvre, politician (b. 1952)

April[edit]

April 4
- Paul Humphrey, musician (b. 1959 or 1960)
- Henri Lemay, politician (b. 1939)
- Robert Mundell, economist (b. 1932)
April 5 – Tom Gibney, television journalist (b. 1936 or 1937)
April 6
- Kittie Bruneau, painter (b. 1929)
- Lily Oddie, politician (b. 1937)
- Louis Siminovitch, molecular biologist (b. 1920)
April 9
- Michel Girouard, journalist (b. 1944)
- Ross Young, politician (b. 1962)
April 11
- Normand Cherry, politician (b. 1938)
- Alix Renaud, writer (b. 1945)
April 12
- Michel Noël, writer (b. 1944)
- Galen Weston, businessman (b. 1940)
April 14
- Michel Louvain, singer (b. 1937)
- Bob Maskell, politician (b. 1940)
- Roger Soloman, educator and politician (b. 1939)
April 15 – Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk, nurse (b. 1932)
April 16
- Bob Hodges, speed skater (b. 1943)
- Johnny Peirson, ice hockey player and broadcaster (b. 1925)
April 18 – Douglas Bell, politician (b. 1926)
April 19 – Bob Lanois, sound engineer, music producer, and harmonica player (b. 1947 or 1948)
April 21
- Stanley A. Milner, businessman and politician (b. 1930)
- Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, writer (b. 1936)
April 22 – Sharon Pollock, playwright, director, and actress (b. 1936)
April 24
- Kent Angus, businessman (b. 1952)
- Katherine Barber, lexicographer (b. 1959)
- Byron Seaman, businessman and part owner of the Calgary Flames (b. 1923)
April 27 – Jean-Guy Pilon, poet (b. 1930)
April 28
- Thomas R. Berger, politician and jurist (b. 1933)
- Minou Petrowski, film critic and animator (b. 1931)
April 29 – Claude Jasmin, journalist (b. 1930)
April 30 – Hugh Coflin, ice hockey player (b. 1928)

May[edit]

May 1 – Nancy McCredie, Olympic athlete (b. 1945)
May 3
- Aurélien Boisvert, historian (b. 1927)
- Donald Cameron, politician and 22nd Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1946)
May 4 – Jim Johnson, ice hockey player (b. 1942)
May 8
- Graeme Ferguson, filmmaker and inventor who co-invented IMAX (b. 1929)
- Jean-Luc Phaneuf, ice hockey player (b. 1955)
May 10 – Serge Bouchard, anthropologist (b. 1947)
May 11 – Bernard Lachance, singer-songwriter (b. 1974)
May 14
- Barry Fry, curler (b. 1939)
- Ward C. Pitfield Jr., financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner (b. 1925)
May 15 – George Little, teacher and politician (b. 1937)
May 18
- John Gomery, jurist (b. 1932)
- Gilles Lupien, ice hockey player (b. 1954)
May 22 – Cornelia Oberlander, landscape architect (b. 1921)
May 24 – Hazen Myers, politician (b. 1934)
May 26
- Murray Dowey, ice hockey player and Olympic champion (b. 1926)
- Paul Soles, actor and television personality (b. 1930)
May 30 – George Tintor, rower (b. 1957)

June[edit]

June 1 – Jacques Lacoursière, historian and television host (b. 1932)
June 5 – George Murphy, politician (b. 1963)
June 9 – Jon Hameister-Ries, football player (b. 1984)
June 11 – Kay Hawtrey, actress (b. 1926)
June 13 – Maurice Joncas, writer (b. 1936)
June 15
- Howie Glover, ice hockey player (b. 1935)
- Tim Thorney, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1955)
June 20 – Jeanne Lamon, violinist and conductor (b. 1949)
June 22 – René Robert, ice hockey player (b. 1948)
June 23
- Melissa Coates, professional wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness model, and actress (b. 1971)
- Ellen McIlwaine, singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
June 27
- Reuven Bulka, rabbi, writer, broadcaster, and activist (b. 1944)
- Jean-Claude Dionne, geographer and geomorphologist (b. 1935)
June 29
- Fintan Aylward, politician (b. 1928)
- Norman Lowe, ice hockey player (b. 1928)

July[edit]

July 2 – Naïm Kattan, writer (b. 1928)
July 4 – Raymond Brousseau, film director, screenwriter, art collector, and artist (b. 1938)
July 6 – Harold Kalant, pharmacologist and physician (b. 1923)
July 7
- Michael Soles, football player (b. 1966)
- William Stevenson, judge (b. 1934)
- Paul C. Weiler, legal scholar (b. 1939)
July 8
- Paul Birckel, businessman and Chief of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (b. 1938)
- Bryan Watson, ice hockey player (b. 1942)
July 15 – Judith Keating, senator, provincial civil servant, and lawyer (b. 1957)
July 17 – Dolores Claman, composer and pianist (b. 1927)
July 19 – Bruce Kirby, sailboat designer, journalist, and dinghy and offshore racer (b. 1929)
July 20
- Chuck McMann, football player and coach (b. 1951)
- Raymond Savard, politician and Mayor of Verdun, Quebec (b. 1927)
July 21 – Jack Cable, politician (b. 1934)
July 22 – Michèle Lalonde, playwright and poet (b. 1937)
July 23 – Peter Trueman, journalist and news presenter (b. 1934)
July 24
- Kenzie MacNeil, songwriter, performer, producer and television, film, radio and stage director (b. 1952)
- Alfie Scopp, English-born actor (b. 1919)^[42]
July 25 – Doug Falconer, film producer, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and football player (b. 1952)
July 27 – Jerry Pickard, politician (b. 1940)
July 31 – Angela Bailey, track and field athlete (b. 1962)

August[edit]

August 1 – David A. Gall, Thoroughbred horse racing jockey (b. 1941)
August 3 – Jocelyne Bourassa, golfer (b. 1947)
August 8
- Ken Clark, gridiron football player (b. 1948)^[43]
- Bill Davis, politician and 18th Premier of Ontario (b. 1929)
- Paul Hellyer, engineer, politician, writer, and commentator (b. 1923)
- Garry Kennedy, conceptual artist and educator (b. 1935)
August 9 – Gord Cruickshank, ice hockey player (b. 1965)
August 10 – Tony Esposito, ice hockey player and executive (b. 1943)
August 14
- Robin Hahn, equestrian (b. 1933)
- R. Murray Schafer, composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist (b. 1933)
August 17
- Rock Demers, film producer (b. 1933)
- Yvon Duhamel, motorcycle racer (b. 1939)
- Jack Lamb, football player (b. 1935)
August 19 – Rod Gilbert, ice hockey player (b. 1941)
August 21 – Nick Volpe, football player (b. 1926)
August 23 – Terry Driver, murderer (b. 1965)
August 26 – Jérôme Proulx, politician (b. 1930)
August 28 – Jacques Drouin, film director, animator, and editor (b. 1943)

September[edit]

September 3 – Henriette Valium, comic book artist and painter (b. 1959)
September 4 – Mort Ransen, film and television director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
September 6 – Severian Yakymyshyn, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch (b. 1930)
September 9 – Jean-Paul Jeannotte, operatic tenor, teacher, and opera administrator (b. 1926)
September 10 – Jack Egers, ice hockey player (b. 1949)
September 11 – Catherine Sheldrick Ross, professor and dean of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario (b. 1945)
September 13 – Fred Stanfield, ice hockey player (b. 1944)
September 14 – Norm Macdonald, stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (b. 1959)
September 15 – Lou Angotti, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)
September 19 – Allan Slaight, rock and roll radio pioneer, media mogul, and philanthropist (b. 1931)
September 26 – Ann Breault, teacher, nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1938)
September 28 – Ed Mason, newscaster (b. 1946 or 1945)
September 30 – Philip Owen, politician and 36th Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1933)

October[edit]

October 3 – Neil Hawryliw, ice hockey player (b. 1955)
October 4 – Roger Stuart Bacon, politician and 21st Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1926)
October 5 – Pierre Légaré, humorist (b. 1949)
October 7
- Clement Bowman, chemical engineer and the founding chairperson of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (b. 1930)
- Reggie Parks, professional wrestler and engraver (b. 1934)
- Peter Silverman, broadcast journalist (b. 1931)
- Ronald S. Stroud, historian, academic, archeologist, and epigraphist (b. 1933)
October 8 – Jim McInally, ice hockey player (b. 1948)
October 14
- Clint Dunford, politician (b. 1943)
- Raymond Setlakwe, entrepreneur, lawyer, and senator (b. 1928)
October 16 – Leo Boivin, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1932)

Full date unknown[edit]

June – Andy Wells, politician (b. c. 1945)

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[2] "Canada's governor general resigns after report finds workplace harassment". the Guardian. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[3] "Iain Rankin will be next premier of Nova Scotia". CBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[4] "Canadian Nationalist Party leader charged with wilful promotion of hate". February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[5] "Canadian Nationalist Party leader charged with wilful promotion of hate". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[6] "Leader of Canadian Nationalist Party charged for allegedly promoting hatred with 'anti-Semitic' video". ctvnews.ca. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[7] Little, Simon (March 27, 2021). "Woman dead, six hospitalized after 'multiple' people stabbed at North Vancouver library". Global News. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[8] "Quebec seeks to change Canadian Constitution, make sweeping changes to language laws with new bill". CBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[9] "French in Quebec: Here are the main changes proposed in Bill 96". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

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