See also: 1947 in Canada, other events of 1948, 1949 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Events
Arts and culture
- Literary awards
Births
- January 10 - Craig Russell, female impersonator
- January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician
- January 15 - Andy Jones, comedian
- January 16 - Cliff Thorburn, snooker player
- January 19 - Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick
- January 25 - Sarkis Assadourian, politician
- February 11 - Shaughnessy Cohen, politician
- February 21 - Chuck Cadman, politician
- March 14 - Maria Minna, politician
- March 20 - Bobby Orr, hockey player
- March 31 - Gary Doer, Manitoba politician
- April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician
- April 17 - Wilf Wedmann, high jumper
- May 11 - John Plohman, Manitoba politician
- May 16 - Clif Evans, Manitoba politician
- May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet
- June 4 - Margaret Gibson, novelist and short story writer
- June 4 - Sandra Post, golfer
- June 5 - Bill Smart, middle distance runner
- June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
- July 4 - Katherine Govier, author
- July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer
- August 2 - Bob Rae, premier of Ontario
- August 5 - Don Scott, Manitoba politician
- August 31 - Marie-Lynn Hammond, folk musician and broadcaster
- September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician
- September 10 - Margaret Trudeau
- September 19 - James McCrae, Manitoba politician
- September 24 - Phil Hartman, comedian
- October 8 - Pat Binns, PEI politician
- October 17 - Margot Kidder, actress
- November 24 - Spider Robinson, author
- December 7 - Jay Dahlgren, javelin thrower
- December 30 - Rick Casson, politician
- December 30 - Pierre Blais, politician and jurist
Deaths
